date:Jan 05, 2013
China has emerged as, by far and away, the top market for Californian almonds.
China and Hong Kong imported 236 million pounds of California almonds in 2011-12, according to the Almond Board of California.
This represents a 100% increase over the past three years and leaves a large gap between China and second position Spain, which imported 157 million pounds over the same period.
In addition to these two markets, the top 10 included India (119 million pounds), Germany (117 million), United