The prune harvest came late this year and packers are just finished sorting and grading the fruit. So far the total tons processed and received by packers are 108,000 to 110,000 tons, leading industry experts to believe the total crop will end up between 125,000 to 130,000 tons. Overall, the [...]

California Almond Market Update Almond shipments in December were reported today at 157.2 million pounds, down slightly from shipments of 160.9 million pounds in December last year. The pace is slower than had been seen in the previous three months when shipments were strongly higher than the year before. Total [...]

California Prunes (Dried Plums) Harvest has ended and growers and packers are in the process of grading and sorting the fruit. Due to the late harvest, the size of the crop is still uncertain but most in the industry feel that it will be right around the original state estimate [...]

The 2011 prune harvest is coming to an end and there is some discrepancy between packers as to what the final tonnage will be. The general consensus is that the crop will be right around the original state estimate of 122K tons, although some packers estimate a larger crop of [...]

We are currently in the middle of the 2011 harvest. This year’s crop looks like it will come in near the official state estimate of 122K tons, rather than the higher level some industry members have been projecting. Moreover, there are indications that the off grade may be higher than [...]

We are in the last four to six weeks before harvest and the prunes have grown nicely over the last month. The crop looks to be about two weeks late this year. The USDA estimates the California prune crop to be 122,000 short tons, although it looks larger and we [...]

2011 California Dried Plum Crop Estimate Report from the California Dried Plum Board, June 2011 View as PDF Document The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced a 2011 California dried plum crop estimate of 122,000 short tons. This estimate would represent a 4% decrease from the 2010 California crop projected [...]

Prune Crop Report: The official California Dried Plum/Prune crop estimate from the California Agricultural Statistics Service is due in 30 days. This is done through a survey of prune growers and we will post the report as soon as it is released. The general feeling is that we’ll have a [...]

Watch the Prune (Dried Plum) Crop Report from April 10, 2011 Reporting from the California prune orchards, Stapleton’s field expert, Eric Heitman, provides an update on the 2011 prune crop. Eric explains that the prunes are just now breaking out of their jackets and that not every prune will stay [...]