January Shipment Report - Almond Update

Yesterday the Almond Board released the January position report. California shipped 193.5 million pounds, up 16.7% over last year’s 165.8 million lbs. This is a new record for the month of January, and the fourth month in a row that California has posted a new record. Domestic and Export shipments also set records, with Domestic […]

Published: 12th February 2018

Almond bloom already started early in California

News in from California - the Almond tree bloom is progressing due to unusually warm weather in California. Some of the early varieties of Fritz/Sonora are starting to bloom.

Published: 9th February 2018

US Almond growers welcome a storm...

California has received a welcome cold weather storm yesterday and today. The Lake Tahoe Area is expecting 1.5- 2 feet of snow. They are still below average for snow pack and rain fall this season, so this storm is a welcome sight! The Sacramento area will received close to 1 inch of rain. We will […]

Published: 25th January 2018

December 2017 Almond Position Report Summary

The Almond Board of California has released the December shipment report with shipments of + 204.5 million pounds compared to last year at  156.2 million pounds for an increase of  +30.9 percent.  The industry had been expecting a record shipment number for December. Domestic     + 7.7% Exports         +41.6% YEAR TO DATE SHIPMENTS:  + 1.038 […]

Published: 12th January 2018

Latest thoughts on Almond market

The large November shipment report bought a fair amount of excitement to the market. However, if the packers are able to maintain and hold last year’s overall sales, the carryout would be 471 million pounds. This remains a lot of product and if it does happen, it will have a negative impact on next year’s […]

Published: 21st December 2017

The Almond Board of California has released the November Almond Position Report

The Almond Board of California has released the November Almond Position Report with shipments of +228.46 million pounds compared to last year’s 187.5 million pounds for an increase of  +21.8 percent DOMESTIC:         61.12 million pounds     +17% EXPORT:               167.34 million pounds   +23.7%                                 Month- November CHINA                  +27 mil lbs INDIA                    +29.9 mil lbs S. KOREA             +5.7 mil lbs GERMANY          […]

Published: 13th December 2017

California Almonds - September Position Report

The Almond Board of California has released the September Almond Position Report with shipments of +190.5 million pounds compared  to last year of +201.5 million pounds for a decrease of 5.4%. Shipments were expected to be close to last year’s record number, however, with the lateness of the harvest this year very few loads of […]

Published: 12th October 2017

Hazelnuts & Almonds market update

HazelnutsThe Turkish Hazelnut market remains remarkably stable at 18.5 TL. Volumes arriving satisfy demand, farmers and stock holders are not willing to discount further having seen the TMO’s improving performance. It would seem that at current levels all players (other than short sellers) seem happy. This would seem a good time to look at your […]

Published: 4th October 2017

2016 California Almond Objective Measurement Report

California’s 2016 almond production is forecast at +2.05 billion pounds, up 2.5% from May’s subjective crop forecast and up 7.9% from last year’s crop. The forecast is based on 900,000 bearing acres. Production for the nonpareil variety is forecast at 780 million meat pounds, up 7.4% from last year’s deliveries. The Nonpareil variety represents 38% […]

Published: 7th July 2016

The Almond Board of California has released the March Almond Position Report

ALMONDS: The Almond Board of California has released the March Almond Position Report with shipments of  +161million pounds compared to  last year’s +190 million pounds for a decrease of 15.3 percent. Last year, we had a record shipment month due to the resolution of the port slowdown/strike in the west coast of the USA.  This […]

Published: 13th April 2016