With a farm value of $11.9 billion and per person use of 275.9 pounds, fruit and tree nuts for both the fresh market and for processing account for 13 percent of U.S. crop value. In 2006, the per person use of tree nuts was 3.4 pounds, with almonds alone accounting for 1.0 pound.
California is the nation's number one producer of tree nuts. Almost 90 percent of U.S. tree nut production is harvested from California orchards annually, including virtually all almonds, pistachios and walnuts.