USDA-National Agricultural Statistics Service reports a continued increase in California’s almond acreage in 2020, with bearing acres estimated at 1.25 million, up 5.9% from 2019.Total almond acreage, including non-bearing trees, is estimated at 1.6 million, up 5.3% from the previous year. ‘Nonpareil’ continued to be the leading variety, followed by ‘Monterey’, ‘Butte’, ‘Carmel’, and ‘Padre’.
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The Almond Board of California (ABC) also released Land IQ’s 2021 Standing Acreage Initial Estimate (bearing acres, only). The two reports are being issued side by side to improve industry reporting methods and provide a more robust picture of California’s almond acreage. Land IQ’s initial estimate for total bearing acreage in 2021 – which reflects standing acreage that will be productive during the 2021/2022 harvest – is 1,323,722 acres. This estimate considers both young orchards coming into production and orchards removed or estimated to be removed. “California almond bearing and non-bearing acreage continues to increase indicating almond production will also rise in coming years,” Richard Waycott, President and CEO of the Almond Board, said. “Demand has consistently been very strong during this crop year with global shipments YTD (August 2020 – March 2021) up 17.7%, as production crossed the 3 billion-pound threshold for the first time.” All export regions of the world have ...