Excited to pass along this news and very grateful for the work of Elaine Trevino and her team at Almond Alliance! Industry Alert: USDA Section 32 Almond Purchase Announcement The Almond Alliance, with support from congressional representatives, lead the advocacy efforts…
The Almond Board of California released the June 2020 position report Shipments: 175.4 million lbs. vs. 165.2 million in 2019 – UP 6.2% (+3.9% YTD) DEMAND U.S. +2.4% (+4.1% YTD) Exports +8.2% (+3.8% YTD) Western Europe -1% (+6%…
By King’s College London Eating almonds may help improve the heart and nervous system’s responses to mental stress Research suggests that eating almonds in place of typical snacks may diminish the drop in heart rate variability that occurs during mental…
May 7, 2020 By King’s College London Research led by Dr. Wendy Hall, Reader in Nutritional Sciences at King’s College London and published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that replacing popular snacks such as biscuits and crisps with almonds…
California Almond Objective Estimate: 3.0 Billion Lbs. Per Acre: 2,380 lbs. (well above last year’s 2160/acre, and would be the highest yield per acre outside of 2011) Bearing Acres (Trees planted 2016 or earlier): 1,260,000 (+80,000 acres) Same Figure as…
The Almond Board of California released the May 2020 position report Shipments were 153.9 million lbs. vs. 178.7 million in 2019 – a decrease of 13.9% (+3.7% YTD) DEMAND U.S. -13.6% (+4.2% YTD) Exports -14.1% (3.5% YTD) Western…
The Almond Board of California released the April 2020 position report & NASS Released their Subjective Crop Estimate @ 3.0 Billion Lbs. Shipments were 181 million lbs. vs. 177 million in 2019 – a record & increase of 2.4% (+5.5%…
May 7, 2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup A recent study conducted by researchers at Tufts University suggests that consuming 1.5 ounces of almonds per day, compared to no almond consumption, may help reduce CVD risk factors such as elevated LDL…
The Almond Board of California released the March 2020 position report Shipments were 208.22 million lbs. vs. 184.95 million lbs. in 2019 – a new record & an increase of 12.6% (+5.85% YTD) DEMAND U.S. +31.2% (+5.2% YTD) Concerns over…
The Almond Board of California released the February 2020 position report Shipments were 201.78 million lbs. vs. 186.95 million lbs. in 2019 – a new record & an increase of 7.9% (+4.96% YTD) DEMAND U.S. +10.2% (+1.5% YTD) Exports +6.9% …