2018 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

California

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: May/22/2019

Farms Operations^†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation	350
Farm Operations - Number of Operations	69,400
Farm Operations - Acres Operated	24,300,000

Livestock Inventory ^†

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	650,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	1,730,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	5,150,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	535,000
Goats, Angora - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	3,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	90,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	42,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	550,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2018 )	101,000
Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head	11,000,000

Milk Production ^†

Milk, Skim, Unsweetened, Condensed, Bulk - Production, Measured in Plants	10
Milk, Dry, Nonfat, Human - Production, Measured in Plants	12
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head	23,306
Milk, Skim, Unsweetened, Condensed, Bulk - Production, Measured in Lb	289,208,000
Milk, Dry, Nonfat, Human - Production, Measured in Lb	587,059,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb	40,413,000,000

Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production ^†
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars

Commodity	Planted All Purpose Acres	Harvested Acres	Yield	Production	Price per Unit	Value of Production in Dollars
STRAWBERRIES
STRAWBERRIES	35,900	35,800	720 CWT / ACRE	25,776,000 CWT	90.9 $ / CWT	2,340,315,000
STRAWBERRIES, FRESH MARKET					104 $ / CWT	2,109,713,000
STRAWBERRIES, PROCESSING					730 $ / TON	230,602,000
STRAWBERRIES, UTILIZED				25,750,200 CWT
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE		1,180,000	5.98 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	7,053,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		1,292,646,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		510,000	4.96 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	2,530,000 TONS, DRY BASIS
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	95,000	670,000	6.75 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	4,523,000 TONS, DRY BASIS
TOMATOES
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN	266,000	260,600	980 CWT / ACRE	255,388,000 CWT		1,197,642,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, PROCESSING						970,449,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, FRESH MARKET						227,193,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, UTILIZED				253,855,700 CWT
TOMATOES, PROCESSING					79 $ / TON
TOMATOES, FRESH MARKET					27.8 $ / CWT
TOMATOES					4.72 $ / CWT
ORANGES
ORANGES		147,000	309 BOXES / ACRE		24.7 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	1,121,566,000
ORANGES, UTILIZED				1,816,000 TONS
ORANGES, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
ORANGES, PROCESSING					(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
HAY
HAY		980,000	5.8 TONS / ACRE	5,682,000 TONS	191 $ / TON	1,076,226,000
HAY, ALFALFA		620,000	6.9 TONS / ACRE	4,278,000 TONS	203 $ / TON	868,434,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)		360,000	3.9 TONS / ACRE	1,404,000 TONS	148 $ / TON	207,792,000
LETTUCE
LETTUCE, HEAD	82,000	81,700	350 CWT / ACRE	28,595,000 CWT	26.8 $ / CWT	766,346,000
LETTUCE, HEAD, FRESH MARKET					26.8 $ / CWT	766,346,000
LETTUCE, ROMAINE, FRESH MARKET					28.2 $ / CWT	568,298,000
LETTUCE, ROMAINE	74,500	72,700	280 CWT / ACRE	20,356,000 CWT	28.2 $ / CWT	568,298,000
LETTUCE, LEAF	60,000	59,500	150 CWT / ACRE	8,925,000 CWT	53.8 $ / CWT	480,165,000
LETTUCE, LEAF, FRESH MARKET					53.8 $ / CWT	480,165,000
LETTUCE, ROMAINE, UTILIZED				20,152,400 CWT
LETTUCE, LEAF, UTILIZED				8,925,000 CWT
LETTUCE, HEAD, UTILIZED				28,595,000 CWT
RICE
RICE	506,000	504,000	8,620 LB / ACRE	43,425,000 CWT	17.5 $ / CWT	759,938,000
CARROTS
CARROTS	64,800	64,300	400 CWT / ACRE	25,720,000 CWT	26.8 $ / CWT	686,189,000
CARROTS, UTILIZED				25,642,800 CWT
CARROTS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CARROTS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
LEMONS
LEMONS		47,000	451 BOXES / ACRE		32.15 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	681,564,000
LEMONS, UTILIZED				848,000 TONS
LEMONS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
LEMONS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
BROCCOLI
BROCCOLI	104,000	103,000	155 CWT / ACRE	15,965,000 CWT	42.6 $ / CWT	679,405,000
BROCCOLI, FRESH MARKET					42.9 $ / CWT	663,667,000
BROCCOLI, PROCESSING					636 $ / TON	15,738,000
BROCCOLI, UTILIZED				15,965,000 CWT
TANGERINES
TANGERINES		62,000	310 BOXES / ACRE		28.96 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	556,024,000
TANGERINES, UTILIZED				768,000 TONS
TANGERINES, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
TANGERINES, PROCESSING					(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
GARLIC
GARLIC	33,000	32,800	175 CWT / ACRE	5,740,000 CWT	78.9 $ / CWT	452,599,000
GARLIC, FRESH MARKET					190 $ / CWT	381,710,000
GARLIC, PROCESSING					380 $ / TON	70,889,000
GARLIC, UTILIZED				5,740,000 CWT
CELERY
CELERY	28,400	28,300	590 CWT / ACRE	16,697,000 CWT	25.5 $ / CWT	424,542,000
CELERY, UTILIZED				16,680,300 CWT
CELERY, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CELERY, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CAULIFLOWER
CAULIFLOWER	38,000	37,800	215 CWT / ACRE	8,127,000 CWT	42.6 $ / CWT	345,611,000
CAULIFLOWER, UTILIZED				8,118,900 CWT
CAULIFLOWER, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CAULIFLOWER, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
SPINACH
SPINACH	44,900	44,200	125 CWT / ACRE	5,525,000 CWT	57.3 $ / CWT	316,699,000
SPINACH, UTILIZED				5,525,000 CWT
SPINACH, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SPINACH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
POTATOES
POTATOES	38,500	38,500	402 CWT / ACRE	15,470,000 CWT	14.5 $ / CWT	224,497,000
PEPPERS
PEPPERS, BELL	13,600	13,500	450 CWT / ACRE	6,075,000 CWT	34.6 $ / CWT	210,007,000
PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET					39.2 $ / CWT	189,559,000
PEPPERS, CHILE	2,700	2,700	385 CWT / ACRE	1,039,500 CWT	28.3 $ / CWT	29,468,000
PEPPERS, CHILE, PROCESSING					500 $ / TON	21,310,000
PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING					330 $ / TON	20,448,000
PEPPERS, CHILE, FRESH MARKET					43.6 $ / CWT	8,158,000
PEPPERS, CHILE, UTILIZED				1,039,500 CWT
PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED				6,075,000 CWT
SWEET POTATOES
SWEET POTATOES	21,000	21,000	370 CWT / ACRE	7,770,000 CWT	25.6 $ / CWT	198,912,000
MELONS
MELONS, CANTALOUP	32,000	31,500	265 CWT / ACRE	8,347,500 CWT	22.5 $ / CWT	187,819,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP, FRESH MARKET					22.5 $ / CWT	187,819,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET					18.2 $ / CWT	116,369,000
MELONS, WATERMELON	12,000	11,900	540 CWT / ACRE	6,426,000 CWT	18.2 $ / CWT	116,369,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW, FRESH MARKET					19.6 $ / CWT	90,532,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW	14,900	14,900	310 CWT / ACRE	4,619,000 CWT	19.6 $ / CWT	90,532,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP, UTILIZED				8,347,500 CWT
MELONS, HONEYDEW, UTILIZED				4,619,000 CWT
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED				6,393,900 CWT
CABBAGE
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET					37.6 $ / CWT	181,533,000
CABBAGE	14,700	14,200	340 CWT / ACRE	4,828,000 CWT	37.6 $ / CWT	181,533,000
CABBAGE, UTILIZED				4,828,000 CWT
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN	33,000	32,800	180 CWT / ACRE	5,904,000 CWT	28.9 $ / CWT	170,626,000
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET					28.9 $ / CWT	170,626,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED				5,904,000 CWT
COTTON
COTTON, COTTONSEED				342,000 TONS	264 $ / TON	89,496,000
COTTON	259,000	257,000	1,707 LB / ACRE	914,000 480 LB BALES
COTTON, PIMA	211,000	210,000	1,662 LB / ACRE	727,000 480 LB BALES	(D) $ / LB	(D)
COTTON, UPLAND	48,000	47,000	1,910 LB / ACRE	187,000 480 LB BALES	(D) $ / LB	(D)
GRAPEFRUIT
GRAPEFRUIT		9,300	430 BOXES / ACRE		19.72 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	78,872,000
GRAPEFRUIT, UTILIZED				160,000 TONS
GRAPEFRUIT, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
GRAPEFRUIT, PROCESSING					(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
WHEAT
WHEAT	420,000	143,000	81.2 BU / ACRE	11,605,000 BU	6.3 $ / BU	72,892,000
WHEAT, WINTER	380,000	110,000	77 BU / ACRE	8,470,000 BU	6.2 $ / BU	52,514,000
WHEAT, SPRING, DURUM	40,000	33,000	95 BU / ACRE	3,135,000 BU	6.5 $ / BU	20,378,000
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP	8,000	7,900	115 CWT / ACRE	908,500 CWT	76 $ / CWT	69,008,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED				908,500 CWT
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
ARTICHOKES
ARTICHOKES	6,900	6,900	145 CWT / ACRE	1,000,500 CWT	63 $ / CWT	63,032,000
ARTICHOKES, FRESH MARKET					63 $ / CWT	63,032,000
ARTICHOKES, UTILIZED				1,000,500 CWT
CORN
CORN, GRAIN		65,000	173 BU / ACRE	11,245,000 BU	4.2 $ / BU	47,229,000
CORN, SILAGE		360,000	27.5 TONS / ACRE	9,900,000 TONS
CORN	430,000
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS	8,100	8,100	205 CWT / ACRE	1,660,500 CWT	26.3 $ / CWT	43,649,000
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET					45.6 $ / CWT	23,397,000
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING					353 $ / TON	20,252,000
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED				1,660,500 CWT
SQUASH
SQUASH	6,900	6,700	155 CWT / ACRE	1,038,500 CWT	32 $ / CWT	30,973,000
SQUASH, FRESH MARKET					33.2 $ / CWT	29,375,000
SQUASH, PROCESSING					380 $ / TON	1,598,000
SQUASH, UTILIZED				968,900 CWT
SAFFLOWER
SAFFLOWER	60,000	59,500	2,400 LB / ACRE	142,800,000 LB	21 $ / CWT	29,988,000
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS	5,000	4,900	275 CWT / ACRE	1,347,500 CWT	20.6 $ / CWT	27,592,000
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET					20.6 $ / CWT	27,592,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED				1,339,400 CWT
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS	6,200	6,000	30 CWT / ACRE	180,000 CWT	149 $ / CWT	26,552,000
ASPARAGUS, FRESH MARKET					149 $ / CWT	26,552,000
ASPARAGUS, UTILIZED				178,200 CWT
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER	60,000	59,000	1,297 LB / ACRE	76,500,000 LB	25 $ / CWT	19,101,000
PECANS
PECANS, UTILIZED, IN SHELL						9,660,000
PECANS		3,500	1,380 LB / ACRE		2 $ / LB
BARLEY
BARLEY	65,000	26,000	69 BU / ACRE	1,794,000 BU	4.9 $ / BU	8,791,000
OATS
OATS	110,000	6,000	70 BU / ACRE	420,000 BU	3.3 $ / BU	1,386,000
PEACHES
PEACHES				510,000 TONS
ALMONDS
ALMONDS, UTILIZED, SHELLED				2,280,000,000 LB
MUSHROOMS
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / LB
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / LB
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS			5.48 LB / SQ FT		2.05 $ / LB
GRAPES
GRAPES				6,750,000 TONS
APRICOTS
APRICOTS				34,000 TONS
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE		250,000	11.1 TONS / ACRE	2,774,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		170,000	13.4 TONS / ACRE	2,278,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA		80,000	6.2 TONS / ACRE	496,000 TONS
APPLES
APPLES				260,000,000 LB
CHICKPEAS
CHICKPEAS	15,100	15,000	2,770 LB / ACRE	416,000 CWT
SUGARBEETS
SUGARBEETS	24,600	24,600	44.4 TONS / ACRE	1,092,000 TONS
PEARS
PEARS				159,300 TONS
PRUNES
PRUNES				80,000 TONS, DRY BASIS
CHERRIES
CHERRIES, SWEET				36,000 TONS
MINT
MINT, PEPPERMINT, OIL		1,600	85 LB / ACRE	136,000 LB	(D) $ / LB	(D)

(NA) Not Available
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate
(X) Not Applicable
(Z) Less than half the rounding unit

Census State Profile: California

Ranked Items Within The U.S., 2012

Item	Quantity	U.S. Rank	Universe ¹
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000)
Total value of agricultural products sold	42,627,472	1	50
Value of crops, including nursery and greenhouse	30,366,898	1	50
Value of livestock, poultry, and their products	12,260,574	3	50

VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000)
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	1,727,708	19	50
Tobacco	-	-	19
Cotton and cottonseed	655,094	3	17
Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes	6,327,838	1	50
Fruit, tree nuts, and berries	17,638,972	1	50
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture and sod	2,547,307	1	50
Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops	2,706	18	49
Other crops and hay	1,467,274	1	50
Poultry and eggs	1,663,919	7	50
Cattle and calves	3,259,325	7	50
Milk from cows	6,945,102	1	50
Hogs and pigs	51,526	24	50
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and milk	108,136	2	50
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys	62,241	4	50
Aquaculture	103,016	5	50
Other animals and other animal products	67,309	4	50

TOP CROP ITEMS (acres)
Forage-land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop	1,670,027	13	50
Vegetables harvested, all	1,175,249	1	50
Grapes	940,177	1	50
Almonds	935,804	1	28
Rice	561,968	2	10

TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number)
Broilers and other meat-type chickens	42,268,482	12	50
Layers	19,000,779	6	50
Cattle and calves	5,370,531	4	50
Pullets for laying flock replacement	4,633,558	10	50
Turkeys	4,532,307	8	50

Other State Highlights, 2012

Economic Characteristics	Quantity
Farm by value of sales
Less than $1,000	15,396
$1,000 to $2,499	4,590
$2,500 to $4,999	5,736
$5,000 to $9,999	7,718
$10,000 to $19,999	7,455
$20,000 to $24,999	2,682
$25,000 to $39,999	4,780
$40,000 to $49,999	2,263
$50,000 to $99,999	6,679
$100,000 to $249,999	6,922
$250,000 to $499,999	4,117
$500,000 or more	9,519

Total farm production expenses ($1,000)	35,455,667
Average per farm ($)	455,395

Net cash farm income of the operations ($1,000)	8,523,285
Average per farm ($)	109,474

Operator Characteristics	Quantity
Principal operators by primary occupation
Farming	42,469
Other	35,388

Principal operators by sex
Male	63,873
Female	13,984

Average age of principal operator	60.1

All operators by race ²
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,761
Asian	7,474
Black or African American	526
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	455
White	111,141
More than one race	1,030

All operators of Spanish, Hispanic or Latino Origin ²	15,123

Note: See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology.
   ¹ Universe is number of states in U.S. with item.
   ² Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.
  (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
   - Represents zero.