COMO se PRODUCEN los PISTACHOS | ASÍ se COSECHAN y PROCESAN MILES de MILLONES de PISTACHOS

Approximately one million tons of pistachios are consumed worldwide each year To meet such high demand massive harvesters collect and process tons of fruit But how do they plant harvest and process billions of pistachios In this video we'll uncover how one of the planet's most delicious nuts is produced The pistachio is one of the oldest tree nuts known It has been consumed for over 9 000 years For centuries it was regarded as a valuable food and in many cultures a delicacy reserved for special occasions Due to its flavor durability and ability to remain dry for extended periods it was prized by kings and nobles California is one of the world's leading pistachio producers Its extensive orchards are primarily located in the San Joaquín Valley where the climate Warm temperatures and long summers create ideal conditions for growing this nut Trees require patience and may take up to eight years to produce their first fruits Each season massive machines traverse the fields shaking the branches to dislodge the Open shells fall and can be collected without damaging the seed Farmers help the state produce 250 million kilograms of pistachios Each year accounting for more than a third of global production But all of this takes time and significant investment The story of the plantation begins in a 400-square-meter greenhouse This is the nursery where over a million new trees are planted each year Each sapling requires special care and must be kept in a high-humidity environment and a constant temperature of around 32 degrees Celsius conditions that simulate e climate that pistachios need to grow strong and healthy An especially harsh winter could destroy the entire harvest before the trees have a chance to grow That is why during the first three months the young ones receive intensive care In the nursery controlled watering proper nutrients and constant protection against pests and temperature fluctuations After three months the plants have strengthened enough to withstand the e outdoor conditions and continue their development in the orchards where they will face the sun wind and typical climate variations of their environment When they reach one year of age the plants require careful pruning It focuses particularly on the lower half the most resilient section known as the rhizome This section will be crucial as it will become the solid foundation for the future productive tree During this process farmers select the strongest shoots and remove the weak ones ensuring each one has a sturdy structure capable of withstanding years of growth and producing abundant harvests The next step is to perform a graft on the upper half of the plant In this case a shoot from a different variety of the same species is used known as Kerman renowned for its quality and productivity Without this graft the tree would grow healthy but produce only leaves no fruit Thanks to this technique the combination of the resilient rhizome with the Kerman shoot ensures so that the tree will develop strong roots and at the same time branches capable of producing high-quality pistachios Once grafted the trees are planted in long rows that can extend up to 400 meters Only female plants produce fruit but they must be pollinated to do so Therefore in each group of 25 females one male tree is planted to release pollen during flowering This strategic arrangement ensures efficient pollination maximizing pistachio yield and guaranteeing that each tree achieves its highest possible productivity Thanks to careful and strategic pruning the trees have finally reached maturity six years after being planted They now look lush and robust beginning to bear their first fruits As the fruits begin to open they reveal their characteristic green seeds inside a sign that they are ripe and ready to be harvested But this stage also makes them especially vulnerable Open pistachios are vulnerable to insects pests and mold spores Time is critical— they have only one week to harvest over 300 tons directly from the trees Every day matters and the pressure to harvest at just the right moment is immense At dawn the quiet of the garden is broken by the roar of machinery This strange machine is a shaker designed to replace the work of hundreds of harvesters Equipped with a receiver that collects the fruits these massive harvesters are positioned around from the trunk and apply intense vibrations equivalent to hundreds of bars of pressure Thanks to this movement the ripe pistachios fall covering the orchard floor In just five seconds the shaker dislodges thousands of pistachios from a single tree The machine's sloped trays direct the fruit toward a large auger which gently conveys it into a trailer Trailers fill up quickly accumulating up to four and a half tons of pistachios frescoes in a very short time Once completed the trailers leave the orchard and unload Her precious cargo on conveyor belts transporting it to the trucks To prevent mold contamination these pistachios must be processed within 24 hours After traveling about 75 kilometers from the orchards the pistachios arrive at this facility processing capacity of over 15 000 tons of fruit per year Upon arrival the pistachios still retain their characteristic reddish outer shell a sign that they have just been harvested and still retain their full freshness The first step is to remove the outer shell of the pistachios To do this the nuts are Place them in water—empty shells and skins will float while healthy full pistachios will sink to the bottom Once separated the wet fruits are directed towering 12-meter drying columns e grain for storage There a stream of warm air removes moisture without damaging the kernels preparing it for long-term preservation pistachios for the sorting and packaging stage Although the entire annual harvest is collected in a single operation pistachios are consumed throughout all year round which is why most fruits are stored to ensure their availability Constant On the plant vast rows of storage units reaching up to 20 meters in height hold more than 700 million pistachios Storage is carried out in a cool dry environment—ideal conditions for preserving fresh fruits for nearly a year But pistachios intended for sale require An additional step selection by size and quality For this they are transported in boxes up to an enormous selection area of 11 000 square meters Next they are transported A good shake This is a measuring machine As the fruits overflow The smallest ones fall through these holes while the most valuable continue on their journey The next step is to separate the pistachios whose shells are already slightly cracked open those that remain entirely closed To achieve this enormous drums are used rotating drums that gently agitate the fruits As they rotate the difference in opening The shell allows the open pistachios to separate Each pistachio passes throug an advanced high-tech scanner the machine can process up to five tons arvesting fruits every hour analyzing each one meticulously to detect imperfections and cracks When it detects a fruit that does not meet quality standards a The airflow automatically expels it removing about 3% This rigorous Control ensures only perfectly graded pistachios reach the final roasting and packaging stages Next 20 skilled workers carefully inspect the pistachios once more examining each one fruit with eyes trained to detect any damage that might have slipped past the machines Yet even these meticulous INSEE analysts with their sharp eyes cannot stop infections due to fungi which is why they undergo a pasteurization process at 112 degrees Celsius sufficient to kill the fungi but not to cook the fruit the massive dryers continue rough his work reducing the moisture content of the pistachios until achieving a crisp texture 5% the perfect level to ensure their flavor and texture Once dried the pistachios are bagged They are bundled and stacked onto pallets ready for distribution From here they will embark on their journey to stores and homes around the world If you want to know how walnuts are produced you'll find the link in the description and in the first comment Like the video if you enjoyed it and share it with someone else who You might find it interesting Also subscribe to this channel and turn on notifications to keep learning Best regards