Smaller Almonds Present New Challenges for the 2013 Almond Crop
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 current market and the latest news on the 2013 almond harvest....
Blue Diamond Almonds – Harvest Report
This report covers conditions and observations made between Monday, September 2nd and Sunday September 29th, 2013. The seasonal transformation from summer to fall brought a sharp change in the regions weather. Maximum temperatures increased daily from the low to mid 80’s in the period’s opening days, reaching their peak...
The 2013 Almond Crop Shows Positive Gains in August
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...
Blue Diamond Almonds – Consolidated Almond Harvest Report
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...
Blue Diamond Almonds – Consolidated Almond Orchard Report
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...
Final Shipment Data for 2012 Almond Crop Released
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...
NASS Objective Estimate Shocks Industry
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,...
NASS Estimate on Lower Side of Industry Expectations
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...
Water Management Critical as Heat Wave Engages California’s Almond Orchards
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...
May California Almond Industry Market Update
June 11, 2013 Almond Prices Firming Final receipts for the 2012 almond crop put the total at 1.88 billion lbs., a 7% decrease from the prior year. Shipments for the year will consume the entire 2012 supply and cut into the ending inventory. As a result, prices in late...