Almond Market Update: New Year Brings New Market Projections
The position report from Blue Diamond’s Global Ingredients Division is available. Each month I will share the industry report covering the state of the crop supply, shipments, and domestic and export market status for the month and over the prior year....
Blue Diamond Members Recognized for Agricultural Advocacy
Blue Diamond is fortunate enough to have grower-owners who are constantly advocating for agriculture within the state and the country. These industry leaders are stewards of the land and a positive member of their community. Today, I would like to acknowledge a few Blue Diamond growers who have earned...
Blue Diamond Anticipates Healthier Almond Market in the New Year
You have likely heard that prices for California almonds have declined. After an unprecedented seven-year run of ever increasing prices, this is news. In the context of supply and demand, this kind of market price adjustment was inevitable. Long-term almond handlers, traders and call pool growers have experienced and...
2015 Annual Grower Meeting Highlights
Keeping our grower-owners informed and up-to-date on their cooperative has and continues to be one of Blue Diamond’s priorities. As the cooperative’s first general manger said, “…the membership of the exchange must be constantly and intelligently informed of what their cooperative is doing, its methods of operating, its decisions...
Blue Diamond Releases 2015 Annual Report
Innovation has been a core value since the beginning of the cooperative and continues to be today. Blue Diamond’s ability to innovate has allowed the cooperative to maintain its position as the almond industry leader throughout its 105 year tenure and particularly now, amid the constraints of the drought....
Almond Market Update: Almond Demand Remains High
The position report from Blue Diamond’s Global Ingredients Division is available. Each month I will share the industry report covering the state of the crop supply, shipments, and domestic and export market status for the month and over the prior year....
Co-Ops Thrive on Principle of Partnership
In celebration and support of National Co-op Month, I wanted to share this article by California Department Food and Agriculture’s Secretary Karen Ross. In this article Secretary Ross explains the importance and value of co-ops. “Co-ops enable many small family farm operations to reach markets, direct research, and connect...
Almond Industry Update: Shipments and Commitments Continue to Grow
The May position report from Blue Diamond’s Global Ingredients Division is available. Each month I will share this industry report covering the state of crop supply, shipments, and domestic and export market status for the month and over prior year....
Blue Diamond’s business model is unique from most other California almond handlers and here’s why…
The Blue Diamond brand is the gold standard of quality; our 105 years of experience and unique, personal customer access position our co-op for continued market leadership. We remain the world’s largest and best seller of Nonpareil almonds with market expertise in the 93 countries which purchase our brown almonds. This...
We are happy to report…
Almond Insights is a well-read Blue Diamond post. We received hundreds of responses to the test email our agency accidentally sent on Friday. Though only a few were able to decipher the language we were happy to know Almond Insights is reaching you. We’re very sorry for any confusion...