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California Almond Crop Projected to Increase This Season
USAgNet - 07/08/2020
The California Almond Objective Measurement Report, published by the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, estimates that the 2020 crop will be 3.00 billion meat pounds, up 18% from the 2019 crop production of 2.55 billion pounds.
The average nut set per tree is 5,645, up 21% from the 2019 almond crop. The Nonpareil average nut set is 5,621, up 27% from last year's set. The average kernel weight for all varieties sampled was 1.51 grams, down 2 percent from the 2019 average weight.
"This year's crop is proof that California is the perfect place to grow almonds," said Holly A. King, Kern County almond grower and Chair of the Almond Board of California (ABC) Board of Directors. "Perfect weather during bloom, coupled with the steps
almond growers have taken to ensure our orchards provide a healthy environment for honey bees and other pollinators, resulted in the abundant crop we are seeing on the trees up and down the Central Valley."
Recent disruptions in global trade due to COVID-19, and ongoing trade disputes and negotiations with China and other key markets extending into the year, have caused some short-term challenges with the current crop, but the long-term outlook remains
positive.
While the Subjective Forecast provides an initial estimate of the 2020/2021 crop, the Objective Report is based on actual almond counts and uses a more statistically rigorous methodology to determine yield. In Dec. 2019, ABC's Board of Directors approved
a modified sampling protocol to further improve the accuracy of USDA-NASS's reporting.
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