Almond Season Index

2025/26 Demeter Almond Season Index Update - Week 20

Demeter Research Team
Feb 2, 2026

Movement in the DASI was muted as the remaining areas of California's almond growing footprint reached the sufficient threshold for winter chill accumulation for all almond varieties.

Accumulation was slower than average in the Sacramento Valley and the Northern San Joaquin Valley compared to the 10-year average.

# 10-year comparison

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