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The Claim

All almonds are grown in the U.S. state of California.

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The Short Version

The evidence directly contradicts this statement. California dominates U.S. almond production and is the leading global producing region, but official FAO, UN, and USDA data show almonds are also grown in several other countries, including Spain and Australia. The claim fails because it uses an absolute word—“all”—that is plainly disproven by established production statistics.

Caveats

  • Do not confuse “almost all U.S. almonds” with “all almonds worldwide.”
  • Absolute wording such as “all” is defeated by any verified counterexample, and multiple countries produce almonds.
  • Lower-quality aggregator and social-media sources are unnecessary here because official FAO, UN, and USDA data already resolve the claim.

The Receipts

  1. FAOSTAT

    fao.org

  2. Crops and livestock products

    FAOSTAT

  3. 2025 California Almond Objective Measurement Report

    USDA NASS

  4. record view | Almonds, in shell - UNdata

    UNdata

  5. The United States exports a significant share of cotton and almond ...

    USDA ERS

  6. Almond production - Food and Agriculture Organization

    Food and Agriculture Organization

  7. Almond production worldwide 2025/26, by country

    Statista

  8. Almond Production by Country 2026 - World Population Review

    World Population Review

  9. Which Country Produces the Most Almonds? - Helgi Library

    Helgi Library

  10. World's top Almond Producing Countries

    AtlasBig.com

+ 11 more sources — see the full list on Lenz

Filed Under

California

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