California Almond Board to End Funding for USDA Crop Measurement Report
The Almond Board of California will no longer fund the USDA Objective Measurement Report. The board voted in December to halt support, stating that the report no longer delivers the accuracy the industry needs.
For decades, the July report has been used to estimate almond production in California, the top global producer. But the report struggles to keep up with changes in farming and climate, the California Almond Board stated. Larger crops, varied growing techniques, and weather differences between regions made it difficult to provide consistent statewide figures...
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