Crop Progress Report – February 10, 2025
This report covers the conditions and activities observed from February 3rd, 2025, to February 10, 2024. Written updates will be posted regularly on Mondays throughout bloom and will have a more regionalized focus. Additional updates will be posted as needed. Almond trees are starting to break dormancy throughout California’s...
Crop Progress Report – February 3, 2025
This report covers the conditions and activities observed prior to the start of the 2025 bloom. We anticipate starting regular weekly bloom reports during the week of February 9, 2025. The winter of 2024/25 has proven to be bit confounding. Early season storms delivered significant rainfall to the Sacramento...
Blue Diamond Almond Market Update – January 13, 2025
December shipments were in line with market expectations, reaching 233 million pounds, a 1.6% increase compared to last year. Export shipments led slightly, totaling 177 million pounds, reflecting a 2% increase over the previous year. (Read more . . . )...
Blue Diamond Almond Market Update – December 20, 2024
November shipments exceeded market expectations, reaching a record 271 million pounds, marking a 14% increase from last year and a 5% rise from last month. Export shipments led the way, totaling 217 million pounds and surpassing 200 million pounds for the first time, (Read more . . .)...
Blue Diamond Almond Market Update – November 15, 2024
Shipments for October reached 258 million pounds, reflecting a 21% increase from last month and a 4.5% rise compared to last year. Export shipments totaled 191 million pounds, slightly surpassing last year’s figures. (Read more . . .)...
Crop Progress Report – November 4, 2024
Weather conditions during October provided ample opportunities for the completion of the 2024 harvest. Daily maximum temperatures declined steadily from the unseasonably warm levels just over 100 degrees at the start of the period, dipping into the lower 70’s and upper 60’s by the first of November. (Read more...
Blue Diamond Almond Market Update – October 15, 2024
Industry shipments for the second month of the crop year totaled 213.6 million pounds, reflecting a 27% increase from last month, though 2% lower than the same period last year. Exports rebounded significantly to 157.6 million pounds, marking a 48% increase from last month (Read more . . .)...
Crop Progress Report – September 30, 2024
The summer to fall seasonal transition brought a continuation of summer-like temperatures throughout California’s Central Valley. With the exception of several days at mid-month when readings dipped into the mid-70’s to lower 80’s (Read more . . .)...
Blue Diamond Almond Market Update – September 16, 2024
The California almond industry begins the 2024 crop year with August shipments totaling 168.3 million pounds, a decrease of 6% from the previous month and 21% from last year. Domestic shipments were strong at 62.1 million pounds, (Read more . . .)...
Crop Progress Report – August 26, 2024
August provided California’s almond growers with a welcome respite from the abnormally high temperatures experienced in July. While daily maximum temperatures peaked just above the 100-degree mark early in the period in the Sacramento and northern San Joaquin Valleys, (Read more . . .)...