About this episode

Carson Pettit discusses his journey in the almond industry and current market dynamics.

Carson Pettit joined the Journey to share what led him back to California and into the almond industry, some of the current market dynamics in the global almond trade, how RPAC is staying on the cutting edge of grower engagement, his experiences with the California Ag Leadership program, and his hopes for the future. Pettit is the grower relations manager at RPAC growers and processors. This episode was recorded at The Almond Conference 2025 back in December, so his comments are all relative to what was happening at that point in time. “We really need clarity for everybody to feel better about being active in the market. And when there's not that clarity, it's just very hard for anybody to have any sense of a good idea of what's going to happen in the world.” - Carson Pettit In Today’s episode: Meet Carson Pettit, the grower relations manager at RPAC growers and processors Discover Pettit’s journey into the almond industry and what his role is as a grower relations manager Understand current market dynamics in the global almond trade and how that may impact producers Explore how RPAC is pursuing and expanding grower engagement Learn about his experiences with the California Ag…

People in this episode

Host: Tim Hammeri

Guest: Carson Pettit

Topics covered

• almond industry
• market dynamics
• grower engagement
• California Ag Leadership
• global trade

Keywords

• almond markets
• grower relations
• global almond trade
• market clarity
• RPAC growers

Sponsors

Almond Board of California

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RPAC, California Ag Leadership Program

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