You don't need to be a member of the cooperativa to sell almonds. There are various places that will buy them off you. I heard there was somewhere in Vilalba but you will need to ask about to find out. I have no idea what the price is at the moment but it will be a matter of 40 cents absolute max per kilo and you might want to check what others are getting so you don't get ripped off. Some of the buyers want de-husked nuts ( in shell of course ) but it is very time consuming to de-husk them all by hand without the small machine that the locals use. Anyway, you have plenty of time to check it all out as your almonds won't be ripe until late summer! All the best!

I've seen small quantities successfully de-husked by chucking them in a cement mixer.  Bit slow but easier than by hand.

Now we know why they don't send donkeys to college.

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Do you know what these machines are called perchance? Or maybe where we could get one and what sort of prices they are?

When I move over I plan to get my crops in even if they don't make much. I'll use them as animal feed if nothing else just to save money.

On the subject of machinary, does anybody know of where to buy a cheap hammer mill for pulverising olives prior to pressing?

Thanks in advance. John.

I have one of these machines that I inherited with our house.  Its electric and quite effective, although I don't think it would pass many health and safety checks.  I need it about four days every year when I dehusk about a ton and a half of almonds.  When the almonds are ready and I'm not using it, I would be prepared to let people have use of it. For a small price of course (Bottle of wine or two) I live close to Tortosa.  Bill H