July Market News
As President and CEO of Blue Diamond Growers, Mark Jansen is your best source for almond industry insights. This month’s video brings you up to date with the latest almond shipment data and first insights to the 2012 crop....
2012 California Almond Crop Projected To Grow 3%
The NASS Objective Estimate for the California almond crop was released today, June 29, 2012 at 2.1 billion lbs. This 2012 crop is projected 3% larger than the 2011 crop and slightly more than the Subjective Estimate of 2.0 billion lbs. released earlier on May 3, 2012. The Objective...
May Shipments Grow 12%
As President and CEO of Blue Diamond Growers, Mark Jansen is your best source for almond industry insights. This month’s video brings you up to date with the latest almond shipment data and first insights to the 2012 crop....
Demand Continues As May Shipments Increase 12%
Did you know, over the past 2 years the average price of almonds has grown by 35 cents? Each of these years, almond sellers have been rewarded with higher prices by holding inventory and selling later in the year. Once again, late in the season, we have the best...
Demand for Almonds Continues…
As President and CEO of Blue Diamond Growers, Mark Jansen is your best source for almond industry insights. This month’s video brings you up to date with the latest almond shipment data and first insights into the 2012 crop....
Demand Growth Continues to Surprise Industry
This year, California will successfully absorb an almond crop that is 400 million pounds larger than the industry has ever grown. To put this increase in perspective, it is similar in size to the entire California pistachio or walnut crops. Demand growth continues to surprise the industry. In April,...
Subjective Estimate for 2012 Almond Crop Released
The initial subjective estimate released today by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Services (NASS) for the 2012 California almond crop is 2 billion pounds, in line with market expectations. The new crop is estimated to be 1.5 percent below
last year’s record production of 2.03 billion pounds. This year’s...
NASS Almond Acreage Update
The USDA/NASS released their 2011 California almond acreage report on Thursday, April 26, 2012. California’s 2011 almond acreage is estimated at 835,000 acres, up 1 percent from the 2010 acreage of 825,000. Of the total acreage for 2011, 760,000 acres were bearing and 75,000 acres were non-bearing. Preliminary bearing...
Almond Insights Ep. 2: 2012 March Almond Industry Report
As President and CEO of Blue Diamond Growers, Mark Jansen is your best source for almond industry insights. This month’s video brings you up to date with the latest almond shipment data and key insights on the new crop....
Welcome to Almond Insights
Welcome! I’m Mark Jansen, President and CEO of Blue Diamond Growers, the largest provider of almonds worldwide. I’m thrilled to share my point of view with you on almond market updates from around the world—and of course, from the orchards right here in California. Over the past decade, the...