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A L M ALMOND ALMANAC ALMOND BOARD OF CALIFORNIA
INTRODUCING THE CALIFORNIA ALMOND COMMUNITY
22 Almond
Almond Board
Board Vision
Vision and
and Mission
Mission
33 2021:
2021: A
A Year
Year in
in Review
Review
44 About
About Our
Our Community
Community
WELCOME TO THE
ALMOND ALMANAC ALMOND BOARD OF CALIFORNIA PROGRAMS
Within
Within these
these pages
pages you
you will
will find
find a
a 66 Almond
Almond Board
Board of
of California
California Programs
Programs ++ Budget
Budget
comprehensive
comprehensive overview
overview of
of California
California
77 Almond
Almond Orchard
Orchard 2025
2025 Goals
Goals
almonds—the
almonds—the state’s
state’s #1
#1 crop
crop by by
88 California
California Almond
Almond Sustainability
Sustainability Program
Program
acreage,
acreage, #1 #1 ag
ag export
export and
and #2#2 crop
crop by
by
99 Research
Research Overview
Overview
value
value and
and the
the #1
#1 specialty
specialty crop
crop export
export
10
10 Production
Production and
and Environmental
Environmental Research
Research
in
in the
the U.S.
U.S.
14
14 Nutrition
Nutrition Research
Research
For
For almond
almond farmers
farmers and
and processors,
processors,
16
16 Almond
Almond Quality
Quality ++ Food
Food Safety
Safety
this
this is
is your
your annual
annual accounting
accounting
17
17 Global
Global Technical
Technical ++ Regulatory
Regulatory Affairs
Affairs
of
of how
how your
your investment
investment in in the
the
Almond
Almond Board
Board ofof California
California (ABC)
(ABC) isis 18
18 Global
Global Communications
Communications
leveraged
leveraged to to build
build long-term
long-term demand
demand 21
21 Global
Global Market
Market Development
Development
for
for California
California almonds
almonds around
around 22
22 Regional
Regional Market
Market Updates
Updates
the
the world,
world, asas well
well as
as protect
protect that
that 29
29 Trade
Trade Marketing
Marketing ++ Stewardship
Stewardship
demand
demand from from erosion
erosion due
due toto growing
growing
challenges,
challenges, and and an
an overview
overview of of ABC-
ABC- CALIFORNIA ALMOND FACTS AND FIGURES
funded
funded research
research that
that underpins
underpins the the
30
30 California
California Almond
Almond Forecasts
Forecasts vs.
vs. Actual
Actual Production
Production
continuous
continuous improvement
improvement efforts
efforts of
of
31
31 California
California Almond
Almond Crop
Crop Estimates
Estimates vs.
vs. Actual
Actual Receipts
Receipts
the
the California
California almond
almond community.
community.
32
32 California
California Almond
Almond Acreage
Acreage ++ Farm
Farm Value
Value
For
For anyone
anyone interested
interested in in California
California
33
33 Crop
Crop Value
Value ++ Yield
Yield per
per Bearing
Bearing Acre
Acre
almonds, the Almanac
almonds, the Almanac provides
provides the
the
35
35 California
California Almond
Almond Production
Production by
by County
County
latest
latest statistics
statistics11 about
about California
California
36
36 California
California Almond
Almond Receipts
Receipts by
by County
County ++ Variety
Variety
almond
almond production,
production, acreage
acreage
37
37 Top
Top Ten
Ten Almond-Producing
Almond-Producing Varieties
Varieties
and
and varieties,
varieties, as
as well
well as
as global
global
shipment
shipment and
and market
market information.
information. 38
38 Position
Position Report
Report of
of California
California Almonds
Almonds
39
39 World
World Destinations
Destinations
The Almanac
The Almanac is
is published
published annually
annually by
by
40
40 Domestic
Domestic ++ Export
Export Shipments
Shipments
the
the Almond
Almond Board
Board ofof California,
California, the
the
42
42 California’s
California’s Top
Top Ten
Ten Valued
Valued Commodities
Commodities
Federal
Federal Marketing
Marketing Order
Order supporting
supporting
the
the 7,600
7,600 almond
almond farmers
farmers and
and 43
43 Domestic
Domestic per
per Capita
Capita Consumption
Consumption of
of Tree
Tree Nuts
Nuts
101
101 processors
processors in
in California.
California.
RESOURCES
44
44 Doing
Doing More
More Through
Through Collaboration
Collaboration
1.
1. The
The statistical
statistical analyses
analyses found
found inin the
the report
report are
are
prepared
prepared on on aa crop-year
crop-year basis,
basis, spanning
spanning August
August 11 45
45 Almond
Almond Board
Board Resources
Resources
through
through July
July 31,
31, and
and include
include both
both current
current and
and historical
historical
information.
information. The
The statistical
statistical content
content is is compiled
compiled using
using
handler
handler forms
forms required
required byby the
the industry’s
industry’s Federal
Federal
Marketing
Marketing Order.
Order. Additional
Additional data,
data, including
including crop
crop
estimates
estimates andand farm
farm price,
price, are
are supplied
supplied by by the
the USDA
USDA
National
National Agricultural
Agricultural Statistics
Statistics Service,
Service, Pacifi
Pacificc Region
Region
Field
Field Offi
Office.
ce.
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IINTRODUCTION
NTRODUCTION
VISION
California almonds make life better by A YEAR IN REVIEW
what we grow and how we grow.
SETTING
SETTING RECORDS:
RECORDS: The
The 2020/21
2020/21 almond
almond crop
crop set
set records
records at
at every
every turn—
turn—
from
from the the number
number of of pounds
pounds harvested
harvested to to the
the staggering
staggering amount
amount of of product
product sent
sent
around
around the the world.
world. This
This past
past year
year the
the industry
industry produced
produced overover 33 billion
billion pounds
pounds for
for
MISSION the
the fifirst
rst time
time in
in its
its history
history topping
topping out
out at
at 3.107
3.107 billion
billion pounds,
pounds, anan astounding
astounding 21.8%
21.8%
Expand global consumption of increase
increase over over the
the previous
previous year
year and
and 37%
37% total
total increase
increase in
in the
the past
past two
two years.
years.
California almonds through leadership
in strategic market development, DROUGHT
DROUGHT IN
IN THE
THE WEST:
WEST: Meanwhile,
Meanwhile, widespread
widespread drought
drought across
across the
the
Western
Western U.S.
U.S. forced
forced farmers
farmers of of many
many commodities
commodities to to make
make tough
tough decisions
decisions to to
innovative research and accelerated leave
leave land
land fallow,
fallow, sell
sell off
off livestock
livestock oror push
push out
out their
their orchards
orchards years
years early.
early. Citing
Citing
adoption of industry best practices. the
the drought
drought andand reduced
reduced nut nut sizes,
sizes, the
the NASS
NASS Subjective
Subjective Estimate
Estimate in
in May
May ofof
3.2
3.2 billion
billion pounds
pounds waswas lowered
lowered to to 2.8
2.8 billion
billion in
in July’s
July’s Objective
Objective Report.
Report.
LIVING
LIVING IN
IN A
A VIRTUAL
VIRTUAL WORLD:
WORLD: When
When COVID
COVID restrictions
restrictions prohibited
prohibited large
large in-person
in-person
gatherings,
gatherings, The
The Almond
Almond Conference
Conference wentwent virtual
virtual for
for the
the fifirst
rst time,
time, creating
creating an
an online
online exhibit
exhibit
hall
hall and
and aa combination
combination of
of live
live and
and recorded
recorded educational
educational sessions,
sessions, including
including the
the annual
annual
State
State of
of the
the Industry
Industry address
address beamed
beamed “live”
“live” from
from thethe historic
historic State
State Theatre
Theatre in
in Modesto.
Modesto.
More
More than
than 3,000
3,000 people
people from
from 45 45 countries
countries tuned
tuned in.in.
THE SHOW MUST GO ON
OLYMPICS
OLYMPICS:: ABCABC partnered
partnered with
with Kerri
Kerri Walsh
Walsh Jennings,
Jennings, the
the winningest
winningest player
player in
in beach
beach volleyball,
volleyball,
with
with promotions
promotions airing
airing May
May through
through August 2021. Learn
August 2021. Learn more
more on
on page
page 22.
22.
NEW
NEW BEAUTY
BEAUTY ADSADS ININ INDIA:
INDIA: To
To educate
educate consumers
consumers in in India
India on
on health
health benefi
benefits,
ts, which
which are
are lesser
lesser known
known
in
in the
the market,
market, ABC
ABC launched
launched aa “beauty
“beauty from
from the
the inside
inside out”
out” program
program serving
serving up
up digital
digital video
video ads
ads onon Facebook,
Facebook,
Instagram
Instagram and YouTube. Learn
and YouTube. Learn more
more on
on page
page 26.
26.
INDUSTRY
INDUSTRY ROADSHOW:
ROADSHOW: With
With The
The Almond
Almond Conference
Conference going
going virtual
virtual in
in 2020,
2020, ABC
ABC worked
worked to
to bring
bring aa core
core
element
element of of the
the Conference—networking
Conference—networking and
and delivering
delivering new
new resources
resources for
for growers—to
growers—to the
the industry
industry this
this spring
spring
via
via aa series
series ofof outdoor meet-ups. Learn
outdoor meet-ups. Learn more
more on
on page
page 18.
18.
CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA POLLINATOR
POLLINATOR COALITION:
COALITION: In In April
April 2021,
2021, ABC
ABC joined
joined with
with Pollinator
Pollinator Partnership
Partnership and
and the
the
California
California Department
Department of of Food
Food and
and Agriculture
Agriculture to
to convene
convene farming
farming and
and conservation
conservation groups
groups into
into aa coalition
coalition
dedicated
dedicated toto providing
providing enhanced
enhanced habitat
habitat for pollinators. Learn
for pollinators. Learn more
more onon page
page 11.
11.
California’s
California’s almond
almond farmers
farmers
and
and ABC
ABC were
were awarded
awarded thethe
North
North American
American Pollinator
Pollinator
Protection
Protection Campaign’s
Campaign’s (NAPPC)
(NAPPC)
Business
Business for
for Bees
Bees Sustainability
Sustainability
Award,
Award, recognizing
recognizing standout
standout
organizations
organizations that
that go
go above
above and
and
beyond
beyond to to support
support pollinators.
pollinators.
The
The award
award hashas only
only been
been given
given
twice
twice in
in NAPPC’s
NAPPC’s 21-year
21-year history.
history.
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT IINTRODUCTION
NTRODUCTION
ABO UT O U R CO M M U N IT Y
FARMING ALMONDS PROCESSING ALMONDS
The California almond growing 101 almond handlers process California almonds.
community is driven by family farmers. Many of these operations are also family-owned.
California is home to 7,600 almond farms, and 90% of
those farms are family farms. Many of them are owned
and operated by third- and fourth-generation farmers
who live on their land and plan to pass it on to their DISTRIBUTION OF CROP BY HANDLER SIZE
90%
90% Family
Family Farms
Farms
children and grandchildren. CROP
CROP YEAR
YEAR 2020/21
2020/21
10%
10% Other
Other
NUMBER
NUMBER OF
OF HANDLERS
HANDLERS
50
50
Nearly 70% of California almond PERCENTAGE
PERCENTAGE OF
OF CROP
CROP HANDLED
HANDLED
farms are 100 acres or less. 34.7%
34.7%
33.2%
33.2%
Small or large, California’s almond farmers take a
long-term view of success based on respect for
17.9%
17.9%
the land and local communities. Regardless of size, 17
17
15
15
14%
14% 14
14
all almond farmers recognize that growth must be
matched by an unprecedented commitment to 55
environmental responsibility. 100M Pounds
Pounds
Chile 1%
Chile 1% Morocco
Tehama
Iran
ALMOND
ALMOND BOARD
BOARD OF
OF CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA //
// ANNUAL
ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT ALMON
ALMONDD BOARD
BOARD PROGRAM
PROGRAMSS
PROG R AM S + B U DG ET 2025 GOALS
The Almond Board of California’s programs are funded by an assessment placed on
Established in 2018, the Almond Orchard 2025 Goals are a tangible
every pound of almonds grown in California. Working with board-appointed committees,
example of the California almond community’s commitment to
subcommittees and workgroups, the Board of Directors approves the budget allocation continuous improvement. Built on a foundation of past successes,
for each program area. These areas are defined in the Program Budget Allocation the goals help focus our research and outreach priorities in key
chart below, and program updates can be found throughout the Almanac. areas—water, pest management, zero waste and dust—and provide
a roadmap leading toward the industry’s future. They also are a
PROGRAM BUDGET ALLOCATION way to proactively address questions from regulatory officials, food
CROP
CROP YEAR
YEAR 2020/21*
2020/21* manufacturers and the public about how almonds are grown.
Almond
Almond Quality
Quality ++
Food
Food Safety
Safety Services
Services Information
Information
Technology 1%
Technology 1%
THREE YEARS INTO THE JOURNEY, THERE ARE MANY
3%
3%
TANGIBLE SIGNS OF PROGRESS BEING MADE UP AND DOWN
Research
Research and
and Innovation,
Innovation,
Nutrition Research 4%
Nutrition Research 4%
Global
Global Technical
Technical and
Regulatory
and
Affairs 1%
Regulatory Affairs 1%
CALIFORNIA’S CENTRAL VALLEY. HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES.
Research
Research and
and
Innovation, SAIC 8%
Innovation, SAIC 8% FURTHER REDUCING THE WATER USED TO GROW ALMONDS
SIGN
SIGN OF OF PROGRESS:
PROGRESS: PRECISION
PRECISION IRRIGATION
IRRIGATION
Global
Global Farmers
Farmers useuse technology
technology to to make
make informed
informed estimates
estimates of
of how
how much
much water
water trees
trees need.
need.
Communications
Communications
8%
8% Global
Global Market
Market 93%
93% of of almond
almond farmers
farmers monitor
monitor their
their soil
soil moisture
moisture during
during the
the irrigation
irrigation season
season using
using
Development 63%
Development 63% aa wide
wide variety
variety of
of measurement
measurement tools,
tools, including
including high-tech
high-tech soil
soil moisture
moisture and
and plant
plant stress
stress
Administration
Administration
sensors,
sensors, to to maximize
maximize thethe effectiveness
effectiveness ofof every
every drop
drop by
by applying
applying irrigation
irrigation water
water at
at the
the
12%
12% right
right time
time and
and in
in the
the right
right amount.
amount.11
** Totals
Totals may
may not
not add
add precisely
precisely due
due to
to rounding.
rounding. ACHIEVING ZERO WASTE IN OUR ORCHARDS
SIGN
SIGN OF
OF PROGRESS:
PROGRESS: ASSESSING
ASSESSING MARKETMARKET POTENTIAL
POTENTIAL FOR FOR COPRODUCTS
COPRODUCTS
Working
Working toward
toward the
the goal
goal of
of optimal
optimal use,
use, ABC
ABC isis assessing
assessing the
the value
value proposition
proposition of
of new
new
product
product streams
streams for
for almond
almond hulls
hulls and
and shells.
shells. This
This represents
represents aa shift
shift from
from research
research
to
to market
market development,
development, taking
taking promising
promising ideas
ideas out
out of
of the
the lab
lab and
and into
into the
the real
real world.
world.
CO M M ITTEE STR U CTU R E
INCREASING ADOPTION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY PEST MANAGEMENT TOOLS
SIGN
SIGN OF OF PROGRESS:
PROGRESS: IDENTIFYING
IDENTIFYING BENEFICIAL
BENEFICIAL PESTS
PESTS
Organic
Organic Scientific
Scientific
Benefi
Beneficial
cial insects
insects are
are good
good bugs
bugs that
that eat
eat the
the bad
bad bugs
bugs that
that damage
damage almonds
almonds or or almond
almond
Advisory
Advisory Advisory
Advisory Board of
Board of Directors
Directors Finance
Finance Committee
Committee trees.
trees. By
By managing
managing the
the orchard
orchard ecosystem
ecosystem toto provide
provide aa welcoming
welcoming habitat
habitat for
for benefi
beneficials—
cials—
Panel
Panel Panel
Panel
sometimes
sometimes through
through planting
planting cover
cover crops
crops between
between the
the tree
tree rows—farmers
rows—farmers can
can reduce
reduce the
the
need
need for
for pesticides.
pesticides.
Nutrition
Nutrition
Strategic
Strategic Ag
Innovation
Ag
Innovation
Almond
Almond Quality,
Food
Quality,
Food Safety
Safety ++
Technical
Technical ++
Regulatory
Regulatory
Global
Global Global
Global Market
Market IMPROVING LOCAL AIR QUALITY DURING ALMOND HARVEST
Research
Research Communications
Communications Development
Development
Committee
Committee Services
Services Affairs
Affairs SIGN
SIGN OFOF PROGRESS:
PROGRESS: LOW-DUST
LOW-DUST EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT INCENTIVES
INCENTIVES
Committee
Committee Committee
Committee Committee
Committee
(SAIC)
(SAIC) Committee
Committee Committee
Committee
In
In recent
recent years,
years, equipment
equipment manufacturers
manufacturers have
have developed
developed new
new low-dust
low-dust harvesting
harvesting
equipment,
equipment, but
but buying
buying new
new equipment
equipment cancan be
be cost-prohibitive
cost-prohibitive for
for farmers,
farmers, especially
especially small
small
family
family operations.
operations. Partnering
Partnering with
with allied
allied organizations,
organizations, the
the Almond
Almond Board
Board helped
helped secure
secure
federal
federal and
and state
state incentives
incentives to
to help
help offset
offset these
these costs.
costs.
The
The Almond
Almond Leadership
Leadership Program
Program is
is a
a one-year
one-year leadership
leadership training
training program
program
that
that inspires
inspires and
and prepares
prepares almond
almond community
community members
members to to join
join a
a network
network of
of
leaders
leaders meeting
meeting the
the challenges
challenges of
of aa changing
changing industry.
industry. Program
Program requirements
requirements For
For more
more information
information on
on the
the Almond
Almond Orchard
Orchard 2025
2025 Goals,
Goals, visit
visit Almonds.com/Goals
Almonds.com/Goals
can
can be
be found
found at
at Almonds.com/AlmondLeadershipProgram
Almonds.com/AlmondLeadershipProgram
1.
1. California
California Almond
Almond Sustainability
Sustainability Program,
Program, November
November 2021.
2021.
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REPORT ALMON
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D BOARD
D BOARD
BOARD PROGRAM
BOARD PROGRAM
PROGRAMS
PROGRAM SS
S
M EAS U R I N G PROG R ES S I N N OVATI O N TH RO U G H R ES EARC H
Rooted in research and founded in fact, the Almond Board of California supports
the almond community by investing in independent scientific research.
Since 1973, ABC’s research-focused committees have guided the
investment of $102 million, working with leading universities and experts to
uncover the positive impacts of almonds on human health, improve
food safety and yields, and optimize farming practices.
Together these programs help California almond farmers and processors provide
almond lovers around the world with a safe, wholesome and sustainable product.
Strategic Ag Nutrition Almond Quality,
Innovation Research Food Safety +
Committee Committee Services Committee
GROWER SELF-ASSESSMENTS DOUBLE IN PAST YEAR
FOUNDED: 1973
FOUNDED: 1973 FOUNDED: 1995
FOUNDED: 1995 FOUNDED: 2001
FOUNDED: 2001
The
The California
California Almond
Almond Sustainability
Sustainability Program
Program (CASP)
(CASP) is
is a
a self-
self-
INVESTMENT
INVESTMENT TO
TO DATE:
DATE: INVESTMENT
INVESTMENT TO
TO DATE:
DATE: INVESTMENT
INVESTMENT TO
TO DATE:
DATE:
assessment
assessment tool
tool that
that helps
helps individual
individual growers
growers document
document practices
practices MODULES
MODULES $57.4M
$57.4M $33.3M
$33.3M $11M
$11M
across
across their
their operation.
operation. The
The past
past year
year has
has seen
seen a
a record
record number
number of of COMPLETED
COMPLETED
PROJECTS FUNDED: 469
PROJECTS FUNDED: 469 PROJECTS FUNDED: 125
PROJECTS FUNDED: 125 PROJECTS FUNDED: 124
PROJECTS FUNDED: 124
almond
almond growers
growers complete
complete all
all nine
nine self-assessment
self-assessment modules
modules inin the
the DOUBLED TO
29,279
For
For more
more about
about farming
farming For
For more
more about
about almonds’
almonds’ For
For more
more on
on almond
almond quality
quality
CASP. The
CASP. The number
number ofof modules
modules completed
completed moremore than
than doubled—from
doubled—from innovation
innovation and
and sustainability,
sustainability, impact
impact on
on human
human health,
health, and
and safety,
safety, see
see page
page 16.
16.
13,169
13,169 to
to 29,279.
29,279. This
This means
means over
over half
half of
of all
all modules
modules completed
completed see
see pages
pages 10-13.
10-13. see
see pages
pages 14-15.
14-15.
since
since the
the program
program was
was launched
launched in in 2009
2009 were
were completed
completed in in the
the
past
past assessment
assessment year.
year.
CASP SUPPLY CHAIN PROGRAM
PARTICIPATION INCREASES ORCHARDS
A
A major
major driver
driver of
of the
the grower
grower increase
increase is
is handler
handler ASSESSED
participation
participation in
in the
the CASP
CASP Supply
Supply Chain
Chain Program,
Program, which
which DOUBLED TO
allows
allows growers
and
growers to
and collectively,
to share
share their
collectively, with
their information,
with their
information, confidentially
their handler.
handler. This
confidentially
This allows
allows their
their 1,431
handler
handler to
to share
share that
that aggregate
aggregate information
information with
with their
their Acreage
Acreage
customers.
customers. The
The number
number of of orchards
orchards assessed
assessed under
under assessed grew
assessed grew
the
the Supply
Supply Chain
Chain Program
Program more
more than
than doubled
doubled in
in the
the from 71,508
from 71,508
past
past year,
year, from
from 608
608 to
to 1,431,
1,431, while
while acreage
acreage assessed
assessed to 150,358
to 150,358
acres.
acres.
under
under the
the program
program grewgrew from
from 71,508
71,508 to
to 150,358
150,358 acres.
acres.
CASP RECOGNIZED GLOBALLY
The
The CASP
CASP self-assessment
self-assessment tooltool is
is benchmarked
benchmarked against against
the
the global
global Sustainable
Sustainable Agriculture
Agriculture Initiative
Initiative (SAI)
(SAI) Farm
Farm 2020 ALMOND
2020 ALMOND
ORCHARDS
ORCHARDS
Sustainability
Sustainability Assessment
Assessment (FSA),
(FSA), aa recognized
recognized global
global
BENCHMARKED
BENCHMARKED
sustainability
sustainability platform.
platform. Benchmarking
Benchmarking to to SAI
SAI saves
saves time,
time, TO ONE
TO ONE OF
OF SAI’S
SAI’S
reduces
reduces redundancy
redundancy and and provides
provides credibility
credibility in
in the
the MEDAL LEVELS
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global
global marketplace.
marketplace. Of Of the
the 2020
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crop year
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that
benchmarked
benchmarked to to one
one of
of SAI’s
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medal levels,
levels, 7%
7% met
met the
the
requirements
requirements forfor Bronze,
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82% for
for Silver
Silver and
and 11%
11% forfor Gold.
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82% SILVER
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Bees and almonds: a partnership designed by nature. When almond trees
California’s almond farmers are committed to responsible stewardship bloom, bees get their first nutritious food source11 of the year as they pollinate our
of the land for the benefit of our families, communities and everyone orchards, consistently leaving stronger than when they arrive.22 While bees are only
who loves to eat almonds. We have supported that commitment with with us for two months of the year, we work to support their health all year long
nearly 50 years of investment in research to improve farming practices, because what’s healthy for bees supports healthy, high-yielding almond farms.
reducing environmental impacts and increasing profitability.
FARMER BEST PRACTICES
Developed
Developed in in collaboration
collaboration withwith partners
partners beyond
beyond our
our
A STRATEGIC APPROACH
industry
industry and
and widely
widely adopted
adopted byby almond
almond farmers,
farmers, ABC’s
ABC’s
ABC-funded
ABC-funded production
production and
and environmental
environmental research
research isis directed
directed by
by the
the industry,
industry, Honey
Honey Bee
Bee Best
Best Management
Management Practices
Practices serve
serve as
as a
a guide
guide
for
for the
the industry.
industry. Guiding
Guiding that
that investment
investment are
are three
three distinct
distinct workgroups—
workgroups—Production
Production for
for almonds
almonds andand other
other crops
crops for
for protecting
protecting bee
bee health
health
on-farm.
on-farm. Many
Many almond
almond farmers
farmers are
are taking
taking their
their bee-
bee-
Stewardship,
Stewardship, Pollination
Pollination and
and Biomas
Biomass—each
s—each composed
composed of of growers,
growers, processors
processors friendly
friendly practices
practices a a step
step further
further by
by planting
planting blooming
blooming cover
cover
and
and allied
allied industry
industry stakeholders.
stakeholders. Based
Based on on research
research priorities
priorities set
set by
by the
the Strategic
Strategic crops
crops and
and hedgerows,
hedgerows, guided
guided by ABC’s Cover
by ABC’s Cover Crop
Crop Best
Best
Ag
Ag Innovation
Innovation Committee
Committee (SAIC),
(SAIC), the
the workgroups
workgroups review
review research
research proposals,
proposals, Management
Management Practices,
Practices, adding
adding supplemental
supplemental nutrition
nutrition and
and
habitat
habitat on-farm
on-farm forfor all
all pollinators.
pollinators.
track
track progress
progress and
and set
set long-term
long-term research
research strategies.
strategies.
In
In partnership
partnership with
with ABC’s
ABC’s Research
Research and
and Innovation
Innovation staff,
staff, these
these groups
groups RESEARCH FOR BETTER BEE HEALTH
oversee
oversee research
research across
across seven
seven core
core topic
topic areas—each
areas—each integral
integral to
to ABC
ABC has
has led
led bee
bee health
health research
research efforts
efforts since
since 1995,
1995,
high-yield
high-yield almond
almond production
production and
and on-farm
on-farm sustainability.
sustainability. funding
funding 130
130 projects
projects so
so farmers
farmers can
can confidently
confidently provide
provide
safe
safe habitats
habitats for
for bees
bees before
before they
they move
move on
on to
to pollinate
pollinate
other
other crops.
crops. Looking
Looking beyond
beyond ourour orchards,
orchards, we’re
we’re also
also
working
working with
with experts
experts to
to collaboratively
collaboratively solve
solve the
the complex
complex
set
set of
of challenges
challenges bees
bees face:
face: varroa
varroa mites,
mites, other
other pests
pests and
and
diseases,
diseases, lack
lack of
of floral
floral resources,
resources, limited
limited genetic
genetic diversity
diversity
BEE
BEE HEALTH
HEALTH ++ POLLINATORS
POLLINATORS and
and pesticide
pesticide exposure.
exposure.
Supporting
Supporting pollinator
pollinator health
health year-
year-
PRECISION
PRECISION IRRIGATION
IRRIGATION
round
round and
and informing
informing bloom-specific
bloom-specific SUPPORTING BEEKEEPERS
Building
Building and
and vetting
vetting cutting-edge
cutting-edge
practices
practices for
for optimal
optimal yields.
yields.
tools
tools that
that improve
improve almond
almond irrigation
irrigation Almond
Almond farmers
farmers have
have been
been longtime
longtime allies
allies of
of beekeepers,
beekeepers,
for
for most
most efficient
efficient use
use of
of water
water partnering
partnering each
each year
year for
for pollination
pollination services
services and
and funding
funding
across
across all
all of
of California’s
California’s orchards.
orchards. BIOMASS
BIOMASS ++ COPRODUCTS
COPRODUCTS research
research via
via ABC.
ABC. Out
Out of
of that
that research
research isis a
a new
new non-
non-
Developing
Developing new,
new, value-added
value-added uses uses for
for chemical
chemical approach
approach for
for controlling
controlling varroa
varroa mites
mites that
that
SOIL
SOIL HEALTH
HEALTH ++ NUTRIENT
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT almond
almond hulls,
hulls, shells
shells and
and woody
woody biomass
biomass ABC
ABC is
is helping
helping to
to spread
spread the
the word
word about.
about. ByBy storing
storing their
their
Improving
Improving soil
soil quality
quality through
through and
and bringing
bringing them
them from
from the
the lab
lab to
to reality.
reality. hives
hives indoors
indoors at
at precise
precise temperatures,
temperatures, beekeepers
beekeepers can can
cover
cover crops
crops and
and organic
organic inputs
inputs break
break the
the pest’s
pest’s reproductive
reproductive cycle
cycle and
and spread,
spread, stopping
stopping
and
and increasing
increasing fertilizer
fertilizer precision
precision INTEGRATED
INTEGRATED PEST
PEST MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT infestations
infestations more
more effectively
effectively than
than traditional
traditional miticide
miticide
for
for improved
improved orchard
orchard health.
health. Considering
Considering pest
pest biology
biology to
to develop
develop treatments
treatments andand saving
saving beekeepers
beekeepers timetime and
and money.
money.
new
new approaches
approaches to
to control
control insects,
insects,
VARIETIES
VARIETIES ++ ROOTSTOCKS
ROOTSTOCKS disease,
disease, weeds
weeds and
and more.
more.
Developing
Developing and
and evaluating
evaluating almond
almond
rootstocks
rootstocks and
breeding
breeding for
and varieties
for key
varieties via
via traditional
key attributes
traditional
attributes like
like drought
drought
HARVEST
HARVEST
Re-envisioning
Re-envisioning almond
almond harvest
harvest to
to
Introducing the California Pollinator Coalition
tolerance
tolerance and
and pest
pest resistance.
resistance. reduce
reduce dust
dust and
and improve
improve efficiency.
efficiency. This
This spring
spring ABC
ABC led
led the
the development
development andand launch
launch of
of
the
the California
California Pollinator
Pollinator Coalition
Coalition with
with the
the California
California
Department
Department of of Food
Food and
and Agriculture
Agriculture and
and international
international
nonprofit
nonprofit Pollinator
Pollinator Partnership.
Partnership. Joined
Joined by
by 20+
20+
organizations
organizations representing
representing most
most of
of California’s
California’s
farmland,
farmland, the
the coalition
coalition is
is expanding
expanding pollinator
pollinator habitat
habitat
and
and finding
finding solutions
solutions to
to bee
bee health
health challenges.
challenges.
Almonds.com/ResearchDatabase
Find reports and updates from
all ABC-funded research.
1.
1. Ramesh
Ramesh Sagili.
Sagili. Department
Department ofof Horticulture,
Horticulture, Oregon
Oregon State University. 2.
State University. 2. Ellen
Ellen
Topitzhofer,
Topitzhofer, et
et al.
al. Assessment
Assessment of of Pollen
Pollen Diversity
Diversity Available
Available to
to Honey
Honey Bees
Bees inin Major
Major
Cropping
Cropping Systems
Systems During
During Pollination
Pollination in
in the
the Western
Western United
United States.
States. Journal
Journal ofof
1010
10 Economic
Economic Entomology.
Entomology. 2019.
2019. 11
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With
With its
its Mediterranean
Mediterranean climate,
climate, California
California is is one
one
of
of the
the five
five places
places on on earth
earth where
where almonds
almonds can can Almonds
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in a
a shell,
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protected by by aa hull,
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on
grow—a
grow—a key key reason
reason whywhy farmers
farmers areare committed
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these have
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as
to
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using water
water in in the
the most
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responsible wayway livestock
livestock bedding,
bedding, dairy
dairy feed
feed and
and electricity
electricity
possible.
possible. It’s
It’s also why 82%82% of of almond
almond orchards
orchards use use generation,
generation, butbut the
the almond
almond community
community is is
efficient
efficient microirrigation,
microirrigation, a 11
a driving
driving force
force behind
behind spurring
spurring innovation
innovation for
for higher
higher value
value and
and even
even
BY 2025, THE ALMOND the
the 33%
33% reduction
reduction in in the
the amount
amount of of water
water needed
needed more
more sustainable
sustainable uses.
uses. We’ve
We’ve funded
funded 92 92
COMMUNITY COMMITS TO BY 2025, THE ALMOND COMMUNITY
to
to grow
grow each
each pound
pound of of almond
almond between
between the the research
research projects
projects to
to date
date inin areas
areas like
like recycled
recycled
REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF 1990s
1990s andand 2010s.
2010s.22 But
But we
we know
know there
there is
is still
still more
more
COMMITS TO ACHIEVE ZERO WASTE plastics,
plastics, fuel
fuel and
and regenerative agriculture, and
WATER USED TO GROW A to
to be
be done,
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that’s why we’re doing it—rooted IN OUR ORCHARDS BY PUTTING are
are assessing
assessing the
the value
value proposition of possible
POUND OF ALMONDS BY in
in research
research that that drives
drives further
further water
water conservation
conservation EVERYTHING WE GROW TO new
new product
product streams
streams for
for almond
almond hulls
hulls and
and shells
shells
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in almonds
almonds and and across
across all
all of
of agriculture
agriculture with
with 239 239 OPTIMAL USE. through
through a a new
new market
market development
development approach.
approach.
AN ADDITIONAL 20%.
water
water research
research projects
projects funded
funded to to date.
date.
PRECISION IRRIGATION RESEARCH: HOW MUCH WHOLE ORCHARD RECYCLING
Today,
Today, farmers
farmers use use technology
technology toto make
make informed
informed At
At the
the end
end of of their
their productive
productive lives,
lives, whole
whole almond
almond
estimates
estimates ofof how
how much
much water
water their
their trees
trees need.
need. To
To move
move trees
trees are
are ground
ground up up and
and incorporated
incorporated back
back intointo
from
from estimates
estimates to to actuals,
actuals, farmer-funded
farmer-funded research
research is
is the
the soil,
soil, a
a climate-smart
climate-smart approach
approach that
that improves
improves
evaluating
evaluating existing
existing and
and developing
developing new
new remote
remote sensing
sensing TREES
TREES soil
soil health,
health, water
water efficiency
efficiency and
and yields
yields in
in subsequent
subsequent
technology
technology that
that can
can quantify
quantify how
how much
much water
water the
the trees
trees orchards.
orchards. In In 2020,
2020, half
half of
of the
the farms
farms assessed
assessed through
through
are
are using
using in
in real
real time.
time. Validating
Validating these
these will
will mean
mean quicker
quicker the
the California
California Almond
Almond Sustainability
Sustainability Program
Program that that
adoption
adoption on-farm
on-farm and and ensures
ensures the
the best
best technology
technology is is replanted
replanted their
their orchards
orchards used
used this
this practice,
practice, capturing
capturing
used
used by
by the
the private
private sector.
sector. and
and storing
storing 2.4
2.4 tons
tons of
of carbon
carbon perper acre,
acre,11 each
each acre
acre
recycled
recycled equivalent
equivalent toto living
living car-free
car-free for
for a a year.
year.22
PRECISION IRRIGATION RESEARCH: WHEN SUGAR EXTRACTION
Like
Like in
in the
the “how
“how much”
much” focus
focus area,
area, researchers
researchers are are Almond
Almond hulls
hulls contain
contain significant
significant amounts
amounts ofof
testing
testing different
different tree
tree sensors
sensors toto help
help farmers
farmers make
make extractable
extractable sugar
sugar and
and antioxidants
antioxidants that
that can
can
more
more precise
precise decisions
decisions onon when
when to to irrigate.
irrigate. These
These be
be used
used in
in many
many ways.
ways. Nutraceutical
Nutraceutical bars
bars and
and
sensors
sensors are
are like
like Fitbits
Fitbits for
for trees
trees and
and can
can tell
tell farmers
farmers HULLS
HULLS dietary
dietary supplements
supplements areare one
one promising
promising approach,
approach,
precisely
precisely when
when theythey need
need toto irrigate
irrigate toto avoid
avoid hurting
hurting leveraging
leveraging existing
existing consumer
consumer love
love of
of almonds
almonds to
to
crop
crop yields
yields and
and tree
tree health.
health. build
build buzz
buzz around
around new
new products.
products. Another
Another promising
promising
option
option is
is as
as a
a skincare
skincare or
or cosmetic
cosmetic ingredient.
ingredient.
PRECISION IRRIGATION RESEARCH: WHERE TORREFACTION
By
By combining
combining “how
“how much”
much” technology
technology withwith different
different Through
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torrefaction, burning
burning in in the
the absence
absence of of
types
types of
of spatial
spatial imagery,
imagery, researchers
researchers are are creating
creating and
and oxygen,
oxygen, almond
almond shells
shells can
can be be transformed
transformed into into
validating
validating tools
tools that
that assess
assess variability
variability within
within individual
individual many
many different
different things.
things. One
One option
option is is adding
adding themthem to
to
SHELLS
SHELLS
orchards,
orchards, accounting
accounting forfor things
things like
like crop
crop yields,
yields, soil,
soil, tree
tree post-consumer
post-consumer recycled
recycled plastics
plastics for
for strength,
strength, heat
heat
varieties
varieties and
and plant
plant health.
health. With
With this,
this, farmers
farmers and
and irrigation
irrigation stability
stability and
and color,
color, increasing
increasing our our ability
ability to
to recycle
recycle
companies
companies willwill be
be able
able to
to design
design irrigation
irrigation systems
systems thatthat existing
existing plastic.
plastic. Another
Another is is as
as aa replacement
replacement for for
can
can meet
meet hyper-local
hyper-local needs
needs and
and conserve
conserve water.
water. carbon
carbon black,
black, an
an important
important ingredient
ingredient in in tires
tires that
that
is
is traditionally
traditionally sourced
sourced from
from fossil
fossil fuel
fuel byproducts.
byproducts.
1.
1. California
California Almond
Almond Sustainability
Sustainability Program.
Program. Nov. 2021. 2.
Nov. 2021. 2. University
University of
of California,
California, 2010.
2010. Food
Food and
and Agriculture
Agriculture Organization
Organization of
of the
the United
United Nations,
Nations, 2012.
2012. 1.
1. Emad
Emad Jahanzad,
Jahanzad, et et al.
al. Orchard
Orchard recycling
recycling improves
improves climate
climate change
change adaptation
adaptation and
and mitigation
mitigation potential
potential of
of almond
almond production
production systems.
systems. PLoS
PLoS ONE.
ONE. March 2020. 2.
March 2020. 2. Seth
Seth
Almond
Almond Board
Board of
of California,
California, 1990-94,
1990-94, 2000-14.
2000-14. Wynes,
Wynes, et
et al.
al. The
The climate
climate mitigation
mitigation gap:
gap: education
education and
and government
government recommendations
recommendations miss
miss the
the most
most effective
effective individual
individual actions.
actions. Environmental
Environmental Research
Research Letters.
Letters. 2017.
2017.
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the rate
rate
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1 were
were first
first published
published in
in 2018.
2018. The
The study
study targeted
targeted college
college research
research findings
findings to
to consumers,
consumers, health
health professionals
professionals and
and food
food professionals.
professionals. With
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vulnerable to
to increased
increased risk
risk of
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cardiometabolic heightened
heightened public
public health
health concern
concern around
around diabetes
diabetes inin India,
India, ABC
ABC successfully
successfully promoted
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the transition
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nutritional independence.
independence.55 findings
findings of
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Dr. Madan’s
Madan’s most
most recent
recent study
study in
in adolescents
adolescents andand young
young adults
adults with
with prediabetes
prediabetes inin
Mumbai.
Mumbai. Study
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outreach was
was launched
launched via
via a
a virtual
virtual press
press conference
conference in
in early
early July,
July, and
and coverage
coverage
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This 8-week
8-week study
study of
of 73
73 college
college students
students at
at the
the University
University of
of California,
California, quickly
quickly multiplied
multiplied to
to make
make itit the
the first
first ABC-funded
ABC-funded study
study toto exceed
exceed 100
100 million
million impressions
impressions inin
Merced
Merced demonstrated
demonstrated that
that incorporating
incorporating almonds
almonds as as a
a daily
daily snack
snack India.
India. Study
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outreach took
took place
place inin other
other markets
markets around
around World
World Diabetes
Diabetes Month
Month (November)
(November)
(56.7g/~2oz)
(56.7g/~2oz) in
in the
the diets
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predominantly breakfast-skipping
breakfast-skipping students
students and
and World
World Diabetes
Diabetes Day
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(November 14th).
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led
led to
to lower
lower insulin
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smaller decline
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in good
good cholesterol
cholesterol
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as compared
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crackers instead.
instead.
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information onon diabetes
diabetes stats
stats across
across
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different age
age groups
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the NRC
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realized
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cohort of
of studies
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needed toto be
be funded
funded in
in that
that market.
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committee funded
funded three
three separate
separate studies,
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primarily on
on adolescents
adolescents and
and young
young adults.
adults.
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Results from
from that
that study,
study, published
published in in 2021,
2021, not
not only
only discovered
discovered
prediabetes
prediabetes inin subjects
subjects asas young
young as as 16
16 years
years old,
old, but
but also
also
demonstrated
demonstrated thatthat daily
daily almond
almond consumption
consumption (56g/2oz)
(56g/2oz) for
for 12
12 weeks
weeks
reduced
reduced HbA1c
HbA1c (a (a clinical
clinical marker
marker of of blood
blood sugar),
sugar), bad
bad cholesterol
cholesterol
levels
levels and
and total
total cholesterol
cholesterol levels.
levels.66 1.
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worldometers.info/world-population/us-population/ 2. 2. diabetesatlas.org/data/en/world/
diabetesatlas.org/data/en/world/ 3. 3. singlecare.com/blog/news/diabetes-statistics/
singlecare.com/blog/news/diabetes-statistics/
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4. healthline.com/health/diabetes/diabetes-in-india
healthline.com/health/diabetes/diabetes-in-india 5. 5. Dhillon
Dhillon et
et al.
al. Glucoregulatory
Glucoregulatory andand cardiometabolic
cardiometabolic profi
profiles
les of
of almond
almond vs.
vs. cracker
cracker snacking
snacking
for
for 88 weeks
weeks in
in young
young adults:
adults: aa randomized
randomized controlled
controlled trial.
trial. 2018;
2018; Nutrients,
Nutrients, 10, 960. 6.
10, 960. 6. Madan
Madan et et al.
al. Effect
Effect of
of almond
almond consumption
consumption on on metabolic
metabolic
risk
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factors—glucose metabolism,
metabolism, hyperinsulinemia,
hyperinsulinemia, selected
selected markers
markers of of infl
inflammation:
ammation: aa randomized
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young
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adults. 2021;
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There have been dramatic changes to the agricultural supply chain over the past year, forcing
producers and customers to make significant adjustments, something the Almond Board
SAFET Y + Q UALIT Y
of California is closely monitoring. Integrating Almond Board-funded research, relationships,
proactive engagement and technical expertise, ABC is working on the industry’s behalf to
ensure California almonds remain a leader in a rapidly changing global environment.
California almond growers and producers are committed to providing a high-quality, nutritious
and safe food to customers around the world. Rooted in research, our food safety and quality
FOCUS ON KEY ISSUES
programs continue to evolve and serve as the cornerstone for ensuring continued confidence in TRADE ENVIRONMENT & NEW ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES
California almonds. 70% of California almonds are exported, so a clear U.S. trade strategy is essential. ABC is monitoring
where industry initiatives align with broader policies that will impact almond shipments, including:
EVER-EVOLVING ALMOND FOOD SAFETY • A renewed trade strategy to expand • U.S. engagement in global initiatives
Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) are used by almond growers and enhance agricultural exports. to fight climate change with a big focus
to ensure mitigation of potential hazards. As new practices are • The review of existing trade agreements, on climate-smart agriculture and ag innovation.
explored, continued evaluation of impact to food safety remains focusing more on worker and environmental- • Stepped-up enforcement of existing
friendly provisions. trade agreements.
an essential component to ensuring the integrity of California
almonds. New practices under development, such as off-ground ABC is also monitoring the negotiation of new agreements to ensure U.S. negotiators are fully
harvesting, have been researched with efforts to identify and aware of market access issues confronting California almond exports, including:
address implications to the food safety system. Similarly, California
A trade agreement with the United Kingdom, which open further opportunities for almonds.
almond food safety programs and GAPs continue to be evaluated
Assessment of U.S.-China Phase One Agreement and continued retaliatory tariffs.
against current practices to ensure they are up to date.
WTO rules covering agricultural subsidies, sanitary/phytosanitary standards and technical barriers.
LEVERAGING DATA ALMOND EXPORT LOGISTICS DELAYS
Empty container exports, canceled booking/sailings and excessive carrier fees are rampant, and most experts
The Almond Board of California gathers data on the crop each expect this situation to continue well into 2022. Almond Board surveys provide a picture of what the industry has
year to monitor and address food safety issues as well as support been facing, including:
sensible regulatory limits and consistent analytical methodologies • 4- to 6-week delays in getting product to buyers overseas.
across markets. Samples taken across the growing region from • Warehouses filled up with rolled bookings that compete for space.
multiple varieties provide analytical data that helps almonds
• Double- and triple-digit increases in shipping costs, fees and rates.
meet global food safety standards. It also provides meaningful
data that ABC uses to ensure consistent data-backed standards
are applied by almond importers around the world.
U.S. ALMOND EXPORTS BY VALUE
JAN-DEC 2020 EU: Almonds #2 ag export ($1.6B)
behind soybeans ($1.9B).
INDIA: Almonds #1 ag export ($824M)
$1.6 B accounting for half of all U.S. ag
exports (47%).
CHINA + HK: Almonds #2 tree nut
export ($345M) and
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#13 ag export overall.
JAPAN: Almonds #10 export
The Almonds Essentials podcast, found on the Food Professional Tools page on Almonds.com, $824 M overall ($238M).
UAE: Almonds #1 ag export
highlights relevant research from ABC, exploring specific topic areas in a short format. Two ($194M) accounting for
21% of all U.S. ag exports.
episodes in particular, “Going Further with Food Safety” and “The Rhyme and Reason Behind
$345 M S. KOREA: Almonds #10 ag export
Roasting Science”, feature Guangwei Huang, Associate Director of Food Research & Technology, $238 M $194 M $182 M overall ($182M).
$100 M
and Tim Birmingham, Director of Quality Assurance and Industry Services, discussing how the MEXICO: Tree nuts are small sector
category export ($100M).
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Global
Global Communications
Communications serves
serves two
two primary
primary purposes.
purposes. The
The first
first is
is to
to keep
keep farmers
farmers
and
and processors
processors informed
informed of
of the
the latest research,
research, innovation,
innovation, consumer
consumer attitudes
attitudes and
and
behaviors,
behaviors, and
and global
global issues
issues impacting
impacting howhow we
we grow
grow almonds.
almonds. TheThe second
second isis to
to share
share 2
the
the story
story of
of how
how we
we grow
grow almonds—responsibly—with
almonds—responsibly—with consumers
consumers around
around the
the world.
world. SHARING OUR SUSTAINABILITY STORY
Consumers
Consumers all all over
over the
the world
world lovelove almonds
almonds for
for their
their nutrition
nutrition and
and versatility.
versatility.
TRANSFERRING KNOWLEDGE TO THE ALMOND COMMUNITY
1 A
A core
core element
element ofof the
the Global
Global Communications
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program is is transferring
transferring knowledge
knowledge from
from
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upon 20+
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years of
various health
of Almond
Almond Board-funded
health benefits
benefits of
Board-funded
of almonds.
almonds. However,
However,
Almond
Almond Board
Board of
of California-supported
California-supported research
research to
to farmers
farmers andand processors.
processors. The
The Almond
Almond consumers
consumers are are increasingly
increasingly interested
interested in
in learning
learning more
more about
about how
how their
their food
food
Board’s
Board’s Field
Field Outreach
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team, publications,
publications, webinars
webinars and
and The
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Almond Conference
Conference areare all
all is
is grown—and
grown—and who who grows
grows it.it. The
The Global
Global Communications
Communications team team is
is dedicated
dedicated
focused
focused on
on ensuring
ensuring farmers
farmers and
and processors
processors have
have the
the information
information they
they need
need toto make
make key
key to
to educating
educating the
the public
public about
about almonds’
almonds’ orchard-to-table
orchard-to-table story
story and
and sharing
sharing
decisions
decisions to
to improve
improve profitability
profitability and
and make
make continuous
continuous improvements
improvements to to their
their operations.
operations. the
the responsible
responsible practices
practices used
used to to grow
grow them.
them. Learn
Learn more
more onon page
page 20.
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Here
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are aa few
few highlights
highlights from
from 2021:
2021:
INDUSTRY ROADSHOW
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ABC Field
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loaded up
up the
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to produce
produce an
an
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Bakersfield, meeting
meeting with
with article
article and
and several
several short
short videos
videos highlighting
highlighting
growers
growers one-on-one.
one-on-one. The The team
team hand-delivered
hand-delivered more
more the
the almond
almond community’s
community’s responsible
responsible growing
growing
than
than 1,000
1,000 grower
grower packets
packets with
with the annual Almanac
the annual Almanac practices.
practices. Check
Check itit out
out at
at bit.ly/almondvox
bit.ly/almondvox
and
and new
new resources
resources including
including almond-specific
almond-specific Pest
Pest ID
ID
cards
cards and
and the
the irrigation
irrigation improvement
improvement continuum.
continuum.
TRAINING TUESDAYS
The
The Industry
Industry Outreach
Outreach team
team paired
paired up
up with
with the
the ABC
ABC
Research
Research andand Innovation
Innovation Department
Department to to deliver
deliver online
online
training
training sessions
sessions forfor growers
growers onon the
the first
first and
and third
third
Tuesdays
Tuesdays of of the
the month.
month. Training
Training Tuesdays
Tuesdays were were an
an
immediate
immediate success,
success, attracting
attracting more
more than
than 100
100 growers,
growers,
pest
pest control
control advisors
advisors andand other
other industry
industry members,
members,
per
per training,
training, to
to hear
hear the
the latest
latest research
research on on topics
topics
directly
directly related
related toto what
what was
was happening
happening in in the
the orchard
orchard
throughout
throughout thethe growing
growing season.
season.
NEW INDUSTRY RESOURCES
In
In 2021,
2021, working
working with
with the
the ABC
ABC Research
Research andand Innovation
Innovation
department,
department, TheThe Industry
Industry Outreach
Outreach team
team developed
developed
To
To keep
keep the
the almond
almond industry
industry up
up to
to date
date on
on ABC-funded
ABC-funded
and
and distributed
distributed new
new materials
materials toto aid
aid growers
growers in
in making
making programs
programs such
such asas global
global marketing
marketing andand technical
technical and
and
decisions
decisions in
in the
the orchard.
orchard. NewNew resources
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regulatory affairs,
affairs, ABC
ABC publishes
publishes online
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and hard-copy
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hard-copy
management
management practices
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cover crops
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and nitrogen
nitrogen newsletters.
newsletters. TheThe weekly digital and
and
management,
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guide to
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whole orchard
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bimonthly How WeWe Grow
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print newsletters
newsletters are
are aa great
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way toto stay
stay informed
informed onon what
what the
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Almond Board
Board isis doing
doing
recycling
recycling and
and how-to
how-to videos
videos covering
covering everything
everything from
from
to
to promote
promote almonds
almonds around
around the
the world.
world. Reach
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to
dust
dust reduction
reduction toto integrated
integrated pest
pest management.
management. inquiries@almondboard.com
inquiries@almondboard.com to to ensure
ensure you
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are on
on the
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