Why are pistachios so expensive? Why are pistachios so expensive

Pistachios are cultivated in California, Arizona, Texas and other states, and the production is very large. Therefore, most of the pistachios we see in food stores today are imported from abroad. However, now it is also cultivated in Xinjiang and other places in China, but the yield is not high.

Therefore, with additional taxes such as customs duties, value-added tax, etc., ** is high.

I think it may be the reason for the origin, for example, the kind of thing called American almonds, the origin is Xinjiang, China, and the origin is called Badamu, and when it is shipped here, it becomes the United States. Isn't it funny? Maybe the same is true of the one you asked, right?

I bought it in the United States, it's not cheap, it's expensive, it's not cheap in Xinjiang, it's white and it's overworked, and the kind of tea yellow is good.

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The pistachio tree is a long-aged, slow-growing and plant. It takes at least six years for seedlings to bear fruit from the first year of seed planting, and the fruiting rate increases year by year. The 14th to 70th year after planting is the peak fruiting period.

Grafted seedlings begin to bear fruit in the third year, and they can enter the full fruiting period in the sixth year.

Stout and healthy pistachio trees that begin to bear fruit after six years of planting. Each tree can harvest 100-200 kg of fresh fruit per year, and the average pistachio tree produces 70-130 kg of fresh fruit per plant. The dry fruit rate (commodity) of fresh fruits is 30%, that is, 100-200 kg of fresh pistachios, and 30-60 kg can be obtained to form commodities (dried fruits).

For almost a hundred years. Pistachios are the most valuable of dried fruits. Pistachio products are divided into four grades, and the retail price of first-class pistachios in China is 75 yuan per kilogram, 65 yuan for second-class, 50 yuan for third-class and 40 yuan for fourth-class pistachios.

The Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi is a suitable area.

The Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi, south of Yan'an, has an annual rainfall of more than 450 mm, which is a semi-humid area. The annual rainfall in the north of Yan'an is mostly below 450 mm, which is a semi-arid area. From south to north, the vegetation is deciduous broad-leaved forest, forest-steppe and semi-arid steppe.

The area is rich in light energy resources, with cold winters, hot summers, short frost-free periods, concentrated precipitation, and heavy rainfall. The total annual radiation is 120 130 kcal cmyears, about 2500 hours of sunshine per year.

The average annual temperature is 8-10 degrees Celsius in the north and 7-9 degrees Celsius in the south; The temperature of the coldest month is minus 5 degrees Celsius --- minus 8 degrees Celsius; The hottest months, with the exception of the western mountains, generally reach more than 22 degrees Celsius. Extreme minimum temperatures range from minus 22 to minus 26 degrees Celsius, with minus 23 degrees Celsius in the south. The extreme maximum temperature is 39 degrees Celsius in the north and 39 degrees Celsius in the south, and the annual temperature range is 3-4 degrees Celsius lower than that along the Great Wall, except for the Suide area, and the accumulated temperature of 10 degrees Celsius is 2800-3500 degrees Celsius.

The accumulated temperature of 5 degrees Celsius is 3800-4200 degrees Celsius. The frost-free period is 160-190 days. Annual precipitation is 480-560 mm in the north and about 600 mm in the south; Precipitation camps account for 57% of precipitation in the summer, and in September, about 70% of annual precipitation.

The relative variability of annual precipitation is 18-24%. The late frost period lasts for a short time.

The soil is mainly black loaster and some mountain brown soil, before the 80s, the black lobe soil is rich in black-brown or black-brown humus layer, which is the soil in the loess parent material. The humus layer is deep and can reach 120-220 cm. There is a leaching deposit of carbonate in the soil, and there is more pore and micro-aggregate capacity.

However, due to climate change and human activities, the soil in the region has been severely degraded, and soil erosion and desertification are becoming more serious. To sum up, pistachio is a suitable tree species in the Loess Plateau of northern Shaanxi, and planting pistachios is expected to reverse the current ecological and environmental situation.

Dried fruits are not cheap. Efficacy can be an important aspect.

Moreover, it is estimated that the value of this name will have to be increased.

Don't buy bags, you can bulk it can be cheaper.

Market adjustment and commodity speculation.

Because the production of pistachios is small, scarcity is expensive.

Although the production of pistachios on the market seems to be abundant, most of them are actually imported. Pistachios are grown under harsh conditions, and the main production areas are Syria, Iraq, and Iran. In China, it is cultivated in two places, Gansu and Xinjiang, and most of the other regions have a soil climate that is not suitable for growing pistachios.

And its growth cycle is longer, other fruits generally bear fruit in 2-3 years, while pistachios take 6 years to bear fruit. Based on a dry fruit rate of 30%, the maximum yield of a tree will not exceed 60 kg (dried fruit).

How to choose pistachios

1. Fruit shell: The fruit shell is generally light yellow, if it is white, it is likely to be washed with hydrogen peroxide, and it is not recommended to buy it.

2. Size: A large size is better than a small one, but it is also more expensive.

3. Nuts: Green ones are fresher than yellow ones.

4. Opening: The natural opening is better than the machine opening, the ripe pistachio shell will automatically crack, and the artificial opening of the shell edge will be bent unevenly, but it is easier to close, and the natural opening is often cracked with a large slit, which is difficult to close.

Pistachios are expensive because of the small planting area in China, and most of them are manually beaten down with sticks, picked, and collected. Peeled, washed, dried, stored. China's output is small, can not meet the needs of the market, most of them are directly marketed, there is no deep processing.

At present, it is only cultivated in Xinjiang and Gangu County in Gansu Province. As long as something is in short supply, it will be relatively high, and scarce is expensive.

Nutritional value of pistachiosPistachio kernels are highly nutritious foods, containing 20 micrograms of vitamin A, 59 micrograms of folic acid, 3 milligrams of iron, 440 milligrams of phosphorus, 970 milligrams of potassium, 270 milligrams of sodium, 120 milligrams of calcium, as well as niacin, pantothenic acid, minerals, etc.

Pistachio is also a nourishing food, it is sweet and non-toxic, warms the kidneys and spleen, nourishes deficiency, regulates the middle and smoothness, and can ** neurasthenia, edema, anemia, malnutrition, chronic diarrhea and other diseases. In addition, it is effective in protecting eyesight and keeping the body slim, and it has high nutritional value.

Pistachio is directly proportional to its quality, pistachios are divided into four grades according to the quality, each grade is different, the retail price of first-class pistachios is 75 yuan per kilogram, 65 yuan for the second class, 50 yuan for the third class, and 40 yuan for the fourth class.

When buying pistachios, naturally bursting pistachios will be more expensive than artificially opened pistachios because the fruit is very full, and large pistachios** will also be more expensive than small ones.

Pistachio precautions

1. Most naturally ripe pistachio shells are pale yellow, and pistachios with pure white shells may be the result of hydrogen peroxide bleaching.

2. The ripe pistachio shell will naturally crack, and the whole opening will be smooth and complete, and there may be obvious gaps in the opening with human intervention.

3. The larger ones are better than the smaller ones, with more flesh, and the green kernels are fresher pistachios.

Pistachios are famous, nutritious and have good economic benefits. It is rich in oil and has a good laxative effect, which should not be missed by women who want to detox**. We all know that in the era of nuclear bends where fakes are rampant, how to pick pistachios in life?

In this issue, we will analyze the healthy eating culture for you.

1. Choose pistachios from excellent origins.

Iraq, Iran and other places have the best quality of pistachios, and the production and sales of dried pistachios in Iran account for more than half of the world's total. The pistachios produced in Xinjiang in my country are also very good, and when buying, we should look at the origin mark, which must be machine-typed, and handwriting is not good.

2. Look at the color of the fruit.

High-quality pistachio fruits are green and white, and there are two kinds of fruits that are green and yellow, yellow and white. The fruit color of these three pistachios is relatively normal, and the quality of other colors is difficult to guarantee. If it's white, it's washed with hydrogen peroxide, and it's not too good to eat, so it's not recommended to buy it!

3. Look at the size of the fruit.

The fruit of the pistachio should be relatively large, and the fuller the better. Some fruits are so small that they don't taste good at all, so you should be careful when buying them, because if there are many of them, you can't buy them.

4. Smell the smell.

The general taste of pistachios is a fresh fragrance, very attractive, if the fragrance is very strong, or there are other special flavors, it means that the pistachios have deteriorated a little, and they have been placed for too long, so don't buy them.

5. Buy bags or bulk.

Some people think that the bags are clean and cheap, and they like to buy the packaged bags directly, but they don't know that the bags are more expensive than the bulk, which looks cheap, but the grams of the bags are very small, in fact, they are very expensive. In addition, if there are "empty shell" pistachios in the bag, you can't pick them, you can just bulk them.

6. Try to buy pistachios that open naturally.

When buying pistachios, you can try to close the pistachio shell, if it can be completely closed or only a small slit remains, it is artificially opened, and the natural opening is often a large crack and cannot be closed at all. And the natural opening is because the fruit is very full, unlike the artificial opening, the shell is big and the meat is less, so it is boring, so although it is a little more expensive, it has more meat and is more nutritious naturally.

7. Choose the right place to buy.

Generally, the pistachios bought in well-known roasted food shops are of good quality and have good hygiene, so you can buy more. It is difficult to guarantee the quality of the pistachios from small traders and vendors, and if they are left in the open, dust and other bacteria will contaminate the pistachios. If you have the habit of shopping online, you must buy pistachios from reputable merchants, otherwise they are easy to be adulterated.