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…
The Almond Board of California released the March position report Shipments were 184.9 million lbs. vs. 193.9 million lbs. in 2018 – down 1.7% DEMAND U.S. (up 3% YTD) was down 4% Exports (down 3.7% YTD) were down 5% Western…
The Almond Board of California released the February position report Shipments were 186.9 million lbs. vs. 190.1 million lbs. in 2018 – down 1.3% DEMAND U.S. (up 4.15% YTD) was up 8.7% – the best month over month increase all…