The Latest Almond Industry News & Reports

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The Latest Almond Industry News & Reports

As the almond industry leader, Blue Diamond has deep expertise in all aspects of farming, innovation, product development and applications, trends, food safety and thought leadership. We gladly share that expertise with our growers, customers, and industry partners in order to promote the delicious and nutritious benefits of Blue Diamond’s almonds.

Latest Industry News

Mel Machado, Director, Member Relations

Blue Diamond Almonds Bloom Report

From The Desk of Mel Machado, Director, Member Relations Southern Region – This report covers observations and conditions just prior to the start of the… [Read More]

February 5th, 2016

El Niño remains among strongest ever recorded, but California impacts (so far) a bit different than anticipated.

The following excerpts on the drought situation in California come from a recent article by Daniel Swain from WeatherWest.com posted February 1,2016. Reminder: when it comes… [Read More]

February 2nd, 2016

Notable “parade of storms” continues over Eastern Pacific; heavy rainfall & some flooding across Northern California

The following excerpts on the drought situation in California come from a recent article by Daniel Swain from WeatherWest.com posted January 17, 2016. In my last… [Read More]

January 18th, 2016

Blue Diamond Almonds – January Market Update

  Bill Morecraft Senior Vice President Overview – There has been significant turbulence in the California almond industry and customer base since September. The December… [Read More]

January 13th, 2016

Parade of East Pacific Storms to Affect all of California as Subtropical Jet Strengthens

The following excerpts on the drought situation in California come from a recent article by Daniel Swain from WeatherWest.com posted January 1, 2016 Relatively dry… [Read More]

January 4th, 2016

Substantial Northern California storms this week; El Niño-influenced pattern likely to emerge in December

by Daniel Swain @ Weatherwest.com  A dry autumn in California…as anticipated September, October, and November were pretty dry months across most of California. Rain did fall in… [Read More]

December 10th, 2015