date:Nov 08, 2017
of almonds in grain, will allow supplying the growing consumption of this nut, which will have a demand of 1.2 million tons this season, i.e. 4% more than in the past season; hence, there will be around 233,000 tons in stock.
Decrease in the estimate for California
The USDA reduced its forecast for the United States - which mainly produces this nut in California - from 1.21 million tons forecast in August to one million tons because of the lower yields in flowering due to meteorological factor