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Almonds: dent in exports

January 25, 2023 at 10:25 AM, Der AUDITOR
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MADRID/SACRAMENTO. Although Spain’s almond exports received a boost in November, the dent in exports is still much higher than in California. Competition between Spain and California remains fierce with speculations on water supplies and exchange rates having top priority at present.

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Demand finally picked up and boosted Spain’s exports in November. Monthly exports ranged 7.81% higher than in October (Oct 14,486 mt/31.9 million pounds vs Nov 15,618 mt/34.4 million pounds). At 55,511 mt (122 million pounds) total exports for August-November 2022 now range a more moderate 7.8% lower than in the same period in 2021/2022. US shipments, by contrast, only declined by 1.9% between August and December 2022/2023 as opposed to the same period in 2021/2022. While shipments to most top ten destinations have declined, T

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