A worker moves 50-pound boxes of almonds at Stewart and Jasper Orchards, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Newman, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)
White leaves from blooming almond trees blanket the ground at an orchard Friday, March 7, 2025, in Newman, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)
Angelita Delgado sorts through almonds by hand at Stewart and Jasper Orchards, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Newman, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)
Jose Ruiz spreads almonds evenly to be able to close a box weighing a metric ton at Stewart and Jasper Orchards, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Newman, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)
Almonds are seen inside a container before being processed at Stewart and Jasper Orchards, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Newman, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)
White leaves from blooming almond trees blanket the ground at an orchard Friday, March 7, 2025, in Newman, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)
Manuela Plascencia tosses defective almonds while sorting by hand at Stewart and Jasper Orchards, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Newman, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)
Angelita Delgado, second from right, tosses defective almonds while sorting by hand at Stewart and Jasper Orchards, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Newman, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)
Almond blossoms cover a branch on an almond tree Friday, March 7, 2025, in Newman, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)
Fifty-pound boxes of almonds are stacked in a refrigerated storage room at Stewart and Jasper Orchards, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Newman, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)
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A worker moves 50-pound boxes of almonds at Stewart and Jasper Orchards, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Newman, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)