Global Ingredients Division

Blue Diamond Growers Almond Market Update – June 2016

  Bill Morecraft – Senior Vice President Overview – The Almond Board of California released the May Position Report on Friday June 10. Shipments for… [Read More]

June 13th, 2016

NASS Subjective Estimate for Almonds Announced at 2 Billion Pounds

The NASS Subjective Estimate was announced today at 2.0 billion lbs for the 2016 crop. The Subjective Estimate is  a telephone survey of a sampling of… [Read More]

May 10th, 2016

NASS 2015 California Almond Acreage Report

Today the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported the California’s 2015 almond acreage is estimated at 1,110,000 acres, up 6 percent from the 2014 revised acreage… [Read More]

April 27th, 2016

After burst of early-season heat, a sudden shift to active weather across California

The following excerpts on the drought situation in California come from a recent article by Daniel Swain from WeatherWest.com posted April 6, 2016 Essentially all of… [Read More]

April 7th, 2016
Mel Machado, Director, Member Relations

Blue Diamond Almonds Bloom Report for March 21st to April 3rd, 2016

Mel Machado, Director, Member Relations This report covers conditions and observations made between Monday, March 21 and Sunday, April 3, 2016. Northern Region – The… [Read More]

April 4th, 2016

Blue Diamond Almonds Market Update

Market Update for March, 2016 Bill Morecraft Senior Vice President Blue Diamond Almonds Overview – Friday’s ABC Position Report included only 10 million lbs of… [Read More]

March 14th, 2016