Bill Morecraft
Senior Vice President
The January 2018 ABC Position Report published today shows industry shipments at 193.5 million lbs, up 17% over last January. Strong global consumption continues to be the story throughout all product categories with overall demand up over 10% year-to-date.
YTD shipments and commitments total 1,883.8 million lbs putting the industry at ~70% sold. With shipments and commitments running ahead of last year, both in total lbs and as a share of supply, global consumption of almonds continues to grow consistently with the increase in California almond supply….[Read the Full Report on Global Ingredients Site]