Every year 7,000 hectares of pistachio trees are planted in Spain, the same amount as in the US, absolute crop leader. Profitability and increasing consumption are among its advantages. It is estimated that in less than 10 years, Spain will become the fourth largest producer in the world.
Fig. 1. 2004-2020 trend in the area devoted to cereal and rapeseed in relation to some woody crops in Spain
"With the severe drought of the last few months, many producers have seen a decrease in their production and an increase in their costs; they are debating whether to sow a smaller area or even to stop sowing if it is not profitable. In the long term, trees that require less water, such as pistachio and almond trees, are highly profitable crops having received large investments in recent years, having more potential," says EFE in a recent article in which it talks about how climate change could change the crop landscape by replacing maize or rice with nuts.