California handles more than three - quarters of world 's fruit market . But the state is now in its fourth year of drought and there is growing drought . Growers - who use a gallon of water to make a nut - are still harvesting fruit . Anger that the almond industry has been left to grow its orchards .
California supplies more than three-quarters of world 's almond market . But the state is now in its fourth year of drought and there is growing anger . Growers - who need a gallon of water to make a nut - are still planting trees . Anger that the almond industry has been left to expand its orchards .