On February 2, 2023, at the invitation of the Almond Board of California, the two sides held a video conference on the publicity, promotion and sales of California Almond in China. Chen Qi, Executive President of the Association, Weng Yangyang, Executive Vice President of the Association, Richard, President of the Almond Board of California, An Juli, Vice President of the Association and other representatives of the two associations attended the meeting.

This meeting was first introduced by the Almond Board of California

1、 Planting and yield of California Padan in 2022;

2、 Ms. Zhang Huixian, China's marketing consultant, shared the marketing activities to promote the health function of almond in China's target cities;

3、 Mr. Keyes, a trade policy expert, shared the situation of California almond export to China;

4、 Mr. Huang Guangwei, the chief engineer, expressed concern about the revision of the nut standards such as almond, and put forward some suggestions for revision.

Weng Yangyang, Executive Vice President of the Association, introduced:

1、 China's import and domestic processing of California almond in 2022;

2、 The reasons for the downward trend of California almonds in the Chinese market in 2022 are analyzed: 1. The impact of the Sino-US trade war; 2. COVID-19's impact on the global economy; 3. The increase of nut varieties diverted the sales volume of the almond market.

3、 Despite the above reasons, the sales of almonds in the Chinese market continued to decline, but the sales of almonds rose in January 2023, but they had not recovered to the same level in 2019, so the Chinese nut market has huge space.

Through exchanges, the two associations are full of confidence in the nut industry and the Chinese market. The California almond Association said it would continue to increase its cultivation and investment in the Chinese market. I believe that with the joint efforts of both parties, the future of the nut industry will be better!

Through the exchange, the two sides of the meeting were full of confidence in the nut industry and the Chinese market. The California almond Association said it would continue to increase its cultivation and investment in the Chinese market. I believe that with the joint efforts of both parties, the future of the nut industry will be better!

President Weng also shared the three main tasks of the Association in 2023, focusing on the 16th China Nuts and Roasted Seeds, Dried Fruit Food Exhibition held in Hefei in April, and introduced the innovation this exhibition  points. It is expected that the number of foreign counterparts attending the exhibition this year will exceed that of previous years, so we welcome the delegation of American counterparts to participate in this year's industry event.

President Richard accepted the invitation and said that he expected to come to China in April to learn and exchange with Chinese counterparts and strengthen cooperation, and said that he would continue to increase investment in the Chinese market.

The meeting was a complete success, with a pleasant and friendly atmosphere between the two sides.