Almond Prices: Current crop prices are in the range of $ 2.10 for Nonpareil, $ 1.85 for Carmel/Monterrey and $ 1.75 per pound for California’s. 2011 crop is priced roughly twenty to thirty cents cheaper with the larger spread on the California side.
so the $3 price is probably not producer price, rather some kind of premium whole sale price, like organic variety or some sort?