Hallo Nancy!

 NB> Popularity as a food does tend to make it more likely to be
 NB> tended to....

I am sure there is a correlation.  Also prices and cost of production etc. 
I've heard tales from California about destroying almond trees simply because
of the cost of irregation due to water shortages, and almonds are very popular
in the scheme of all things nuttie.

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

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