The Australian almond industry actual intake for the 2025 season has been calculated at 155,697 tonnes (kernel weight equivalent), the Almond Board of Australia announced today.
This is slightly higher than the pre-harvest estimate of 155,531 tonnes issued in February, but almost 7500 tonnes below last year’s record intake of 163,148 tonnes and almost 10% down on the long-term crop forecast.
Sales for the 2025-26 selling season remain strong although the September figures were mixed with India well down on last year but China still growing by 4% season-to-date on last year.
The Indian decline is consistent with Californian almonds export figures for the month and would appear to have been caused by buyer uncertainty created by the Modi government announcing a September 22 change to the GST rate on almonds.
Overall, Australian sales are down 4.6% on the same seven-month period for 2024, with exports easing for the first time.
Combined shipments (export and domestic) for September were down 25% on the same month last year but at 17,761 tonnes were still the second highest volume sold on record for the month