almond insights

  Since the National Agricultural Statistic Service  (NASS) announced its May subjective estimate of 2 billion pounds for the 2012 crop, some are worried that it is too much. Only in the last five years has the almond industry grown beyond 1 billion pounds, but in this dynamic growth...

  The month of May will bring growers out in the orchard to take care of weed control, fertilization and pest management. Irrigation is also a big activity in May due to the normal increase of temperatures. Growers along the west side of the Sacramento Valley served by the...

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! 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...

This week’s release of March shipment data once again surprised the industry on the high side. Shipments for March 2012 grew 32%, totaling 172.5 million pounds, a new record for March. Year-to-date totals are at 1.343 billion pounds, a 15% increase over the same period last year. Almond demand...

Industry shipments for February 2012 established a new record for the month, totaling 149.9 million pounds, beating the previously monthly record set last year by 29.5%. Year-to-date totals through February are at 1.171 billion pounds, a 13% increase over the same period last year. Domestic shipments for February totaled...