After wrapping up at the end of August, the 2025 Almond Crop Estimate Challenge, hosted by The Ag Center News, collected input from 185 responses from growers, PCAs, and ag professionals across California. Participants represented a wide range of regions, including the Central Valley, Sacramento Valley, and San Joaquin Valley, giving a broad snapshot of the state’s almond industry. Across all submissions, the lowest prediction was 2.2 billion pounds, and the highest was 3.0 b