With the big talk throughout the winter, how almonds are going to be down in volume because of the pollination and the bee shortage, the almonds rebound from a large almond crop forecast. Apparently, the sky is not falling because there’s plenty of bees, and they did their job with a very mild winter and a beautiful spring, almonds are looking outstanding right now.
This year’s almond crop is expected to be a little bigger than last year. The US Department of Agriculture is estimating the crop’s harvest for 2025 will come in at 2.8 billion pounds, 3% above last year’s 2.73 billion pounds. Forecasted yield is 2,010 pounds per acre, up 30 pounds from 2024’s harvest. Last year’s crop estimate is what the industry expected after a solid water winter and generally good weather during the bloom.