2013 California Almond Acreage Report

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1 2013 California Almond Acreage Report California Department of Food and Agriculture Cooperating with the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Pacific Regional Office Pacific Regional Office P.O. Box 1258 Sacramento, CA (916) (855) Fax Released: April 24, 2014 RESULTS California s 2013 almond acreage is estimated at 940,000 acres, up 1 percent from the 2012 acreage of 930,000. Of the total acreage for 2013, 840,000 acres were bearing and 100,000 acres were non-bearing. Preliminary bearing acreage for 2014 is estimated at 860,000 acres. Nonpareil continued to be the leading variety, followed by Butte, Monterey, Carmel and Padre. Kern, Fresno, Stanislaus, Merced and Madera were the leading counties. These five counties had 74 percent of the total bearing acreage. OBJECTIVES The Pacific Regional Office of the USDA s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts an annual acreage survey of California almond growers. The purpose of this survey is to provide annual almond acreage with information on new plantings and removals. It is a continuation of a long series of industry funded almond acreage surveys. This report consists of two parts: Estimated almond acreage -- bearing, non-bearing, and total. Detailed data by variety, year planted, and county -- as voluntarily reported by almond growers and maintained in the NASS data base. With perfect information, the estimated almond acreage and the detailed data would be the same. However, differences exist for the following reasons: A voluntary survey of approximately 6,000 almond growers is unlikely to ever attain 100 percent completeness. It is difficult for USDA, NASS to detect growers that are planting almonds for the first time. PROCEDURES The major source of the almond detailed data was a questionnaire mailed to all almond growers included on the NASS data base. The mailing was made in early November The questionnaire contained previously reported crop, variety, and acreage information preprinted. Producers were asked to update the information with new plantings, removals, and any other corrections; new growers were mailed a blank questionnaire. Growers were given six weeks to respond by mail. Telephone and field follow-up was then undertaken. Data collection ended in April To arrive at the estimated almond acreage, the NASS almond acreage data base was compared with pesticide application data maintained by County Agricultural Commissioners and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The USDA, NASS, Pacific Regional Office sincerely appreciates the many farm operators, owners, and management firms providing the information. A special thanks is due the Almond Board of California for funding. VIC TOLOMEO Pacific Region Director DAVE DEWALT - KELLY KRUG Pacific Region Deputy Directors LENA SCHWEDLER Statistician, Estimates Group Comments or questions should be directed to: USDA, NASS, Pacific Regional Office P.O. Box 1258, Sacramento, CA Phone (916) Fax (855) The detailed data reflects tree removals from over 10,000 acres (mostly older trees) during the past twelve months. Of this number, a significant amount of acreage was harvested in 2013 prior to being pushed out, and that acreage has already been removed from the detailed data.

2 County 1984 & Earlier 2013 ALMOND ACREAGE BY COUNTY, BY YEAR PLANTED a/ Amador Butte 4, ,046 1,847 2,803 1,580 1,809 1,162 Calaveras Colusa 1, ,634 1, ,408 2,141 1,677 Contra Costa Fresno 3, , ,028 2,980 4,626 4,035 5,947 4,651 6,090 Glenn 1, ,299 2,740 1, ,500 3,030 Kern 2, ,225 1,967 1, ,811 5,429 6,962 7,835 10,426 15,550 10,750 Kings , Lake Los Angeles Madera 5, ,173 1,465 1, ,439 2,811 2,674 3,137 3,754 3,097 1,569 Merced 12,125 1, ,100 1,708 2,047 2,475 2,116 2,187 1,738 4,335 4,622 4,161 5,904 4,998 3,724 Placer Riverside Sacramento San Benito San Joaquin 4, , ,148 1,144 1,523 1,808 1,212 1,776 1,627 San Luis Obisp Santa Clara Santa Cruz Shasta Solano Stanislaus 7,936 1, ,558 1,299 2,437 2,102 2,777 2,294 4,939 4,925 3,441 5,177 5,928 4,337 Sutter Tehama 1, Tulare ,138 Yolo 1, Yuba State Total 48,809 5,063 3,531 4,985 7,642 8,758 15,961 9,711 10,399 16,103 27,643 32,845 32,317 38,325 47,148 36,457 Page 2 of California Almond Acreage Report (April 24, 2014)

3 2013 ALMOND ACREAGE BY COUNTY, BY YEAR PLANTED (Continued) a/ County Acres Standing in 2013 b/ Non- Total Amador Butte 1, ,349 1,402 1, ,104 1, ,600 1,828 32,428 Calaveras Colusa 1,280 1, ,023 2,611 3,700 2,780 1, , , ,728 3,035 36,763 Contra Costa Fresno 4,959 4,174 3,452 4,431 7,523 11,956 11,556 5,197 3,935 3,092 3,413 4,148 2,992 1, ,474 8, ,167 Glenn 1,840 1, ,981 1,430 3,142 1,030 1,119 1, ,229 1,569 35,798 Kern 4,184 1,837 1,666 1,971 12,677 20,742 14,136 4,107 5,540 3,166 3,108 4,043 1,219 1, ,760 6, ,215 Kings , , ,637 Lake Los Angeles Madera 1,419 2,136 1,367 2,761 4,954 4,504 5,984 5,831 5,472 5,789 2,948 2,371 2,173 1,900 75,265 6,444 81,708 Merced 3,872 2,619 2,783 3,432 5,654 6,463 4,918 4,730 4,090 2,584 2,414 1,415 1,071 1,397 98,867 3, ,749 Placer Riverside Sacramento San Benito San Joaquin 1,687 1,221 1,075 1,192 1,572 1,860 1,388 1,549 1,627 1,089 1,017 1,577 1,351 1,144 34,016 4,071 38,087 San Luis Obisp Santa Clara Santa Cruz Shasta Solano , ,688 Stanislaus 3,356 2,834 4,171 2,402 4,825 9,411 5,103 3,469 5,431 3,729 3,389 3,151 2,688 2,218 99,668 8, ,726 Sutter , ,742 Tehama , ,021 Tulare ,085 3,273 2,499 1,378 1, , ,042 2,352 25,394 Yolo , ,778 1,448 10,226 Yuba State Total 26,196 20,642 18,354 21,340 46,597 66,981 56,138 30,518 31,470 26,879 23,623 22,287 15,665 11, ,434 49, ,490 b/ Shaded/bold area represents non-bearing year, California Almond Acreage Report (April 24, 2014) Page 3 of 8

4 Variety 1984 & Earlier ALMOND ACREAGE AS OF VARIETIES AND AGE GROUPS -- STATE SUMMARY ACREAGE PLANTED DURING YEARS SHOWN AND STANDING IN 2013 a/ Aldrich , Butte 1, ,768 1,509 1,245 2,288 4,115 6,387 6,153 7,501 8,598 5,497 Carmel 10,564 1,522 1,119 1,286 2,027 2,285 3,792 2,070 2,105 2,721 3,770 3,557 3,699 4,183 5,085 2,630 Carrions Drake Early Mission Fritz ,308 1,191 1,581 2,012 1,883 2,166 Harvey Hashem Jeffries Kapareil Le Grand Livingston Merced Mono Monterey 1, ,865 1,598 1,942 3,266 4,296 4,204 Morley N Ne Plus Ultra 1, Nonpareil 21,240 2,080 1,364 1,688 2,510 3,216 5,567 3,367 3,815 5,970 10,054 10,623 10,876 12,015 14,784 13,026 Norman Padre ,008 2,085 3,757 3,397 3,988 5,889 3,852 Peerless 1, Price Cluster 3, Ruby Sauret # Sauret # Savana Sonora ,475 1,737 1, ,550 1,670 Texas/Mission 3, , , Thompson Tokoyo Wood Colony Yosemite All Others State Total 48,809 5,063 3,531 4,985 7,642 8,758 15,961 9,711 10,399 16,103 27,643 32,845 32,317 38,325 47,148 36,457 Page 4 of California Almond Acreage Report (April 24, 2014)

5 ALMOND ACREAGE AS OF VARIETIES AND AGE GROUPS -- STATE SUMMARY ACREAGE PLANTED DURING YEARS SHOWN AND STANDING IN 2013 (Continued) a/ Variety Acres Standing in 2013 b/ Non- Total Aldrich ,719 2,218 1, ,140 1,177 1, ,750 2,564 20,314 Butte 3,969 2,023 1,216 1,360 3,735 7,978 7,946 4,475 3,860 1, ,310 1,053 88,363 Carmel 3,097 3,074 2,530 2,957 4,704 3,951 2,938 1,809 1,467 1,798 1,416 1, ,158 2,452 84,610 Carrions Drake Early Mission Fritz 1,135 1, ,506 3,350 4,848 3,740 2,504 1,578 1,225 1, ,142 1,507 38,649 Harvey Hashem Jeffries Kapareil Le Grand Livingston , ,424 Merced Mono , ,541 Monterey 2,114 2,234 1,601 2,747 7,637 11,692 9,563 4,900 5,772 5,641 3,857 4,152 2,615 1,706 79,278 8,473 87,750 Morley N Ne Plus Ultra , ,686 Nonpareil 8,843 8,520 8,209 9,460 20,254 24,969 19,291 9,246 11,500 11,423 10,942 10,174 7,173 4, ,853 21, ,766 Norman Padre 2,531 1, ,126 6,499 6,867 4,030 2,966 1, , ,612 Peerless , ,933 Price Cluster , ,599 Ruby , ,714 Sauret # Sauret # Savana Sonora , ,210 Texas/Mission , ,325 Thompson Tokoyo Wood Colony ,088 1, ,444 1, ,179 3,326 15,505 Yosemite All Others , ,210 1,548 2,182 1,774 1,152 1,347 1,735 2,051 1,526 1,648 16,387 5,224 21,611 State Total 26,196 20,642 18,354 21,340 46,597 66,981 56,138 30,518 31,470 26,879 23,623 22,287 15,665 11, ,434 49, ,490 b/ Shaded/bold area represents non-bearing year, California Almond Acreage Report (April 24, 2014) Page 5 of 8

6 County 1984 & Earlier 2013 NONPAREIL VARIETY ACREAGE SUMMARY BY YEAR PLANTED a/ Amador Butte 1, , Calaveras Colusa Contra Costa Fresno 1, , ,158 1, ,894 1,743 2,265 Glenn ,066 1, ,319 1,250 Kern ,771 1,854 2,036 2,981 3,570 4,952 4,319 Kings Los Angeles Madera 2, , Merced 5, ,509 1,382 1,040 1,592 1,445 1,190 Placer Riverside Sacramento San Joaquin 2, San Luis Obispo Santa Clara Solano Stanislaus 3, , ,965 1,658 1,184 1,390 1,680 1,441 Sutter Tehama Tulare Yolo Yuba State Total 21,240 2,080 1,364 1,688 2,510 3,216 5,567 3,367 3,815 5,970 10,054 10,623 10,876 12,015 14,784 13,026 Page 6 of California Almond Acreage Report (April 24, 2014)

7 2013 NONPAREIL VARIETY ACREAGE SUMMARY BY YEAR PLANTED (Continued) a/ County Acres Standing in 2013 b/ Non- Total Amador Butte , ,549 Calaveras Colusa ,128 1,583 1, ,395 1,547 14,942 Contra Costa Fresno 1,670 1,627 1,472 1,961 3,271 4,620 3,674 1,420 1,181 1,232 1,603 1,961 1, ,858 3,929 42,788 Glenn , , , ,961 Kern 1, ,775 7,646 5, ,712 1,231 1,371 1, ,086 2,862 55,948 Kings , ,125 Los Angeles Madera ,316 1,987 1,605 1,807 1,715 2,384 2,724 1, ,557 2,777 30,334 Merced 1,232 1,046 1,224 1,192 2,395 1,991 1,318 1,584 1,510 1,001 1, ,182 1,627 35,809 Placer Riverside Sacramento San Joaquin ,310 1,598 14,908 San Luis Obispo Santa Clara Solano ,104 Stanislaus 1,161 1,208 1,952 1,030 1,824 3,489 1,468 1,062 1,988 1,365 1,564 1,404 1, ,160 3,461 39,622 Sutter , ,248 Tehama , ,461 Tulare , , ,919 1,041 9,960 Yolo , ,959 Yuba State Total 8,843 8,520 8,209 9,460 20,254 24,969 19,291 9,246 11,500 11,423 10,942 10,174 7,173 4, ,853 21, ,766 b/ Shaded/bold area represents non-bearing year, California Almond Acreage Report (April 24, 2014) Page 7 of 8

8 Year California Almond Acreage, Production and Value, Non- Yield Per Acre Production Price Per Pound Value of Production Acres Pounds Million Pounds Dollars 1,000 Dollars ,000 65, , ,000 72,400 1, ,018, ,000 63,000 1, ,160, , ,000 1, , , ,000 1, , , ,000 1, , ,000 75,000 1, , ,000 65,000 2,000 1, ,200, ,000 60,000 1,890 1, ,600, ,000 70,000 1,760 1, ,189, , ,000 1, ,525, , ,000 1,840 1, ,258, , ,000 2,170 1, ,401, , ,000 2,300 1, ,343, ,000 90,000 1,880 1, ,293, ,000 85,000 2,130 1, ,903, ,000 75,000 2,540 2, ,007, , ,000 2,300 1, ,816, a/ 840, ,000 2,380 2, b/ 860, a/ For 2013, production is based on the Almond Board of California receipts from handlers. Price and value of production for 2013 will be available in the Annual Noncitrus Fruits & Nuts publication, released on July 17, b/ Preliminary estimate of bearing acres. The subjective production forecast for 2014 will be released on May 1, SOURCE: USDA/NASS, Pacific Regional Office Page 8 of California Almond Acreage Report (April 24, 2014)