Blue Diamond Almonds – Almond Bloom Report – March 14, 2013 Northern California Almond Bloom Report – Generally clear skies with only few high wispy clouds dominated the Sacramento Valley’s weather on Wednesday, providing another day of good support for the developing crop. Morning lows were reported in the...

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 8, 2013 Northern California Almond Bloom Report – Variably cloudy skies covered the Sacramento Valley on Thursday as the debris from a storm system passing off the coast spread across the region. Morning low temperatures dropped into...

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 6, 2013 Northern California Almond Bloom Report – Weather in the northern region took an abrupt turn on Tuesday as the storm system approaching the state began to exert its influence. Overcast skies in the northern areas of the Sacramento...

  Blue Diamond Almonds – Bloom Report – February 28, 2013 Northern California – Clear skies combined with low humidity levels allowed morning temperatures to drop into the upper 20’s on Wednesday, inspiring growers in the Sacramento Valley to employ frost protection measures. Temperatures recovered nicely during the morning...

February 8, 2013. Blue Diamond California Almond Pre-Bloom Report.   This report covers observations and conditions just prior to the start of the 2013 bloom. Spirited storm systems passed through the state during the last half of November and much of December dropping a significant amount of rainfall upon...

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...