Tag: crop

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...

Year To Date Almond Shipments 6% Ahead of Prior Year

October 10, 2012 Year To Date Almond Shipments 6% Ahead of Prior Year. Year-To-Date Almond shipments of 295.5 million pounds are running 6% ahead of prior year. In spite of the 2012 NASS crop projection of 2.1 billion pounds, this year’s crop should settle at 1.8 – 1.9 billion...

Blue Diamond’s Value Added Businesses Have Grown 35%…

As market leader in the almond industry, I take pride in Blue Diamond’s performance in the 2011 crop year. Blue Diamond has continued to be the key driver of almond market demand by: pioneering efforts to develop new markets like China and India; advocating to lower all tariffs on...