Almonds: global crop at previous season’s level
April 1, 2026 at 4:31 PM ,
Der AUDITOR
Larger crop in Turkey and Italy
As stated in the latest report from the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council, the global almond crop for 2025/2026 is expected to be at a similar level to the previous year. Total production is estimated at 1.628 million mt of shelled almonds, which would be just 0.4% higher than in the 2024/2025 season.
The US as the main producing country recorded a minimal increase of 0.7% to 1.201 million mt last year. In Spain, production remains at the previous year’s level of 105,000 mt, whilst the Australian almond crop actually declined by almost 5% to 155,697 mt. In contrast, smaller producing countries such as Turkey (+16.7% to 35,000 mt), Italy (+11.4% to 23,400 mt) and China (+19% to 20,000 mt) saw a noticeable increase in their output.
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Global almond crop, shelled, in mt |
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Country |
2024/25 |
2025/26 |
Diff. |
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USA |
1,192,700 |
1,201,300 |
0.7% |
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Australia |
163,148 |
155,697 |
-4.6% |
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Spain |
105,000 |
105,000 |
0.0% |
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Turkey |
30,000 |
35,000 |
16.7% |
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Italy |
21,000 |
23,400 |
11.4% |
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China |
16,800 |
20,000 |
19.0% |
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Morocco |
18,000 |
18,100 |
0.6% |
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Portugal |
27,300 |
16,300 |
-40.3% |
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Tunisia |
12,000 |
13,500 |
12.5% |
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Chile |
8,000 |
12,800 |
60.0% |
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Iran |
6,000 |
6,100 |
1.7% |
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Greece |
6,000 |
5,000 |
-16.7% |
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Others |
16,200 |
16,300 |
0.6% |
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Total |
1,622,148 |
1,628,497 |
0.4% |
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INC, March 2026 |
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France and Germany are the main buyers of Spanish almonds
Spain’s almond exports continue to decline this season. In January 2026, exports totalled 12,003 mt, which is 10.5% less than in January 2025. The main buyer was France (+0.4% to 2,921 mt), followed by Germany (-12.7% to 2,044 mt), Italy (-33% to 1,889 mt) and the Netherlands (+30.4% to 904 mt).
Calculated over the entire season, the export deficit still stands at -8.3%. Between August 2025 and January 2026, 80,066 mt of almonds were exported from Spain – of which 60,581 mt were kernels and 19,486 mt were processed products. In the same period last year, exports totalled 87,301 mt, with kernels accounting for 71,010 mt and processed almonds for 16,292 mt.
At 17,918 mt (-4.3% year-on-year), 22.4% of shipments went to France, a further 20.7% went to Germany, whilst exports to Italy accounted for around 18.3% of total exports.
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Almond exports, Spain, in mt |
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Destination |
2024/25 |
2025/26 |
Diff. |
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France |
18,729 |
17,918 |
-4.3% |
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Germany |
18,647 |
16,546 |
-11.3% |
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Italy |
17,975 |
14,633 |
-18.6% |
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Netherlands |
4,334 |
3,742 |
-13.7% |
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Portugal |
3,362 |
3,592 |
6.8% |
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Belgium |
2,087 |
2,546 |
22.0% |
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UK |
2,159 |
2,188 |
1.3% |
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Poland |
2,549 |
2,110 |
-17.2% |
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Greece |
1,675 |
1,910 |
14.0% |
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Egypt |
1,808 |
1,866 |
3.2% |
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Others |
13,976 |
13,015 |
-6.9% |
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Total |
87,301 |
80,066 |
-8.3% |
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Spanish Ministry of Industry and Tourism and AEOFRUSE, 01/08-31/01 |
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