California Almond Crop Shipments Remain Strong
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...
“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” – Warren Buffett
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...
2012 Almond Crop Over 60% Committed
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Worldwide Demand for Almonds Expected to Continue in Light of Tighter Supplies
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...
Strong Demand for California Almonds Limited by Supply
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Almond Shipments Set Single Month Record in October
November 12, 2012 The Almond Board of California reported October California almond shipments of 221 million lbs, achieving a new record for a single month. At the end of October, YTD shipments to two of the industry’s largest markets are up significantly, 9% in North America and 18% in...
2012 Almond Crop Harvest Set To Begin
Did you know that Asia and the Middle East tend to buy the highest quality and most premium variety of almond, Non-pareil, while Europe disproportionately buys the lower cost pollinizers and by-products. The opposite of what one would expect given per-capita incomes. We now have final shipment results for...