The number two pistachio processor in the nation, Setton Pistachios now has five campuses handling and processing the popular nut in California. There is a new northern California plant near Davis in Zamora,their main plant in Terra Bella California in Tulare County, a plant near Terra Bella that the company bought out of bankruptcy in 2025 (former Touchstone) now called Brooklyn and what they call Plant No 2 or Deer Creek. Back in 2020 the company announced they wanted to expand this plant and recently they updated that plan.
Setton has operated its main pistachio processing plant in Terra Bella since 1995. In August 2006, they applied to operate a new satellite plant (Plant No. 2- Deer Creek)on Avenue 80 between Roads 184 and 192, approximately eight miles from its existing pistachio processing plant in Terra Bella (Plant No. 1). Plant No. 2 is designed to receive, hull, dry, and store pistachios. The final processing and packaging is done at Plant No. 1.
This summer Setton updated their plan to expand Plant 2 adding two new logistics and shipping buildings ,130,00 square feet each,16 new silos and two new scales with a scalehouse.The facility has some 55 silos currently, key to handling the increase in pistachio volume expected to grow in coming years . This year, the nut crop is expected to decline by as much as 60% due to extremely hot weather during the bloom this past March. But Setton has always planned for the long term.
They also have pioneered an organic facility in nearby Ducor.The number one pistachio producer, Wonderful Pistchios has commented on the challenging crop year.
According to the July 2026 issue of Nutfruit Magazine, the official publication of the International Nut & Dried Fruit Council (INC), the upcoming Fall 2026 crop at the time of reporting was forecasted at 315,000 metric tons (about 695 million pounds), which is about 60% below last year’s 2025 on-year crop and about 40% down from the previous off-year in 2024. More recent orchard evaluations project an even greater reduction in crop.:asst year thr indsyty ptdeced a record 1,57 bioolon pound crop.
This level of reduction is solely attributed to extreme heat during the critical spring bloom period, including a record-setting March with more than 10 days exceeding 90°F (~32°C). These conditions led to significant cluster and nut drop, reducing overall yield potential across California orchards.
“These high temperatures and conditions were entirely outside of a pistachio growers’ control,” said Andy Anzaldo, Senior Vice President of Grower Operations at Wonderful Pistachios. “While pistachios naturally follow a two-year cycle, the 2026 crop will be lighter than a typical off year due to these weather dynamics.”
Pistachios are what growers refer to as an alternate-bearing crop, meaning trees naturally cycle between larger yielding “on years” and smaller crops during “off years.” This alternating pattern has been a defining characteristic of pistachio production for decades and is factored into long-term planning across the industry.