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04/30/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/30/2026 13:20

PM-26-025: California Prune Counties – 2026 Crop Year Prune Reference Date and Average Dry Count per Pound

Date
April 30, 2026
To
All Approved Insurance Providers
All Risk Management Agency Field Offices
All Other Interested Parties
From
Richard H. Flournoy, Deputy Administrator /s/ Richard H. Flournoy
Subject
California Prune Counties - 2026 Crop Year Prune Reference Date and Average Dry Count per Pound

BACKGROUND:

This bulletin establishes the 2026 crop year Prune Reference Date. In addition, it provides Approved Insurance Providers with the average dry prune count per pound for calculating second-period immature prune appraisals.

Each year the Davis Regional Office (DRO) establishes the Prune Reference Date. This date occurs one to two weeks after prune pit tip hardening when 80 to 90 percent of the seed shows the presence of endosperm, a clear jelly-like substance at the bloom end of the seed.

The DRO also annually compiles prune industry data to determine the average dry prune count per pound for second-period immature appraisals. The appraised production to count for second-period immature appraisals uses the average dry prune count.

ACTION:

Effective for the 2026 crop year:

  1. The Prune Reference Date for all applicable California prune counties for the 2026 crop year is April 16; and
  2. The following tables shall be used to calculate second-period immature appraisals.
County Dry Prune Count
Butte 58
Colusa 60
Fresno 61
Glenn 58
Madera 61
Merced 57
Santa Clara 57
Solano 54
Sonoma 54
Sutter 56
Tehama 58
Tulare 62
Yolo 56
Yuba 57

For counties not included on this list that insure prunes by written agreement, contact the DRO for the applicable dry prune count per pound.

DISPOSAL DATE:
December 31, 2026.

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