Cracking Open New Markets for California Almonds

If you committed to eating healthier this new year, chances are you are not alone. New year resolutions focused on living a healthy lifestyle are some of the most common resolutions made throughout the world. Thankfully sticking to that new year resolution in 2024 just got easier for international consumers, thanks to increased exporting opportunities for U.S. almonds to Europe and Asia.

U.S. almonds are a nutrient-rich food, packed with protein, fiber, vitamin E, calcium, copper, magnesium and riboflavin. All commercially produced almonds in the United States are grown in California, which is home to more than 7,000 almond growers and processors.

The popular tree nut, considered a specialty crop in the agricultural industry, is the State’s leading agricultural export. In 2022, U.S. almond exports to the world totaled $4.5 billion. This tree nut is also heavily rooted in many family trees, as almond farming is a “family-driven” agricultural industry in California.

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