YIELDS at former Timbercorp almond groves are expected to fall this season.
Nutrient feed to the crops was interrupted when the managed investment scheme giant collapsed and the future of the crops was left uncertain.
Singapore company Olam bought the two groves, a totalling nearly 12,000ha, along with 88,000 megalitres of water, for just $298 million.
Olam's Australian New Zealand chief executive Richard Haire said yields were tracking as expected, given the hiccup.
"We're not going to hit a typical (year's yield) ... but we're comfortable with the way the orchards are looking," Mr Haire said.
Victorian Farmers Federation Sunraysia branch spokesman Bill McClumpha said the reduced yields would not be a "massive concern for Olam as they got it (dirt cheap) courtesy of the taxpayer".
