Blue Diamond Almonds – Almond Bloom Report – March 15, 2013 This is the final daily report of the 2013 bloom season. The next scheduled report will be posted on Monday, March 25, 2013. In the event of any significant occurrences prior to that date, this site...

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...

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 – Almond Bloom Report – March 7, 2013 Northern California Almond Bloom Report – Owing to its geographic location, the Sacramento Valley incurred the greatest impacts from Wednesday’s storm system, although the inclement weather largely failed to live up to its expectations. Morning low temperatures were...

    Blue Diamond Almonds – Bloom Report – February 25, 2013 Northern California – February 25, 2013 Following a calm day on Friday when generally clear skies covered the region, weather during the final weekend of the month turned blustery when strong winds coursed through the region. Minimum...

  Friday, February 22, 2013 Blue Diamond California Almond Bloom Report Clear skies, with only a few high wispy clouds covered much of the region all day on Thursday.  Temperatures ranged from the lower 30’s to the mid 60’s. Observers are reporting that the cold air mass that descended...

February 11, 2013 The California almond industry shipped 156.5 million pounds for the month of January, 2% ahead of January last year. Current year crop receipts are 1.839 billion pounds, 4% behind prior year, continuing to project a final total below 1.9 billion pounds. The U.S. is driving industry...

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...