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title: July Almond Shipments Put US Ending Stocks at Second Largest on Record
description: "The July position report, released on 11th August by the Almond Board of California, showed July shipments totalled 187 million pounds, up 10% y-o-y and the second-highest July shipment figure on record.

This figure was in line with industry expectations, with market participants surveyed by Mintec prior to the release estimating a range of 170-200 million pounds, with most market participants returning figures of 175-190 million pounds."
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# July Almond Shipments Put US Ending Stocks at Second Largest on Record

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 August 18, 2023

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The July position report, released on 11th August by the Almond Board of California, showed July shipments totalled 187 million pounds, up 10% y-o-y and the second-highest July shipment figure on record.

This figure was in line with industry expectations, with market participants surveyed by Mintec prior to the release estimating a range of 170-200 million pounds, with most market participants returning figures of 175-190 million pounds.

“The release had already been priced into the market; despite the good shipment figure, it hasn’t been enough to put a major dent in ending stocks, so nothing much has changed,” a European broker stated.

![July almond shipments 2023](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/July%20almond%20shipments%202023.jpg?width=1162&height=648&name=July%20almond%20shipments%202023.jpg)

The shipment figure placed 2022/23 ending stocks at 792 million pounds, a drawdown of only 45 million pounds from the start of the season. Combined with a USDA Objective Almond Measurement of 2.60 billion pounds, this would place the total supply for the 2023/24 season at over 3 billion pounds and in line with the total supply in 2022/23.

“This is the fourth season with supply over 3 billion pounds and is going to be another year of losses. I don’t know how much longer we can keep losing money like this. I think a lot of people will be going out of business this year unless production comes in well below the USDA estimate,” a US handler said to Mintec.

![July 2023 production scenarios](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/July%202023%20production%20scenarios.jpg?width=1184&height=654&name=July%202023%20production%20scenarios.jpg)

Sales for the 2023/24 season clocked in at 205 million pounds, the lowest on record since the almond board began reporting these figures. The low figure failed to surprise , with market participants reporting they were focused on clearing old crop from stores and noted a general lack of buying interest over the summer period.

![July 2023 new season sales](https://www.mintecglobal.com/hs-fs/hubfs/July%202023%20new%20season%20sales.jpg?width=1212&height=660&name=July%202023%20new%20season%20sales.jpg)

To stay up to date on developments in the almond markets, subscribe to the Mintec Weekly Almond Report by emailing [Nuts@Mintecglobal.com](mailto:Nuts@Mintecglobal.com). The report, which is released each Thursday, provides in-depth information on pricing and market dynamics.

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