With record harvest of 2.45b pounds, California farmers face duties by China, other nationsAs a record harvest season arrives, California's almond growers are anxious over reduced demand due to new tariffs imposed by other countries. California's almond industry, projected to yield a record 2.45 billion pounds of crop this year, faces retaliatory tariffs in China, Turkey and India. China imported 151 million pounds of California almonds last year, making it the third-largest overseas market. The duty on US almonds in China has gone up from 10 percent to 50 percent now after two rounds of tariffs - in April and July. That will probably be the case in the coming months if the tariffs are not reversed," he said.