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Pecan

Mike Adams is the owner of Royalty Pecan Farm in Caldwell, Texas. Most of the nuts pictured here are being prepared for export to China.

The Chinese went wild for American pecans — which may be bad news for wild pecan trees

Business

If you’re wondering why pecans are getting so expensive, the answer probably lies in China. The demand for pecans in China has boomed over the last few years, but American growers are killing off the native pecan — America’s only indigenous tree nut — to give the Chinese the varieties they want.

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Conflict & Justice

China Goes Nuts for Pecans, but Americans Pay a Price

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