Australia's almond export growth continues to be strong, driven by record production this year, German media outlet Mundus-agri reported. Australia produced about 153,550 tons of shelled almond in the 2024/25 season (March to February), an increase of 40,000 tons from the previous season, the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council (INDFC) said in a report. However, market participants are concerned that the late September frost could negatively impact production for the upcoming 2025/26 season crop.

  Shipments of Australian almond hit another record in September, with a total of 24,685 tons (in almond kernels) of shelled and shelled almond sold to both domestic and foreign markets, up 90.1% compared to the same month last year. While domestic deliveries were down 13.8% to 2,063 tons, exports were up 113.5% to 22,622 t. China remained Australia's most important sales market for the season in September, with the country gradually shifting its satanic wood imports from the United States to Australia in recent months. China imported 11,167 tons from Australia in September, up 177.1% year-on-year. During this period, Australia exported 4,545 tons of almond to India, up 78.8% year-on-year, and 1,796 tons to Turkey and 831 tons to Germany, up 189.2% and 79.9% respectively. However, exports to Vietnam decreased by 15.2% to 1,346 tons, and exports to Spain fell to 192 tons, a sharp decrease of 38.7%.

  In total, some 111,812 tons (in terms of satanic kernels) of Australian almond have been shipped to domestic and international markets since the start of the 2024/25 season on 1 March. While Australia's domestic shipments were down 3.2% year-on-year to 14,617 tons, exports were up 33% to 97,195 tons. Exports to China and India accounted for 60% of total shipments and 70% of total exports, according to the Almond Board of Australia. Exports have continued to perform brightly this season, allowing processors and sellers to move more and more inventory faster than ever before. Sales of hulled almond increased to 58,711 tons from 32,385 tons in the same period last season, almost all of which went to China and India.

  The association released its September State of the Industry report, which showed that exports of Australian almond to China more than doubled year-on-year to 52,442 tons in the quarter. And exports to India, the UAE and Germany rose to 15,458 tons, 2,821 tons and 2,745 tons, up 9.3 percent, 107.9 percent and 23.1 percent, respectively. In contrast, exports to Turkey declined by 7% to 6,069 tons, and to Vietnam and Spain by 27.6% and 63.6% to 4,757 tons and 2,823 tons, respectively.