Innovative Projects Aim to Aid Almond Growers and Environment

I wanted to share two partnerships initiated by the Almond Board of California (ABC) that I think will benefit Blue Diamond’s growers and the rest of the almond industry. These projects offer solutions to our climate and water challenges. As ABC committee members, Blue Diamond is fully engaged in...

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...

“Innovation in anything, but business as usual.” – Anonymous

For Blue Diamond, business as usual is dramatically changing. We are dedicated to value-added almond product development, business expansions to meet demand and leading grower returns. With several years of success, we are establishing ourselves as the almond handler of choice. Our growers have always valued the power of the...

Almond Market Update: 2015 Supply just under 2.1 Billion lbs

The October 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....

Almond Industry Update: First Look at 2015 Crop

The September position report from Blue Diamond’s Global Ingredients Division is available. Each month I will share this industry report covering the state of the crop supply, shipments, and domestic and export market status for the month and over the prior year....

Final Position Report Closely Aligns with Market Expectations

The August position report from Blue Diamond’s Global Ingredients Division is available. Each month I will share this industry report covering the state of the crop supply, shipments, and domestic and export market status for the month and over the prior year....

Advocating for Free Trade

“As the leader of the West and as a country that has become great and rich because of economic freedom, America must be an unrelenting advocate of free trade.” –Ronald Reagan  With the worst drought in 1,200 years, uncertainty in water policy, declining almond crop yields, almond supply shortages and rising prices,...

NASS Objective Crop Estimate at 1.8 Billion Pounds

The NASS Objective Estimate for the California almond crop was issued yesterday, projecting a 2015 crop of 1.8 billion pounds. Based on 890,000 bearing acres (up 2.3 percent from last year), a nut count of 5,874 nuts per tree (down 12 percent) and kernel weight of 1.43 grams per...