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California still has limited availability on major inshell walnut varietals. Due to the record number of high heat days (100+ F // 38+ C) this year, many packers are opting to shell what they would normally sell as inshell product. Packers can better control for heat related damage during the shelling/sorting process, so we expect […]
California has received a welcome cold weather storm yesterday and today. The Lake Tahoe Area is expecting 1.5- 2 feet of snow. They are still below average for snow pack and rain fall this season, so this storm is a welcome sight! The Sacramento area will received close to 1 inch of rain. We will […]
The December 2017 shipments versus the December 2016 shipments on an in-shell equivalent were very similar. 67, 363 In-shell tons versus 67, 701 last year. The current receipts for the Walnut crop are at 614,979 tons. The crop will be slightly higher than what the market had been expecting and lower than the Crop Estimate of […]
The Almond Board of California has released the December shipment report with shipments of + 204.5 million pounds compared to last year at 156.2 million pounds for an increase of +30.9 percent. The industry had been expecting a record shipment number for December. Domestic + 7.7% Exports +41.6% YEAR TO DATE SHIPMENTS: + 1.038 […]
The walnut crop has come in around 45,000-50,000 tons short of the estimate of 650,000 tons. The crop had a higher percentage of dark kernel most likely come in around 620,000 tons, totalling about 9.6% down from last year’s crop of 686,000 tons. The crop was late by about 2 weeks this year causing a slow […]
The large November shipment report bought a fair amount of excitement to the market. However, if the packers are able to maintain and hold last year’s overall sales, the carryout would be 471 million pounds. This remains a lot of product and if it does happen, it will have a negative impact on next year’s […]
The Almond Board of California has released the November Almond Position Report with shipments of +228.46 million pounds compared to last year’s 187.5 million pounds for an increase of +21.8 percent DOMESTIC: 61.12 million pounds +17% EXPORT: 167.34 million pounds +23.7% Month- November CHINA +27 mil lbs INDIA +29.9 mil lbs S. KOREA +5.7 mil lbs GERMANY […]
On Friday, December 8th, the California Walnut Board released the November 2017 Position Report. Shipments for the month ended November 2017 were down approximately 9.9% versus November 2016 shipments and for the 3 months ended November 2017 were down approximately 21.3% from the same 3 month period the year prior. For your review […]
Walnuts The USDA forecast of 650,000 tons now appears to be way over the mark, with the harvest well underway and in some places getting close to completion. The revised expected yield based on information from packers would suggest approx 592,500 tons. The shipment report for September was released by the walnut board last week. […]
The Almond Board of California has released the September Almond Position Report with shipments of +190.5 million pounds compared to last year of +201.5 million pounds for a decrease of 5.4%. Shipments were expected to be close to last year’s record number, however, with the lateness of the harvest this year very few loads of […]
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