2020 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

California

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Oct/16/2021

Farms Operations^†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation	349
Farm Operations - Number of Operations	69,600
Farm Operations - Acres Operated	24,300,000

Livestock Inventory ^†

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )	670,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )	1,720,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )	5,150,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )	555,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )	82,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )	41,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2021 )	555,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2020 )	99,000
Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head	8,000,000

Milk Production ^†

Milk, Skim, Unsweetened, Condensed, Bulk - Production, Measured in Plants	10
Milk, Dry, Nonfat, Human - Production, Measured in Plants	14
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head	23,987
Milk, Skim, Unsweetened, Condensed, Bulk - Production, Measured in Lb	171,370,000
Milk, Dry, Nonfat, Human - Production, Measured in Lb	770,545,000
Milk - Production, Measured in $	7,472,042,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb	41,282,000,000

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
ALMONDS
ALMONDS, UTILIZED, SHELLED				3,115,000,000 LB		5,619,930,000
ALMONDS, UTILIZED			2,490 LB / ACRE
ALMONDS		1,250,000			1.83 $ / LB
GRAPES
GRAPES, UTILIZED				5,615,000 TONS		4,481,297,000
GRAPES, PROCESSING				4,654,900 TONS	653 $ / TON	3,041,147,000
GRAPES, FRESH MARKET				960,100 TONS	1,500 $ / TON	1,440,150,000
GRAPES		844,000	6.65 TONS / ACRE	5,615,000 TONS	798 $ / TON
PISTACHIOS
PISTACHIOS, UTILIZED, IN SHELL				1,045,000,000 LB		2,873,750,000
PISTACHIOS, UTILIZED			2,810 LB / ACRE
PISTACHIOS		372,000			2.75 $ / LB
STRAWBERRIES
STRAWBERRIES	33,500	33,100	32.48 TONS / ACRE	1,075,000 TONS	92.7 $ / CWT	1,989,170,000
STRAWBERRIES, UTILIZED				1,073,000 TONS
STRAWBERRIES, PROCESSING					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
STRAWBERRIES, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
TOMATOES
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN	255,000	248,900	940 CWT / ACRE	233,966,000 CWT		1,197,026,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, PROCESSING	234,000	228,000	49.62 TONS / ACRE	11,312,256 TONS		938,917,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, FRESH MARKET						258,109,000
TOMATOES, PROCESSING					83 $ / TON
TOMATOES					5.14 $ / CWT
TOMATOES, FRESH MARKET					39.4 $ / CWT
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, UTILIZED				232,796,200 CWT
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE		960,000	6.02 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	5,780,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		1,007,260,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	65,000	515,000	7.09 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	3,651,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		690,039,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		445,000	4.78 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	2,129,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		317,221,000
WALNUTS
WALNUTS, ENGLISH, UTILIZED, IN SHELL			2.07 TONS / ACRE	785,000 TONS		957,700,000
WALNUTS, ENGLISH, UTILIZED				785,000 TONS
WALNUTS, ENGLISH		380,000			1,220 $ / TON
LETTUCE
LETTUCE, HEAD	80,000	79,400	380 CWT / ACRE	30,172,000 CWT	30.9 $ / CWT	930,452,000
LETTUCE, HEAD, FRESH MARKET					30.9 $ / CWT	930,452,000
LETTUCE, ROMAINE	69,300	67,800	335 CWT / ACRE	22,713,000 CWT	30.6 $ / CWT	695,018,000
LETTUCE, ROMAINE, FRESH MARKET					30.6 $ / CWT	695,018,000
LETTUCE, LEAF	53,000	51,900	255 CWT / ACRE	13,234,500 CWT	49.1 $ / CWT	649,814,000
LETTUCE, LEAF, FRESH MARKET					49.1 $ / CWT	649,814,000
LETTUCE, HEAD, UTILIZED				30,111,700 CWT
LETTUCE, LEAF, UTILIZED				13,234,500 CWT
LETTUCE, ROMAINE, UTILIZED				22,713,000 CWT
ORANGES
ORANGES		145,000	373 BOXES / ACRE		15.86 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	858,093,000
ORANGES, UTILIZED				2,164,000 TONS
ORANGES, PROCESSING				460,000 TONS		(D)
ORANGES, FRESH MARKET				1,704,000 TONS		(D)
RICE
RICE	517,000	514,000	8,720 LB / ACRE	44,810,000 CWT	18.9 $ / CWT	846,909,000
HAY
HAY		825,000	5.59 TONS / ACRE	4,610,000 TONS	180 $ / TON	823,690,000
HAY, ALFALFA		475,000	7.2 TONS / ACRE	3,420,000 TONS	189 $ / TON	646,380,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)		350,000	3.4 TONS / ACRE	1,190,000 TONS	150 $ / TON	177,310,000
TANGERINES
TANGERINES		66,000	339 BOXES / ACRE		35.49 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	795,034,000
TANGERINES, UTILIZED				896,000 TONS
TANGERINES, FRESH MARKET				696,000 TONS	(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
TANGERINES, PROCESSING				200,000 TONS	(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
BROCCOLI
BROCCOLI	90,000	89,500	160 CWT / ACRE	14,320,000 CWT	54.9 $ / CWT	782,122,000
BROCCOLI, UTILIZED				14,248,400 CWT
BROCCOLI, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
BROCCOLI, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CARROTS
CARROTS	60,400	60,300	410 CWT / ACRE	24,723,000 CWT	27.7 $ / CWT	685,198,000
CARROTS, UTILIZED				24,723,000 CWT
CARROTS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CARROTS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
LEMONS
LEMONS		50,000	506 BOXES / ACRE	454,163,000 $, ON TREE EQUIV	24.31 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	614,933,000
LEMONS, UTILIZED				1,012,000 TONS
LEMONS, FRESH MARKET				700,000 TONS	(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV
LEMONS, PROCESSING				312,000 TONS	(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV
AVOCADOS
AVOCADOS, UTILIZED				187,940 TONS		411,720,000
AVOCADOS		47,300	3.98 TONS / ACRE	188,500 TONS	2,190 $ / TON
AVOCADOS, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
AVOCADOS, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
RASPBERRIES
RASPBERRIES, UTILIZED				152,850,000 LB		406,245,000
RASPBERRIES		8,000	19,100 LB / ACRE	153,000,000 LB	2.66 $ / LB
RASPBERRIES, PROCESSING				(D) LB	(D) $ / LB	(D)
RASPBERRIES, FRESH MARKET				(D) LB	(D) $ / LB	(D)
CELERY
CELERY	29,200	28,800	560 CWT / ACRE	16,128,000 CWT	22.3 $ / CWT	358,579,000
CELERY, UTILIZED				16,111,900 CWT
CELERY, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CELERY, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SPINACH
SPINACH	42,500	42,100	120 CWT / ACRE	5,052,000 CWT	62.1 $ / CWT	313,628,000
SPINACH, UTILIZED				5,052,000 CWT
SPINACH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
SPINACH, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
PEACHES
PEACHES, UTILIZED				465,950 TONS		308,329,000
PEACHES, FRESH MARKET				128,250 TONS	1,220 $ / TON	156,465,000
PEACHES, PROCESSING				337,700 TONS	450 $ / TON	151,864,000
PEACHES		35,000	13.4 TONS / ACRE	468,000 TONS	662 $ / TON
CAULIFLOWER
CAULIFLOWER	36,500	36,200	215 CWT / ACRE	7,783,000 CWT	34.8 $ / CWT	267,182,000
CAULIFLOWER, UTILIZED				7,681,800 CWT
CAULIFLOWER, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CAULIFLOWER, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
GARLIC
GARLIC	24,700	24,700	140 CWT / ACRE	3,458,000 CWT	76.3 $ / CWT	263,993,000
GARLIC, FRESH MARKET					182 $ / CWT	220,275,000
GARLIC, PROCESSING					389 $ / TON	43,718,000
GARLIC, UTILIZED				3,458,000 CWT
SWEET POTATOES
SWEET POTATOES	22,000	22,000	360 CWT / ACRE	7,920,000 CWT	28.9 $ / CWT	229,268,000
SWEET POTATOES, FRESH MARKET					30.2 $ / CWT	220,049,000
SWEET POTATOES, PROCESSING					291 $ / CWT	9,219,000
SWEET POTATOES, UTILIZED				7,920,000 CWT
POTATOES
POTATOES	29,000	28,900	445 CWT / ACRE	12,861,000 CWT	17.7 $ / CWT	227,640,000
BLUEBERRIES
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, UTILIZED				78,900,000 LB		215,698,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, FRESH MARKET				62,960,000 LB	3.35 $ / LB	210,916,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, PROCESSING				15,940,000 LB	0.3 $ / LB	4,782,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME		6,400	12,390 LB / ACRE	79,300,000 LB	2.73 $ / LB
CHERRIES
CHERRIES, SWEET, UTILIZED				63,560 TONS		210,463,000
CHERRIES, SWEET, FRESH MARKET				59,360 TONS	3,490 $ / TON	207,166,000
CHERRIES, SWEET, PROCESSING				4,200 TONS	785 $ / TON	3,297,000
CHERRIES, SWEET		33,000	2.02 TONS / ACRE	66,700 TONS	3,310 $ / TON
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN	30,000	29,700	180 CWT / ACRE	5,346,000 CWT	36.5 $ / CWT	194,738,000
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET					36.5 $ / CWT	194,738,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED				5,335,300 CWT
MELONS
MELONS, CANTALOUP, FRESH MARKET					25.5 $ / CWT	184,289,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP	22,000	21,900	330 CWT / ACRE	7,227,000 CWT	25.5 $ / CWT	184,289,000
MELONS, WATERMELON	9,600	9,500	520 CWT / ACRE	4,940,000 CWT	18.7 $ / CWT	92,561,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW, FRESH MARKET					20.9 $ / CWT	49,240,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW	7,600	7,600	310 CWT / ACRE	2,356,000 CWT	20.9 $ / CWT	49,240,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW, UTILIZED				2,356,000 CWT
MELONS, CANTALOUP, UTILIZED				7,227,000 CWT
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED				4,940,000 CWT
MELONS, WATERMELON, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CABBAGE
CABBAGE	15,100	14,300	410 CWT / ACRE	5,863,000 CWT	25.3 $ / CWT	148,042,000
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET					27.8 $ / CWT	138,544,000
CABBAGE, PROCESSING					216 $ / TON	9,498,000
CABBAGE, UTILIZED				5,863,000 CWT
PEPPERS
PEPPERS, BELL	13,600	13,500	430 CWT / ACRE	5,805,000 CWT	25.1 $ / CWT	145,492,000
PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET					32.8 $ / CWT	83,017,000
PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING					383 $ / TON	62,475,000
PEPPERS, CHILE	3,000	3,000	340 CWT / ACRE	1,020,000 CWT	47.7 $ / CWT	48,629,000
PEPPERS, CHILE, UTILIZED				1,020,000 CWT
PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED				5,793,400 CWT
PEPPERS, CHILE, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PEPPERS, CHILE, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
PLUMS
PLUMS, UTILIZED				103,020 TONS		122,233,000
PLUMS		13,800	7.6 TONS / ACRE	105,000 TONS	1,190 $ / TON
PLUMS, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
PLUMS, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
NECTARINES
NECTARINES, UTILIZED				120,060 TONS		120,508,000
NECTARINES		13,600	9 TONS / ACRE	122,500 TONS	1,000 $ / TON
NECTARINES, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
NECTARINES, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
DATES
DATES, UTILIZED				49,000 TONS		113,770,000
DATES		12,500	3.94 TONS / ACRE	49,300 TONS	2,320 $ / TON
DATES, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
DATES, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
PRUNES
PRUNES, PROCESSING				57,030 TONS, DRY BASIS	1,970 $ / TON	112,349,000
PRUNES, UTILIZED				57,030 TONS, DRY BASIS		112,349,000
PRUNES		40,000	1.43 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	57,200 TONS, DRY BASIS	679 $ / TON, FRESH BASIS
GRAPEFRUIT
GRAPEFRUIT		8,700	540 BOXES / ACRE	70,648,000 $, ON TREE EQUIV	17.85 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	83,885,000
GRAPEFRUIT, UTILIZED				188,000 TONS
GRAPEFRUIT, PROCESSING				40,000 TONS	(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
GRAPEFRUIT, FRESH MARKET				148,000 TONS	(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
APPLES
APPLES, UTILIZED				268,300,000 LB		77,959,000
APPLES, FRESH MARKET				94,900,000 LB	0.52 $ / LB	49,348,000
APPLES, PROCESSING				173,400,000 LB	330 $ / TON	28,611,000
APPLES		12,000	22,600 LB / ACRE	271,000,000 LB	0.291 $ / LB
COTTON
COTTON, COTTONSEED				294,000 TONS	350 $ / TON	76,590,000
COTTON, PIMA	147,000	146,000	1,562 LB / ACRE	475,000 480 LB BALES	(D) $ / LB
COTTON	181,000	179,500	1,645 LB / ACRE	615,000 480 LB BALES
COTTON, UPLAND	34,000	33,500	2,006 LB / ACRE	140,000 480 LB BALES	(D) $ / LB	(D)
KIWIFRUIT
KIWIFRUIT, FRESH MARKET				39,760 TONS	1,920 $ / TON	76,339,000
KIWIFRUIT, UTILIZED				39,760 TONS		76,339,000
KIWIFRUIT		4,400	9.1 TONS / ACRE	40,000 TONS	1,920 $ / TON
PEARS
PEARS, UTILIZED				114,090 TONS		67,965,000
PEARS, FRESH MARKET				60,840 TONS	746 $ / TON	45,387,000
PEARS, PROCESSING				53,250 TONS	424 $ / TON	22,578,000
PEARS		9,900	11.6 TONS / ACRE	115,000 TONS	596 $ / TON
ARTICHOKES
ARTICHOKES, FRESH MARKET					79 $ / CWT	62,608,000
ARTICHOKES	5,900	5,800	140 CWT / ACRE	812,000 CWT	79 $ / CWT	62,608,000
ARTICHOKES, UTILIZED				792,500 CWT
OLIVES
OLIVES, PROCESSING				66,960 TONS	865 $ / TON	57,909,000
OLIVES, UTILIZED				66,960 TONS		57,909,000
OLIVES		36,000	1.88 TONS / ACRE	67,700 TONS	865 $ / TON
CORN
CORN, GRAIN		60,000	187 BU / ACRE	11,220,000 BU	4.5 $ / BU	50,490,000
CORN, SILAGE		375,000	27 TONS / ACRE	10,125,000 TONS
CORN	440,000
WHEAT
WHEAT	410,000	102,000	77 BU / ACRE	7,854,000 BU	6.42 $ / BU	48,123,000
WHEAT, WINTER	385,000	85,000	75 BU / ACRE	6,375,000 BU	6.12 $ / BU	36,900,000
WHEAT, SPRING, DURUM	25,000	17,000	87 BU / ACRE	1,479,000 BU	6.69 $ / BU	11,223,000
SQUASH
SQUASH	7,100	7,000	190 CWT / ACRE	1,330,000 CWT	36.1 $ / CWT	47,926,000
SQUASH, UTILIZED				1,328,700 CWT
SQUASH, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SQUASH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP	6,000	5,900	105 CWT / ACRE	619,500 CWT	78.2 $ / CWT	45,721,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED				584,800 CWT
BEANS, DRY EDIBLE					65.1 $ / CWT
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
APRICOTS
APRICOTS, UTILIZED				31,100 TONS		29,968,000
APRICOTS		8,000	3.9 TONS / ACRE	31,200 TONS	964 $ / TON
APRICOTS, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
APRICOTS, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS, FRESH MARKET					177 $ / CWT	23,364,000
ASPARAGUS	4,000	4,000	33 CWT / ACRE	132,000 CWT	177 $ / CWT	23,364,000
ASPARAGUS, UTILIZED				132,000 CWT
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS	6,300	6,200	150 CWT / ACRE	930,000 CWT	23.8 $ / CWT	22,104,000
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET					46 $ / CWT	17,071,000
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING					181 $ / TON	5,033,000
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED				927,200 CWT
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET					20.2 $ / CWT	20,705,000
PUMPKINS	3,900	3,800	270 CWT / ACRE	1,026,000 CWT	20.2 $ / CWT	20,705,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED				1,025,000 CWT
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER	44,600	44,100	1,296 LB / ACRE	57,170,000 LB	24.6 $ / CWT	13,946,000
SAFFLOWER
SAFFLOWER	21,000	20,700	2,350 LB / ACRE	48,645,000 LB	25.1 $ / CWT	12,210,000
BARLEY
BARLEY	60,000	33,000	47 BU / ACRE	1,551,000 BU	4.64 $ / BU	6,484,000
OATS
OATS	95,000	4,000	75 BU / ACRE	300,000 BU	3 $ / BU	900,000
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE, POTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE
MUSHROOMS
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS			4.39 LB / SQ FT	112,457,000 LB	2.2 $ / LB
SUGARBEETS
SUGARBEETS	24,000	23,900	45.5 TONS / ACRE	1,087,000 TONS
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE		185,000	12.8 TONS / ACRE	2,368,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		125,000	15.2 TONS / ACRE	1,900,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA		60,000	7.8 TONS / ACRE	468,000 TONS
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL, POTS
CHICKPEAS
CHICKPEAS	8,300	8,100	2,700 LB / ACRE	219,000 CWT	(D) $ / CWT	(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

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