Australia's almond production fell by 30%, stocks were cleared, and exports to China fell sharply

According to the association's last monthly sales status report for the 2023/24 season (March 2023-February 2024), the Australian almond industry has set a new sales record at the end of this season. Despite a production of only 103,381 tons, 34% lower than the pre-harvest estimate, Australian marketers managed to sell more than 131,000 tons (KWE) of almonds, surpassing the record of 129,500 tons set in the previous season. The record in the previous season was achieved with a harvest volume of just over 140,000 tons. Annual data shows that unsold stocks from previous seasons have been cleared, and sales have increased significantly in major processing markets such as Turkey and Spain, as well as low-grade raw material recyclers in California. Sales in Spain increased by 23% to 10,609 tons; Turkey increased by 83% to 11,104 tons; the United States increased by 33% to nearly 400,000 tons. 0 tons. Another feature of this season is that compared with the import volume of more than ...