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- 2009 Almond Forecast Announced
JULY
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2009 Almond Forecast Announced
The June 30, 2009 objective almond forecast for the 2009-2010 crop year is 1.350 billion meat pounds, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service – California Field Office (NASS/CFO). This forecast is based on 710,000 bearing acres.
Doug Flohr, statistician for USDA-NASS, California Field Office, said the forecast is down 7 percent from the May 8, 2009 subjective forecast of 1.450 billion pounds. The estimate is also down 16 percent from this year’s crop to date of 1.613 billion pounds as of May 31, 2009. The official announcement was made today at the Modesto office of the Almond Board of California (ABC), which funds the forecast.
The average nut set per tree is 5,589, down 25 percent from the 2008 almond crop. The Nonpareil average nut set is 5,136, down 27 percent from last year's set. The average kernel weight for all varieties sampled was 1.58 grams, up 10 percent from last year.
Following the announcement, Richard Waycott, President and CEO of the Almond Board of California, expressed confidence in the industry's ability to continue to market California Almonds and grow global demand.
"While the objective estimate has been lowered somewhat from the subjective estimate, the efforts of the ABC to further develop global markets by expanding the demand for California almonds continue undaunted," he said. "The organization looks forward to a very successful crop year in which millions of additional consumers worldwide begin including California Almonds in their daily diets."
For additional information contact the Almond Board of California at (209) 549-8262 or visit www.AlmondBoard.com.
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Field sanitation during harvest is critical to minimizing potential contamination of almonds. Workers should have ready access to toilets and fully stocked hand-washing stations at all times. California state law mandates that toilets are to be placed within 1/4 mile from the field work area. Placement of portable toilets should be done in a manner that minimizes the chance of contamination to harvested almonds.
