Crop report

Blue Diamond Growers shares crop progress, almond market update

Blue Diamond Growers released a crop progress report on March 15 and its Almond Market Update on March 18. Both indicate positives for the industry. ALMOND MARKET UPDATE On March 18, Laura Gerhard, ... more »

Meridian Growers’ report indicates challenges and opportunities for nut producers

Meridian Growers released its latest crop report on March 13, 2024, revealing notable trends across various nut markets. Notably, the pistachio market continues to strengthen, driven by robust dema... more »

Blue Diamond Growers latest report indicates weather limited pollination activities

Blue Diamond Growers latest Crop Progress Update reported diverse weather patterns, which impacted almond-growing regions, complicating the bloom progress. In a week marked by a blend of adverse w... more »

Blue Diamond Growers’ March 1 crop progress report is out

Blue Diamond Growers has released its March 1 crop progress report. The report noted "ideal weather over the past week," which has advanced blooms and resulted in a buzz of bee activity. Kenneth Mi... more »

Blue Diamond Growers releases crop report

Trent Voss, regional manager, member relations for Blue Diamond Growers updated the industry with the latest crop report, released Feb. 23, 2024. Voss noted that California almond growers experienc... more »

Crop progress reports indicate almond orchards show signs of awakening

Blue Diamond Growers released its Feb. 16 crop progress report that noted almond orchards in California are beginning to emerge from winter dormancy. While Sonora and a few early varieties are already... more »

Meridian Growers notes robust pistachio exports

Meridian Growers has released its November Pistachio Shipment Report. As of Nov. 30, the American pistachio crop for 2023 stands at 1.49 billion pounds (677,000 metric tons), just shy of breaking the ... more »

Blue Diamond almond market sees export growth, despite 2023 challenges

Blue Diamond reports the almond market, as of Dec. 18, 2023, as a "robust performance" with November shipments reaching 238 million pounds, marking the second-highest Novembe... more »

California almond acreage drops again in 2023

California’s total almond acreage dropped again in 2023, this time by about 74,000 acres, making two years in a row that acreage has decreased, something that has not happened since at least 1995, a... more »

Blue Diamond Growers shares the October almond position report

Laura Gerhard, vice president for Blue Diamond Growers, provided the latest almond market update on Nov. 17, 2023 which details an overview of October's almond market, including shipments. OCTOBER 20... more »