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David Valadao: “Almonds are down under $2. When there was a time they were…”

Featuring: David Valadao, Republican | U.S. House, California, District 22

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Congressman Valadao Presses USDA Secretary on Disaster Relief for Central Valley Dairy Farmers

Published | Video Starts at 04:17

And we had had prices in the last few years where butter was sitting up close to $4. And it's down under two. When you look at almonds, Almonds are down under $2. When there was a time they were up above four pistachios on their way down. Almonds or walnuts are at about a third of their cost of production. Table grapes are struggling. I mean, there's a lot of evidence where you're saying that you're using this to help farmer prices, but there's no evidence to back that up. (04:17–04:26)

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Asserts that almond prices are under $2, pistachio prices are declining, and almonds or walnuts are at about a third of their production cost.

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