Sacramento Valley

Notable “parade of storms” continues over Eastern Pacific; heavy rainfall & some flooding across Northern California

The following excerpts on the drought situation in California come from a recent article by Daniel Swain from WeatherWest.com posted January 17, 2016. In my last… [Read More]

January 18th, 2016

Blue Diamond Almonds – January Market Update

  Bill Morecraft Senior Vice President Overview – There has been significant turbulence in the California almond industry and customer base since September. The December… [Read More]

January 13th, 2016

Substantial Northern California storms this week; El Niño-influenced pattern likely to emerge in December

by Daniel Swain @ Weatherwest.com  A dry autumn in California…as anticipated September, October, and November were pretty dry months across most of California. Rain did fall in… [Read More]

December 10th, 2015

Blue Diamond Almonds – Market Update

December 9, 2015 Bill Morecraft Senior Vice President Overview – Projections for the 2015 California almond crop shifted this week to a crop between 1.8… [Read More]

December 9th, 2015

Powerful El Nino likely to bring heavy precipitation—and possible flooding—to California over the next several months

The following excerpts on the drought situation in California come from a recent article by Daniel Swain from WeatherWest.com posted November 19, 2015. There continues to be… [Read More]

November 20th, 2015

Blue Diamond Growers Stands behind Trans-Pacific Partnership

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (November 10, 2015) –Blue Diamond Growers announces support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, an important achievement for not only the almond industry, but… [Read More]

November 11th, 2015