«The harvest season of almonds is moving towards the final stage. This year we are seeing a good product quality, with a selling price that is finally sustainable for producers. And even if the quantities harvested were lower than in previous years, we are laying the foundations for the restart of the sector". This is what was said Giorgio Cappello, president of the Avola Almond Protection Consortium, which provides an initial assessment of the almond harvest season, analyzing both the positive and the less positive aspects. Among the latter is undoubtedly the issue of quantity: a drop in production due to various climatic factors.

"The conditions were good," Cappello explains, "from the rainfall to the favorable conditions during the flowering and fruit set periods. Production, however, was not like that of previous years. On the other hand, however, we are witnessing a renewed interest of consumers towards the Avola AlmondThis is also thanks to the marketing actions that the Consortium has been implementing for a few months thanks to the director Francesco MidoloThanks to many other factors, Avola almonds have now reached a selling price that, at least for this year, falls within the right parameters for the costs sustained by producers, thus leaving room for future investments.

2025 could be a “year zero” for the Avola Almond. A year to start again, but we need thehelp from everyoneThe president of the Consortium is convinced of this.

«It is necessary – continues Cappello – a medium and long-term planning, to be studied by involving all stakeholders in the supply chain: producers, processors, traders, and institutions. The objectives must be greater quantity and better quality of the product, and fair compensation for producers. If we emerge from this production "crisis" united by working as a team, we will be able to safeguard the almond and its entire supply chain.

The Consortium has been working for a few months on drafting a supply chain agreement that provides for a constant selling price to the almond producer for a specific period of time, so as to give certainty to the producers and allow them to plan investments.

Attached is a photo of Giorgio Cappello, president of the Avola Almond Protection Consortium.