Almonds: traders in Spain seize the day

December 16, 2020 at 9:41 AM , Der AUDITOR
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MADRID/SACRAMENTO. The US shippped 465,786 mt of almonds in the first four months of the season, a...

… 21% rise over the same period last year. Shipments within the US have risen by 13% to 122,908 mt and overseas shipments by 25% to 342.878 mt. Exports remained strong in November with overseas shipments ranging 12% higher than last year at 88,671 mt, shipments within the US also climbed by 12% to 30,705 mt. Exports to Spain have, however, declined nominally by 1% to 9,247 mt (-1%), whereas shipments to Germany surged by 21% to 5,260 mt. December is expected to be another record month in terms of exports. 

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