Global almond production expected to reach highest level since 2020-21

Global almond production is expected to rise next season, primarily thanks to increased output in the United States, the European Union, and Australia, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. The agency’s latest biannual report, Tree Nuts: World Markets and Trade, projects global almond production will increase by nearly 10 percent to 1.8 million metric tons (shelled), the highest since 2020-21. The United States, the world’s leading almond producer, is forecast to harvest around 1.4 million tons, up 122,000 tons. According to the agency, the US benefited from favorable spring temperatures and rainfall that ...