Blue Diamond Almonds – Almond Bloom Report – March 13, 2013 Northern California Almond Bloom Report – Clear, bright skies covered the northern region at sunrise, Tuesday, promising another day of good support for the final days of the 2013 almond bloom. Morning lows were reported in the lower...

Blue Diamond Almonds – Almond Bloom Report – March 12, 2013 Northern California Almond Bloom Report – Clear skies reigned over the Sacramento Valley on Monday, providing good conditions for the bee’s efforts to pollinate the balance of the almond orchards. Morning low temperatures were widely reported in the...

Blue Diamond Almonds – Almond Bloom Report – March 11, 2013 Northern California Almond Bloom Report – Growers in the Sacramento Valley enjoyed generally clear and occasionally breezy weather over the weekend as the weather system that threatened the region last week exited to the south. Partly cloudy skies...

March 8, 2013 – Year-To-Date shipments of California almonds continue to track as expected, flat to last year, limited by supply. Current year crop receipts are 1.865 billion pounds, 5% behind prior year, continuing to project a final total below 1.9 billion pounds. Seven months into the almond industry’s...

Blue Diamond Almonds – Bloom Report – February 26, 2013 Northern California – Clear, bright skies covered the Sacramento Valley on Monday, providing good support of the bees’ daily work and for the developing bloom. Morning low temperatures were widely reported in the mid and upper 30’s, while daytime...

The almond industry has enjoyed strong volume growth for the past two years with steady increases in price — an enviable position for any industry.  Prices over the two year period increased by $.40-50 or 12.5% annually with demand growing by 427 million pounds or 13.5% annually.  Even with...

Did you know that name for Almonds in China is changing to Ba Dan Mu? Protectionism, by their bitter Apricot kernel industry, was the driver of this coming change. Through December 2012 almond crop receipts are 1.74 billion lbs. We now project the full 2012 crop to be less...

Did you know that the 184 million lbs. of California almonds shipped in November is the fifth largest monthly shipment total in the history of the California industry? It’s simply amazing how fast the California almond industry has grown. Year-To-Date, as expected, California almond shipments are flat to last...