Industry Economics
The University of California Agricultural Issues Center (AIC) published a report in 2020 on the 2017/2018 economic impacts of the California almond industry, noting that the almond industry supports the economic well-being of California. The report notes that almonds contribute:
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110,000 jobs to California employment opportunity, 102,500 of which are in the Central Valley
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$19.6 billion of industry output to California economic activity, including purchases from supporting industries
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$9.2 billion of value added to the California Gross State Product
The Economic Impacts of the California Almond Industry
Sample Costs to Establish an Orchard and Produce Almonds with Double-line Drip Irrigation (San Joaquin Valley South)
Establish an Orchard and Produce Almonds with Micro-Sprinkler Irrigation (Sacramento Valley)
Economics of Orchard Establishment and Almond Production
Sample Costs to Establish an Orchard and Produce Almonds - Northern San Joaquin Valley - Organic
Sample Costs to Establish an Orchard and Produce Almonds - Northern San Joaquin Valley - Conventional
Sample Costs to Establish an Orchard and Produce Almonds - Sacramento Valley - Conventional