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Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.

The California 2008 almond crop is very strong and a record high yield per acre
and production is expected.

This year’s state’s almond production is forecast at a record 1.50 billion meat
pounds, up 3 percent from May's subjective forecast and 8 percent above last
year's crop. The forecast is based on 660 thousand bearing acres.

This year’s bloom arrived three weeks later than normal, but was nearly perfect.
It progressed quickly, lasting only 10 days as opposed to the average three weeks.
Overlapping bloom between varieties was outstanding, resulting in good cross-pollination,
and there was an adequate supply of bees to pollinate the crop.

Almond tree limbs in many locations are bowing under the weight of the heavy crop.

I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.