Crop survey signals larger state almond crop in 2024
For this year’s crop, there was mostly favorable weather during bloom. Flight time for honeybees to pollinate the crop was significantly higher than last year. Wet and warm weather in April in- creased pest and disease pressure, but dry conditions and mild temperatures in May helped the developing crop. June and July heat waves forced growers to increase irrigation. The average nut set per tree is 4,072, up 3% from 2023, the report said. The nonpareil average nut set of 4,137 is 3% higher than last year. The average kernel
weight for all varieties was down slightly from the 2023 average weight. The USDA crop survey took place in May to June. There were 1,904 trees sampled in 952 orchards. The Almond Board of California said the carryout is projected to drop to levels not seen in years, as almond shipments set a record of 10 months straight of at least 212 million pounds shipped. “Never before has the industry shipped even 200 million pounds 10 months in a row in the same crop year,” said Almond Board President and CEO Clarice Turner.
California growers are expected to har- vest 2.8 billion meat pounds of almonds this year, according to new projections from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service. Released last week, the 2024 California Almond Objective Measurement report es- timated the crop to be 13% larger than last
year’s crop of 2.47 meat pounds and down 7% from the subjective forecast in May. The new report is based on 1.38 million bearing acres. Production for the nonpareil variety, which represents 39% of the state’s total almond production, is forecast at 1.1 billion meat pounds and 17% more than last year’s deliveries of 941 million meat pounds.
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