2021 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

California

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Nov/30/2022

Farms Operations^†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation	351
Farm Operations - Number of Operations	69,000
Farm Operations - Acres Operated	24,200,000

Livestock Inventory ^†

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )	680,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )	1,720,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )	5,200,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )	555,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )	86,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )	39,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )	575,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2021 )	82,000
Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head	6,000,000

Milk Production ^†

Milk, Dry, Nonfat, Human - Production, Measured in Plants	9
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head	24,354
Milk, Dry, Nonfat, Human - Production, Measured in Lb	872,726,000
Milk - Production, Measured in $	7,577,384,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb	41,864,000,000

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
GRAPES
GRAPES, UTILIZED				5,755,000 TONS		5,229,902,000
GRAPES, PROCESSING				4,844,600 TONS	835 $ / TON	4,046,382,000
GRAPES, FRESH MARKET				910,400 TONS	1,300 $ / TON	1,183,520,000
GRAPES		829,000	6.94 TONS / ACRE	5,755,000 TONS	909 $ / TON
ALMONDS
ALMONDS, UTILIZED, SHELLED				2,915,000,000 LB		5,028,320,000
ALMONDS, UTILIZED			2,210 LB / ACRE
ALMONDS		1,320,000			1.76 $ / LB
STRAWBERRIES
STRAWBERRIES	39,200	39,000	31.03 TONS / ACRE	1,210,000 TONS	125 $ / CWT	3,023,230,000
STRAWBERRIES, UTILIZED				24,150,000 CWT
STRAWBERRIES, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
STRAWBERRIES, PROCESSING					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
PISTACHIOS
PISTACHIOS, UTILIZED, IN SHELL				1,155,000,000 LB		2,910,600,000
PISTACHIOS, UTILIZED			2,820 LB / ACRE
PISTACHIOS		409,000			2.52 $ / LB
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE		1,015,000	6.2 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	6,297,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		1,214,917,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	60,000	580,000	6.89 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	3,998,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		835,582,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		435,000	5.29 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	2,299,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		379,335,000
TOMATOES
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN	251,000	248,900	900 CWT / ACRE	224,010,000 CWT		1,181,966,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, PROCESSING	230,000	228,000	47.26 TONS / ACRE			905,090,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, FRESH MARKET						276,876,000
TOMATOES					5.32 $ / CWT
TOMATOES, PROCESSING					84 $ / TON
TOMATOES, FRESH MARKET					41.2 $ / CWT
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, UTILIZED				222,217,900 CWT
WALNUTS
WALNUTS, ENGLISH, UTILIZED, IN SHELL			1.86 TONS / ACRE	725,000 TONS		1,022,250,000
WALNUTS, ENGLISH, UTILIZED				725,000 TONS
WALNUTS, ENGLISH		390,000	1.86 TONS / ACRE		1,410 $ / TON
HAY
HAY		830,000	6.21 TONS / ACRE	5,152,000 TONS	230 $ / TON	1,012,880,000
HAY, ALFALFA		500,000	7.4 TONS / ACRE	3,700,000 TONS	241 $ / TON	773,300,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)		330,000	4.4 TONS / ACRE	1,452,000 TONS	198 $ / TON	239,580,000
RICE
RICE	407,000	405,000	9,050 LB / ACRE	36,653,000 CWT	24.7 $ / CWT	905,329,000
ORANGES
ORANGES		141,000	348 BOXES / ACRE		17.99 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	881,489,000
ORANGES, UTILIZED				1,960,000 TONS
ORANGES, PROCESSING				508,000 TONS	(D) $ / BOX, FOB	(D)
ORANGES, FRESH MARKET				1,452,000 TONS	(D) $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV	(D)
TANGERINES
TANGERINES		67,000	430 BOXES / ACRE		24.97 $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV	827,905,000
TANGERINES, UTILIZED				28,800,000 BOXES
TANGERINES, PROCESSING				380,000 TONS	(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
TANGERINES, FRESH MARKET				772,000 TONS	(D) $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV	(D)
LETTUCE
LETTUCE, ROMAINE	71,300	70,400	285 CWT / ACRE	20,064,000 CWT	38.3 $ / CWT	768,451,000
LETTUCE, ROMAINE, FRESH MARKET					38.3 $ / CWT	768,451,000
LETTUCE, HEAD, FRESH MARKET					29.3 $ / CWT	728,313,000
LETTUCE, HEAD	76,000	75,400	330 CWT / ACRE	24,882,000 CWT	29.3 $ / CWT	728,313,000
LETTUCE, LEAF	50,000	49,700	205 CWT / ACRE	10,188,500 CWT	52.3 $ / CWT	532,325,000
LETTUCE, LEAF, FRESH MARKET					52.3 $ / CWT	532,325,000
LETTUCE, ROMAINE, UTILIZED				20,064,000 CWT
LETTUCE, HEAD, UTILIZED				24,857,100 CWT
LETTUCE, LEAF, UTILIZED				10,178,300 CWT
CARROTS
CARROTS	61,700	61,400	410 CWT / ACRE	25,174,000 CWT	26 $ / CWT	653,722,000
CARROTS, UTILIZED				25,148,800 CWT
CARROTS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CARROTS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
LEMONS
LEMONS		50,000	428 BOXES / ACRE	498,526,000 $, ON TREE EQUIV	29.94 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	640,692,000
LEMONS, UTILIZED				21,400,000 BOXES
LEMONS, PROCESSING				168,000 TONS	(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
LEMONS, FRESH MARKET				688,000 TONS	(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
BROCCOLI
BROCCOLI	95,000	94,500	130 CWT / ACRE	12,285,000 CWT	51.5 $ / CWT	631,455,000
BROCCOLI, FRESH MARKET					52 $ / CWT	614,546,000
BROCCOLI, PROCESSING					744 $ / TON	16,909,000
BROCCOLI, UTILIZED				12,272,700 CWT
RASPBERRIES
RASPBERRIES, UTILIZED				130,360,000 LB		421,401,000
RASPBERRIES		7,900	8.26 TONS / ACRE	65,250 TONS	3.23 $ / LB
RASPBERRIES, PROCESSING				(D) LB	(D) $ / LB	(D)
RASPBERRIES, FRESH MARKET				(D) LB	(D) $ / LB	(D)
PEACHES
PEACHES, UTILIZED				500,070 TONS		378,391,000
PEACHES, FRESH MARKET				188,900 TONS	1,200 $ / TON	226,680,000
PEACHES, PROCESSING				311,170 TONS	488 $ / TON	151,711,000
PEACHES		36,800	13.7 TONS / ACRE	505,000 TONS	757 $ / TON
CELERY
CELERY	28,000	27,800	550 CWT / ACRE	15,290,000 CWT	24.5 $ / CWT	374,603,000
CELERY, UTILIZED				15,274,700 CWT
CELERY, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CELERY, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SPINACH
SPINACH	40,300	39,800	130 CWT / ACRE	5,174,000 CWT	69.3 $ / CWT	358,791,000
SPINACH, UTILIZED				5,174,000 CWT
SPINACH, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SPINACH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
AVOCADOS
AVOCADOS, UTILIZED				134,840 TONS		327,369,000
AVOCADOS		46,700	2.9 TONS / ACRE	135,500 TONS	2,430 $ / TON
AVOCADOS, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
AVOCADOS, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
CHERRIES
CHERRIES, SWEET, UTILIZED				94,760 TONS		322,293,000
CHERRIES, SWEET, FRESH MARKET				87,290 TONS	3,640 $ / TON	317,736,000
CHERRIES, SWEET, PROCESSING				7,470 TONS	610 $ / TON	4,557,000
CHERRIES, SWEET		34,000	2.89 TONS / ACRE	98,300 TONS	3,400 $ / TON
POTATOES
POTATOES	26,000	25,400	435 CWT / ACRE	11,049,000 CWT	24.9 $ / CWT	275,120,000
CAULIFLOWER
CAULIFLOWER	39,400	39,300	180 CWT / ACRE	7,074,000 CWT	37.6 $ / CWT	265,905,000
CAULIFLOWER, UTILIZED				7,074,000 CWT
CAULIFLOWER, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CAULIFLOWER, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
GARLIC
GARLIC	26,500	26,200	160 CWT / ACRE	4,192,000 CWT	58.3 $ / CWT	244,184,000
GARLIC, FRESH MARKET					170 $ / CWT	178,160,000
GARLIC, PROCESSING					420 $ / TON	66,024,000
GARLIC, UTILIZED				4,192,000 CWT
BLUEBERRIES
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, UTILIZED				37,105 TONS		223,536,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, FRESH MARKET				58,860,000 LB	3.55 $ / LB	208,953,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, PROCESSING				15,350,000 LB	0.95 $ / LB	14,583,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME		7,300	10,200 LB / ACRE	37,250 TONS	3.01 $ / LB
SWEET POTATOES
SWEET POTATOES	18,500	18,500	330 CWT / ACRE	6,105,000 CWT	30.3 $ / CWT	184,925,000
SWEET POTATOES, FRESH MARKET					31.3 $ / CWT	168,920,000
SWEET POTATOES, PROCESSING					452 $ / TON	16,005,000
SWEET POTATOES, UTILIZED				6,105,000 CWT
PEPPERS
PEPPERS, BELL	9,200	9,000	425 CWT / ACRE	3,825,000 CWT	48.4 $ / CWT	184,707,000
PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET					69.8 $ / CWT	151,647,000
PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING					402 $ / TON	33,060,000
PEPPERS, CHILE	2,200	2,100	310 CWT / ACRE	651,000 CWT	46.2 $ / CWT	29,641,000
PEPPERS, CHILE, FRESH MARKET					65.7 $ / CWT	23,396,000
PEPPERS, CHILE, PROCESSING					438 $ / TON	6,245,000
PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED				3,817,400 CWT
PEPPERS, CHILE, UTILIZED				641,200 CWT
MELONS
MELONS, CANTALOUP, FRESH MARKET					23.6 $ / CWT	162,911,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP	23,500	23,400	295 CWT / ACRE	6,903,000 CWT	23.6 $ / CWT	162,911,000
MELONS, WATERMELON	10,000	10,000	490 CWT / ACRE	4,900,000 CWT	14.7 $ / CWT	69,797,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET					14.7 $ / CWT	69,797,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW, FRESH MARKET					27.8 $ / CWT	48,914,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW	6,900	6,900	255 CWT / ACRE	1,759,500 CWT	27.8 $ / CWT	48,914,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW, UTILIZED				1,759,500 CWT
MELONS, CANTALOUP, UTILIZED				6,903,000 CWT
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED				4,748,100 CWT
CABBAGE
CABBAGE	14,800	14,600	370 CWT / ACRE	5,402,000 CWT	28.7 $ / CWT	155,166,000
CABBAGE, UTILIZED				5,402,000 CWT
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CABBAGE, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET					37.8 $ / CWT	148,059,000
SWEET CORN	26,000	25,500	155 CWT / ACRE	3,952,500 CWT	37.8 $ / CWT	148,059,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED				3,916,900 CWT
PRUNES
PRUNES, PROCESSING				71,110 TONS, DRY BASIS	2,000 $ / TON	142,220,000
PRUNES, UTILIZED				71,110 TONS, DRY BASIS		142,220,000
PRUNES		37,000	2 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	74,000 TONS, DRY BASIS	667 $ / TON, FRESH BASIS
DATES
DATES, UTILIZED				44,220 TONS		135,600,000
DATES		11,600	3.86 TONS / ACRE	44,800 TONS	3,070 $ / TON
DATES, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
DATES, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
NECTARINES
NECTARINES, UTILIZED				115,800 TONS		134,772,000
NECTARINES		13,000	8.95 TONS / ACRE	116,500 TONS	1,160 $ / TON
NECTARINES, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
NECTARINES, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
GRAPEFRUIT
GRAPEFRUIT		8,900	472 BOXES / ACRE	102,168,000 $, ON TREE EQUIV	24.32 $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV	113,802,000
GRAPEFRUIT, UTILIZED				168,000 TONS
GRAPEFRUIT, PROCESSING				24,000 TONS	(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
GRAPEFRUIT, FRESH MARKET				144,000 TONS	(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
KIWIFRUIT
KIWIFRUIT, FRESH MARKET				39,540 TONS	2,440 $ / TON	96,478,000
KIWIFRUIT, UTILIZED				39,540 TONS		96,478,000
KIWIFRUIT		4,500	8.9 TONS / ACRE	40,100 TONS	2,440 $ / TON
PLUMS
PLUMS, UTILIZED				80,660 TONS		91,680,000
PLUMS		12,800	6.52 TONS / ACRE	83,500 TONS	1,140 $ / TON
PLUMS, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
PLUMS, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
OLIVES
OLIVES, PROCESSING				99,990 TONS	851 $ / TON	85,044,000
OLIVES, UTILIZED				99,990 TONS		85,044,000
OLIVES		36,000	2.8 TONS / ACRE	101,000 TONS	851 $ / TON
PEARS
PEARS, UTILIZED				144,740 TONS		81,722,000
PEARS, FRESH MARKET				89,070 TONS	645 $ / TON	57,450,000
PEARS, PROCESSING				55,670 TONS	436 $ / TON	24,272,000
PEARS		9,400	15.6 TONS / ACRE	146,500 TONS	565 $ / TON
WHEAT
WHEAT	385,000	110,000	87.1 BU / ACRE	9,580,000 BU	8.36 $ / BU	67,570,000
WHEAT, WINTER	360,000	90,000	82 BU / ACRE	7,380,000 BU	7.77 $ / BU	49,200,000
WHEAT, SPRING, DURUM	25,000	20,000	110 BU / ACRE	2,200,000 BU	9.05 $ / BU	18,370,000
COTTON
COTTON, COTTONSEED				128,000 TONS	437 $ / TON	65,550,000
COTTON	114,000	112,500	1,596 LB / ACRE	374,000 480 LB BALES
COTTON, UPLAND	26,000	25,500	1,920 LB / ACRE	102,000 480 LB BALES	(D) $ / LB	(D)
COTTON, PIMA	88,000	87,000	1,501 LB / ACRE	272,000 480 LB BALES	(D) $ / LB	(D)
CORN
CORN, GRAIN		50,000	188 BU / ACRE	9,400,000 BU	6.15 $ / BU	57,810,000
CORN	400,000
CORN, SILAGE		345,000	28 TONS / ACRE	9,660,000 TONS
ARTICHOKES
ARTICHOKES, FRESH MARKET					69 $ / CWT	57,477,000
ARTICHOKES	4,900	4,900	170 CWT / ACRE	833,000 CWT	69 $ / CWT	57,477,000
ARTICHOKES, UTILIZED				833,000 CWT
APPLES
APPLES, UTILIZED				211,700,000 LB		51,043,000
APPLES, PROCESSING				166,300,000 LB	390 $ / TON	32,429,000
APPLES, FRESH MARKET				45,400,000 LB	0.41 $ / LB	18,614,000
APPLES		11,700	18,500 LB / ACRE	216,000,000 LB	0.241 $ / LB
SQUASH
SQUASH	6,700	6,600	200 CWT / ACRE	1,320,000 CWT	34.5 $ / CWT	44,737,000
SQUASH, UTILIZED				1,297,600 CWT
SQUASH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
SQUASH, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP	5,700	5,600	80 CWT / ACRE	448,000 CWT	97.4 $ / CWT	42,747,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED				439,000 CWT
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
APRICOTS
APRICOTS, UTILIZED				37,930 TONS		34,412,000
APRICOTS		6,700	5.7 TONS / ACRE	38,200 TONS	907 $ / TON
APRICOTS, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
APRICOTS, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET					17.2 $ / CWT	26,584,000
PUMPKINS	5,600	5,500	285 CWT / ACRE	1,567,500 CWT	17.2 $ / CWT	26,584,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED				1,545,600 CWT
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS	6,700	6,700	155 CWT / ACRE	1,038,500 CWT	23.2 $ / CWT	24,043,000
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET					56 $ / CWT	17,041,000
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING					191 $ / TON	7,002,000
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED				1,037,500 CWT
SAFFLOWER
SAFFLOWER	40,000	39,500	2,100 LB / ACRE	82,950,000 LB	26.2 $ / CWT	21,733,000
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS, FRESH MARKET					163 $ / CWT	21,337,000
ASPARAGUS	3,000	2,800	47 CWT / ACRE	131,600 CWT	163 $ / CWT	21,337,000
ASPARAGUS, UTILIZED				130,900 CWT
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER	46,000	45,500	1,096 LB / ACRE	49,850,000 LB	32 $ / CWT	15,952,000
BARLEY
BARLEY	40,000	13,000	63 BU / ACRE	819,000 BU	5.7 $ / BU	3,931,000
CHICKPEAS
CHICKPEAS	3,200	3,200	2,220 LB / ACRE	71,000 CWT	41 $ / CWT	3,021,000
OATS
OATS	100,000	5,000	65 BU / ACRE	325,000 BU	3.6 $ / BU	1,170,000
MUSHROOMS
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS			4.07 LB / SQ FT	99,245,000 LB	2.19 $ / LB
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE		215,000	10.77 TONS / ACRE	2,316,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA		90,000	6.7 TONS / ACRE	603,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		125,000	13.7 TONS / ACRE	1,713,000 TONS
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE, POTS
SUGARBEETS
SUGARBEETS	24,000	23,800	46 TONS / ACRE	1,095,000 TONS
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS

(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

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