California Is Stuck With a Billion Pounds of Almonds

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  2. REO6205

    REO6205 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    If you listen long enough you can hear just about anything. I can't speak for the entire industry but in our area the growers formed a marketing co-op several years ago. We haven't experienced any of the logistic problems mentioned in the article
    No problem finding trucks, and no problem finding carriers.
    Destination might have something to do with it. Most of our almonds go to directly to Europe.
     
  3. Gearjammin' Penguin

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    Trust me...California almonds are being shipped. I service a natural food business, and they're getting almonds up their butt and out both ears.
     
  4. ZVar

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    Like anytime shipping comes up, they arn't really complaining that they can't find shippers. They are complaining they can't find shippers willing to run for $1.00 / mile or some absurdly low number like that.
     
  5. GYPSY65

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    Would that make it Almond Butt’r

    Had to do it. Sorry
     
  6. GYPSY65

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    That’s right
    Throw a $6 per mile rate on it and guys would be deadheading to move it
     
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  7. roundhouse

    roundhouse Road Train Member

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    Guess the new ruling about lease operators will make it even worse .

    n the state just decided not to allow a new desalination plant


    Elections have consequences.
     
  8. mjd4277

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    That would make a lot of Almond Joys!
     
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  9. Flat Earth Trucker

    Flat Earth Trucker Road Train Member

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    But no Mounds.
     
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  10. Snow Hater

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    Price of almonds should be dropping. If not, then maybe this is bs.
     
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