2020 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

California

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Mar/03/2021

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 - Production, Measured in Lb / Head	23,987
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
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						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
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
RICE
RICE	517,000	514,000	8,720 LB / ACRE	44,810,000 CWT	18.9 $ / CWT	846,909,000
ORANGES
ORANGES		145,000	368 BOXES / ACRE		15.59 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	831,071,000
ORANGES, PROCESSING				436,000 TONS
ORANGES, UTILIZED				2,132,000 TONS
ORANGES, FRESH MARKET				1,696,000 TONS
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	149 $ / TON	177,310,000
TANGERINES
TANGERINES		66,000	333 BOXES / ACRE		35.77 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	786,870,000
TANGERINES, PROCESSING				200,000 TONS
TANGERINES, UTILIZED				880,000 TONS
TANGERINES, FRESH MARKET				680,000 TONS
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, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
BROCCOLI, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(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, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CARROTS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
LEMONS
LEMONS		50,000	514 BOXES / ACRE		24.2 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	621,927,000
LEMONS, PROCESSING				320,000 TONS	(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV
LEMONS, UTILIZED				1,028,000 TONS
LEMONS, FRESH MARKET				708,000 TONS	(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV
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, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CELERY, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(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, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SPINACH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
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
POTATOES
POTATOES	32,000	31,400	400 CWT / ACRE	12,560,000 CWT	20.7 $ / CWT	259,992,000
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
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET					36.5 $ / CWT	194,738,000
SWEET CORN	30,000	29,700	180 CWT / ACRE	5,346,000 CWT	36.5 $ / CWT	194,738,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED				5,335,300 CWT
MELONS
MELONS, CANTALOUP	22,000	21,900	330 CWT / ACRE	7,227,000 CWT	25.5 $ / CWT	184,289,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP, FRESH MARKET					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, CANTALOUP, UTILIZED				7,227,000 CWT
MELONS, HONEYDEW, UTILIZED				2,356,000 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, BELL, UTILIZED				5,793,400 CWT
PEPPERS, CHILE, UTILIZED				1,020,000 CWT
PEPPERS, CHILE, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
PEPPERS, CHILE, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
COTTON
COTTON, COTTONSEED				222,000 TONS	345 $ / TON	76,590,000
COTTON, PIMA	147,000	146,000	1,562 LB / ACRE	475,000 480 LB BALES
COTTON	181,000	179,000	1,625 LB / ACRE	606,000 480 LB BALES
COTTON, UPLAND	34,000	33,000	1,905 LB / ACRE	131,000 480 LB BALES	(D) $ / LB	(D)
GRAPEFRUIT
GRAPEFRUIT		8,700	437 BOXES / ACRE		17.25 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	65,656,000
GRAPEFRUIT, PROCESSING				28,000 TONS	(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV
GRAPEFRUIT, UTILIZED				152,000 TONS
GRAPEFRUIT, FRESH MARKET				124,000 TONS	(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV
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
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	385,000	100,000	77.4 BU / ACRE	7,740,000 BU	6.3 $ / BU	48,123,000
WHEAT, WINTER	355,000	80,000	75 BU / ACRE	6,000,000 BU	6.15 $ / BU	36,900,000
WHEAT, SPRING, DURUM	30,000	20,000	87 BU / ACRE	1,740,000 BU	6.45 $ / 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, DRY EDIBLE					65.1 $ / CWT
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED				584,800 CWT
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING					(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	3,900	3,800	270 CWT / ACRE	1,026,000 CWT	20.2 $ / CWT	20,705,000
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET					20.2 $ / CWT	20,705,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED				1,025,000 CWT
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER	44,200	43,700	1,297 LB / ACRE	56,690,000 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	55,000	31,000	47 BU / ACRE	1,457,000 BU	4.45 $ / BU	6,484,000
OATS
OATS	80,000	4,000	75 BU / ACRE	300,000 BU	3 $ / BU	900,000
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA		60,000	7.8 TONS / ACRE	468,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		125,000	15.2 TONS / ACRE	1,900,000 TONS
HAYLAGE		185,000	12.8 TONS / ACRE	2,368,000 TONS
PEACHES
PEACHES				490,000 TONS
GRAPES
GRAPES				6,750,000 TONS
CHERRIES
CHERRIES, SWEET				63,000 TONS
SUGARBEETS
SUGARBEETS	24,000	23,900	45.5 TONS / ACRE	1,087,000 TONS
APRICOTS
APRICOTS				30,000 TONS
APPLES
APPLES				270,000,000 LB
PEARS
PEARS				160,000 TONS
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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