USDA/NASS 2009 California Almond Acreage Report

For brevity, here are the survey results provided by the USDA/NASS:

"California’s 2009 almond acreage is estimated at 810,000 acres, up 2 percent from the 2008 acreage of 795,000. Of the total acreage for 2009, 720,000 acres were bearing and 90,000 acres were non-bearing. Preliminary bearing acreage for 2010 is estimated at 740,000 acres.

Nonpareil continued to be the leading variety, followed by Carmel and Butte. Monterey, Wood Colony and Aldrich varieties showed significant acreage increases. Kern, Merced, Stanislaus, and Fresno were the leading counties. These four counties had 64 percent of the total acreage, unchanged from the previous year."

Link for further results/information can be found here.