Australian almond export sales appear to be on track to clear out most of the season’s inventory follow the release of the industry’s December sales data.
The Almond Board of Australia’s December Position Report is highlighted by strong export activity, especially into Vietnam, China, Spain and Turkiye. While volumes are down compared to last season’s record volume, this was to be expected given that the crop was down 5% on the previous year.
Overall volumes recorded after 10 months of the 2025-26 selling season were just below 146,000 tonnes and have far exceeded early crop expectations on the volume of saleable inventory available. January and February are traditionally two of the slower sales months due to much lower inventories being available, so it is expected that the final figure for the season will fall well short of last year’s record of just over 169,000 tonnes (but still the second biggest on record by a significant margin).
Harvest for the 2026 season has just started and demand at trade shows in the UAE and India last month confirmed ongoing strong demand for Australian almonds. The industry is expecting to throw its largest crop this season after posting a pre-harvest estimate of 166,891 tonnes.