California 2019 almond production is estimated at around 2.2 billion pounds, down 4 percent from 2018 and down 12 percent from the subjective forecast released in May. Average state yield fell to 1,880 pounds per acre, the lowest volume since 2009, due to wet, [...]
For the second year in a row, California almond growers are expected to set a production record. Currently, there are nearly 1.2 million bearing almond acres in California, with yield expected to be 2,140 pounds per acre. Together, these factors lead USDA to estimate [...]
Despite the freeze that hit during California’s almond bloom, 2018/19 production is forecast to increase slightly year over year, thanks to expanded acreage. Production is estimated at 2.30 billion pounds, up 2 percent from 2017/18, while yield is seen falling 4 percent to 2,150 [...]
Bearing acreage for almonds this year is estimated at 1.07 million acres, up from 1.0 million acres last year. Production in 2017 was a record 2.25 billion pounds, an increase of 5 percent from the year before thanks to more acreage offsetting a slight [...]
