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May 13, 2020 at 11:33 AM , Der AUDITOR
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SACRAMENTO. While US almond shipments declined in April, the production estimates for 2020 differ widely.

Up to 17% more US almonds expected

Production estimates currently vary between 1.23 million metric tonnes (NASS) and 1.34 million metric tonnes (TNT) depending on source. In any case, there is a general agreement that production is to set a new record. This year's production is expected to rise by 7%-17%, over last year (2019/2020: 1.15 million mt). Given that this year's carry-overs should range higher than last year, supplies should be abundant in 2020/2021. Traders have already gone down in price for the new crop.

US almonds, year-on-year comparison, in mt

Value

2019/20

2018/19

Diff.

Export volume

577,231

549,275

5%

Domestic consumption

267,822

251,739

6%

Total shipments

845,053

801,014

5%

Production

1,149,385

1,027,644

12%

Total supplies

1,270,785

1,169,936

9%

Remaining stocks until end of season

199,500

172,438

16%

ABCm, since the start of the season

April exports down

The US has shipped a total of 845,053 metric tonnes of shelled and unshelled almonds since the start of the season. Shipments within the US (+6% to 267,822 mt) and overseas (+5% to 267,822 mt) have risen over last year. April has, however, set a different trend. While domestic shipments increased by around 15% to 35,243 metric tonnes, overseas shipment ranged around 5% lower at 46,946 metric tonnes. Shipments to important export destinations such as Spain (-30% to 5,935 mt), India (-52% to 2,978 mt) and Italy (-12% to 2,465 mt) and Turkey (-51% to 710 mt) have declined sharply as compared with April 2019. By contrats, shipments to Germany have risen by 52% to 7,020 metric tonnes.

US almond shipments

Destination

2019/20

2018/19

Diff.

USA

267,822

251.739

6%

North/South America

38,839

34,261

13%

Asia/Oceania

207,692

227,677

-9%

Europe

229,674

211,617

9%

Africa/Middle East

101,025

75,721

33%

Total

845,053

801,014

5%

ABC, since the start of the season

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