Forecasts for this year's production of almonds in Spain

Spanish almond production is forecast to total 373,558 tonnes this season (2024/2025), a quantity that shows a significant recovery compared to last year (17.5% increase) and which is 9.1% above average of the last five campaigns (2019-2023), according to official estimates of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA), presented to you by AgroTypos. Spain is the second largest producer of almonds in the world, accounting for 85% of the total area of the nut grown in the country. However, production is not homogeneous across the country. In provinces such as Aragón and Castilla-La Mancha production shows an increase of 38% and 49% respectively above the average of the last five campaigns, in others such as Valencia or Murcia there are reductions in production, exceeding 35%, due to lack of rainfall in the south-east of the country. However, in Spain in general the nut sector shows significant growth with new plantings, especially in crops such as almonds, peanuts or ...