One of the favorite items in my office is a painting given to me by my former employees at The Schwan Food Company.  They signed their names on the back of this painting and on the front is a picture of a tree with the caption “Sometimes leadership means...

September 11, 2013 August almond shipments showed a meaningful gain of 6% versus prior year for the first month’s shipments of the new crop. Domestic shipments continued to show strength against prior year with growth of 5%. Crop receipts were up 62% over last year, however it is too...

    September 3, 2013, Sacramento, California   This report covers conditions and observations made between Monday, August 5 and Sunday September 1, 2013. The next report is scheduled for Monday, September 30, 2013. However, in the event of any significant occurrences prior to that date, this site will...

This report covers conditions and observations made between Monday, July 1 and Sunday August 4, 2013. The next report is scheduled for Monday, September 2, 2013. However, in the event of any significant occurrences prior to that date, this site will be updated as soon as possible. Continuing the...

The final shipment data for the 2012 almond crop, released today, shows industry shipments ending with an expected flourish. As projected in the last Almond Insights video update, July shipments exceeded 150 million lbs. The final tally of 151.1 million lbs is up 31.4 million lbs and 26% over...

July 12, 2013 – The industry was shocked by the NASS Objective Estimate of 1.85 billion pounds for the 2013 crop.  The eyeball test of the crop appears much larger, but misses the quantitative sampling of kernel size.  Handlers raised 2013 selling prices by $.40 a pound in response,...

The NASS Objective Estimate for the 2013 California almond crop was released, July 1, 2013 at 1.85 billion lbs. The projection is 2% below last year’s crop and down 7.5% from May’s subjective forecast. A lighter Nonpareil crop and smaller kernel sizes across all varieties are contributing to the lower...

July 1, 2013 Blue Diamond Almonds –– Consolidated California Almond Crop Report – This report covers conditions and observations made between Monday, June 3 and Sunday June 30, 2013. The next report is scheduled for Monday, August 5, 2013. However, in the event of any significant occurrences prior to...

Yesterday was a historic day for Blue Diamond Growers as we opened the doors to our new plant in Turlock, California. The new operation supports the significant growth in our global almond ingredients business with a facility that sets new standards for food safety. Over 300 people  attended the grand...