05 May 2014 --- The subjective forecast for the 2014 California almond production is 1.95 billion pounds. This is 2.5 per cent below last year's production record of 2.00 billion pounds, according to an estimate issued by the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Yield is expected to average 2,270 pounds per acre, down 4.6 percent from the 2013 yield of 2,380 pounds per acre.