69002. As an exotic nut crop developed in the Mideast, the pistachio is not heavily consumed in this country or abroad. Opportunity exists for continued growth and expansion of the industry, by creating new markets in such areas. The success of such an expansion program is uniquely dependent upon effective advertising and promotion both domestically and in foreign countries, since the creation of new markets is essentially a matter of educating people to the use of a previously unknown or unrecognized food.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 602.)