Turlock, Ca- The United States Drug Administration and National Agricultural Statistics Service have predicted that the California almond crop is expected to reach 2 billion pounds this year, according to the Turlock Journal.
Owner of Stine Family Farms, Philip Stine, attributes the high yield to favorable weather conditions.
"The weather was the main thing," said Stine. "We had good pollination, the bees flew and it was a long blossom."
This year’s estimated yield would fall short only to 2011’s 2.03 billion pound crop and is 6% higher than 2012’s output, which was right around 1.89 billion pounds.
Estimated yield per acre rose three percent from last year to 2,470 pounds.According to the Almond Board of California, almonds are the state's largest agricultural export, with California alone producing 80 percent of the world's supply.
Over 810,000 acres of California land are reported to be dedicated to almond production.
Stay tuned to AndNowUKnow for updates on the crop.
