New research using high-resolution imaging shows reduced measures of wrinkle width and severity in postmenopausal women who ate almonds as a daily snack MODESTO, Calif., Oct. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Anti-aging regimens abound but emerging research suggests that one delicious addition to…
The Almond Board of California released the September 2019 position report yesterday October 10 Shipments were 196.24 million lbs. vs. 168.85 million lbs. in 2018 – an increase of 16.2% (+6.5% YTD) DEMAND U.S. +8.5% (-0.3% YTD) Exports +19.5% (+10.3%…
The Almond Board of California released the August position report Shipments were 147.7 million lbs. vs. 154.2 million lbs. in 2018 – a decrease of 4.2% DEMAND U.S. down 6.9% Exports down 2.2% Western Europe +13% China/Hong Kong -36% India…
Bennett-Hickman (BH), a variety described as physically almost indistinguishable from a Nonpareil , is rapidly increasing in popularity with almond growers. Duarte Nursery, Inc. exclusively introduced this variety developed by almond farmer/breeder Jim Bennett. It originates from a chance seedling…
The Almond Board of California released the July position report Shipments were 154.2 million lbs. vs. 143.8 million lbs. in 2018 – an increase of 7% and a new record DEMAND U.S. was up 5% for the month and finished…
The Almond Board of California released the June position report Shipments were 165.2 million lbs. vs. 156.8 million lbs. in 2018 – an increase of 5.4% DEMAND U.S. (up 0.5% YTD) was down 8.2% Exports (down 0.1% YTD) were up…
Shocker: California Almond Objective Estimate: 2.20 Billion Lbs. Per Acre: 1,880 lbs. (well below the 2018 yield of 2090 and 2017 yield of 2270) Bearing Acres (Trees planted 2016 or earlier): 1,170,000 (+80,000 acres) VS. Subjective estimate of 2.5 Billion…
The Almond Board of California released the May position report Shipments were 178.7 million lbs. vs. 158.3 million lbs. in 2018 – an increase of 13% and a new record. DEMAND U.S. (up 1.4% YTD) was flat Exports (down 1.1%…
NASS released their subjective figure, forecasting California’s 2019 almond crop at 2.50 billion lbs. An estimated 2,140 lbs. per acre on 1,170,000 bearing acres. The estimated yield is up 2.4% but estimated total production is up 9.6% due to increased…
The Almond Board of California released the April position report Shipments were 177 million lbs. vs. 176.4 million lbs. in 2018 – slightly up. **It is easy to forget that a year ago, 10.6 million lbs. of unreported shipments from…