2017 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

California

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: May/27/2018

Farms Operations^†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation	328
Farm Operations - Number of Operations	77,100
Farm Operations - Acres Operated	25,300,000

Livestock Inventory ^†

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	660,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	1,740,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	5,200,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	490,000
Goats, Angora - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	3,500
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	80,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	40,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	570,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2017 )	95,000
Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head	11,500,000

Milk Production ^†

Milk, Skim, Unsweetened, Condensed, Bulk - Production, Measured in Plants	9
Milk, Dry, Nonfat, Human - Production, Measured in Plants	11
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head	22,755
Milk, Skim, Unsweetened, Condensed, Bulk - Production, Measured in Lb	308,168,000
Milk, Dry, Nonfat, Human - Production, Measured in Lb	562,017,000
Milk - Production, Measured in $	6,566,670,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb	39,798,000,000

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	39,000	38,200	765 CWT / ACRE	29,223,000 CWT	106 $ / CWT	3,100,215,000
STRAWBERRIES, FRESH MARKET					123 $ / CWT	2,925,863,000
STRAWBERRIES, PROCESSING					645 $ / TON	174,352,000
STRAWBERRIES, UTILIZED				29,193,800 CWT
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE		1,320,000	5.72 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	7,550,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		1,202,931,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	100,000	700,000	6.67 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	4,666,000 TONS, DRY BASIS
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		620,000	4.65 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	2,884,000 TONS, DRY BASIS
TOMATOES
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN	254,800	246,400	895 CWT / ACRE	220,528,000 CWT		1,054,001,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, PROCESSING						847,588,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, FRESH MARKET						206,413,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, UTILIZED				215,896,900 CWT
TOMATOES, FRESH MARKET					31.2 $ / CWT
TOMATOES					4.88 $ / CWT
TOMATOES, PROCESSING					81 $ / TON
LETTUCE
LETTUCE, HEAD	84,000	83,500	365 CWT / ACRE	30,477,500 CWT	32.6 $ / CWT	993,567,000
LETTUCE, HEAD, FRESH MARKET					32.6 $ / CWT	993,567,000
LETTUCE, ROMAINE	72,100	71,700	300 CWT / ACRE	21,510,000 CWT	41.2 $ / CWT	886,212,000
LETTUCE, ROMAINE, FRESH MARKET					41.2 $ / CWT	886,212,000
LETTUCE, LEAF	45,000	44,500	200 CWT / ACRE	8,900,000 CWT	60.1 $ / CWT	534,890,000
LETTUCE, LEAF, FRESH MARKET					60.1 $ / CWT	534,890,000
LETTUCE, HEAD, UTILIZED				30,477,500 CWT
LETTUCE, LEAF, UTILIZED				8,900,000 CWT
LETTUCE, ROMAINE, UTILIZED				21,510,000 CWT
HAY
HAY		1,100,000	5.48 TONS / ACRE	6,028,000 TONS	166 $ / TON	991,760,000
HAY, ALFALFA		660,000	6.8 TONS / ACRE	4,488,000 TONS	175 $ / TON	785,400,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)		440,000	3.5 TONS / ACRE	1,540,000 TONS	134 $ / TON	206,360,000
ORANGES
ORANGES		155,000	325 BOXES / ACRE		18.56 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	933,745,000
ORANGES, UTILIZED				1,932,000 TONS
ORANGES, PROCESSING					(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
ORANGES, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
BROCCOLI
BROCCOLI	120,000	119,000	160 CWT / ACRE	19,040,000 CWT	44.7 $ / CWT	850,183,000
BROCCOLI, FRESH MARKET					45.3 $ / CWT	840,949,000
BROCCOLI, PROCESSING					388 $ / TON	9,234,000
BROCCOLI, UTILIZED				19,040,000 CWT
CARROTS
CARROTS	62,500	58,500	370 CWT / ACRE	21,645,000 CWT	29.4 $ / CWT	635,624,000
CARROTS, UTILIZED				21,645,000 CWT
CARROTS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CARROTS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
RICE
RICE	445,000	443,000	8,410 LB / ACRE	37,277,000 CWT	16.4 $ / CWT	611,343,000
GARLIC
GARLIC	33,000	33,000	155 CWT / ACRE	5,115,000 CWT	76.3 $ / CWT	390,021,000
GARLIC, FRESH MARKET					184 $ / CWT	322,810,000
GARLIC, PROCESSING					400 $ / TON	67,211,000
GARLIC, UTILIZED				5,115,000 CWT
POTATOES
POTATOES	37,200	37,200	438.3 CWT / ACRE	16,305,000 CWT	21 $ / CWT	341,840,000
CAULIFLOWER
CAULIFLOWER	37,800	37,000	200 CWT / ACRE	7,400,000 CWT	41.2 $ / CWT	304,107,000
CAULIFLOWER, FRESH MARKET					42 $ / CWT	295,882,000
CAULIFLOWER, PROCESSING					494 $ / TON	8,225,000
CAULIFLOWER, UTILIZED				7,377,800 CWT
CELERY
CELERY	23,700	23,500	625 CWT / ACRE	14,687,500 CWT	20.6 $ / CWT	302,067,000
CELERY, UTILIZED				14,643,400 CWT
CELERY, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CELERY, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PEPPERS
PEPPERS, BELL	16,000	15,900	420 CWT / ACRE	6,678,000 CWT	43.4 $ / CWT	282,452,000
PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET					54.5 $ / CWT	244,209,000
PEPPERS, CHILE	7,100	7,000	390 CWT / ACRE	2,730,000 CWT	31.5 $ / CWT	85,859,000
PEPPERS, CHILE, PROCESSING					584 $ / TON	67,759,000
PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING					378 $ / TON	38,243,000
PEPPERS, CHILE, FRESH MARKET					44.2 $ / CWT	18,100,000
PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED				6,504,400 CWT
PEPPERS, CHILE, UTILIZED				2,730,000 CWT
SPINACH
SPINACH	33,500	32,700	110 CWT / ACRE	3,597,000 CWT	67.2 $ / CWT	241,589,000
SPINACH, UTILIZED				3,597,000 CWT
SPINACH, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SPINACH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN	37,000	36,400	190 CWT / ACRE	6,916,000 CWT	30.8 $ / CWT	213,013,000
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET					30.8 $ / CWT	213,013,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED				6,916,000 CWT
CABBAGE
CABBAGE	14,900	14,500	380 CWT / ACRE	5,510,000 CWT	28.8 $ / CWT	158,625,000
CABBAGE, UTILIZED				5,510,000 CWT
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CABBAGE, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
SWEET POTATOES
SWEET POTATOES	21,000	21,000	310 CWT / ACRE	6,510,000 CWT	22.5 $ / CWT	146,475,000
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON	12,700	12,500	585 CWT / ACRE	7,312,500 CWT	19 $ / CWT	138,383,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET					19 $ / CWT	138,383,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP, FRESH MARKET					16.5 $ / CWT	134,764,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP	29,700	29,700	275 CWT / ACRE	8,167,500 CWT	16.5 $ / CWT	134,764,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW	11,600	11,600	290 CWT / ACRE	3,364,000 CWT	28 $ / CWT	94,192,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW, FRESH MARKET					28 $ / CWT	94,192,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP, UTILIZED				8,167,500 CWT
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED				7,283,300 CWT
MELONS, HONEYDEW, UTILIZED				3,364,000 CWT
COTTON
COTTON, COTTONSEED				323,000 TONS	246 $ / TON	80,688,000
COTTON	304,000	302,000	1,375 LB / ACRE	865,000 480 LB BALES
COTTON, UPLAND	88,000	87,000	1,297 LB / ACRE	235,000 480 LB BALES	(D) $ / LB	(D)
COTTON, PIMA	216,000	215,000	1,407 LB / ACRE	630,000 480 LB BALES	(D) $ / LB	(D)
GRAPEFRUIT
GRAPEFRUIT		9,500	421 BOXES / ACRE		19.52 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	78,087,000
GRAPEFRUIT, UTILIZED				176,000 TONS
GRAPEFRUIT, PROCESSING					(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
GRAPEFRUIT, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
WHEAT
WHEAT	420,000	182,000	68.2 BU / ACRE	12,404,000 BU	5.45 $ / BU	67,854,000
WHEAT, WINTER	385,000	155,000	64 BU / ACRE	9,920,000 BU	5.2 $ / BU	51,584,000
WHEAT, SPRING, DURUM	35,000	27,000	92 BU / ACRE	2,484,000 BU	6.55 $ / BU	16,270,000
ARTICHOKES
ARTICHOKES	7,200	7,200	130 CWT / ACRE	936,000 CWT	70 $ / CWT	65,520,000
ARTICHOKES, FRESH MARKET					70 $ / CWT	65,520,000
ARTICHOKES, UTILIZED				936,000 CWT
BEANS
BEANS, DRY EDIBLE	50,000	49,700	2,100 LB / ACRE	1,045,000 CWT	60.9 $ / CWT	63,641,000
BEANS, SNAP	8,000	7,900	105 CWT / ACRE	829,500 CWT	69.7 $ / CWT	57,722,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED				827,800 CWT
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CORN
CORN, GRAIN		80,000	167 BU / ACRE	13,360,000 BU	4.2 $ / BU	56,112,000
CORN	430,000
CORN, SILAGE		345,000	26.5 TONS / ACRE	9,143,000 TONS
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS	9,400	9,400	175 CWT / ACRE	1,645,000 CWT	24.7 $ / CWT	40,680,000
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED				1,645,000 CWT
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SQUASH
SQUASH	5,000	4,900	170 CWT / ACRE	833,000 CWT	34.9 $ / CWT	28,648,000
SQUASH, UTILIZED				819,700 CWT
SQUASH, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SQUASH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS	5,300	5,200	330 CWT / ACRE	1,716,000 CWT	14.3 $ / CWT	24,514,000
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET					14.3 $ / CWT	24,514,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED				1,714,300 CWT
SAFFLOWER
SAFFLOWER	56,000	55,500	1,950 LB / ACRE	108,225,000 LB	19 $ / CWT	20,563,000
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS	8,300	8,000	16 CWT / ACRE	128,000 CWT	129 $ / CWT	16,344,000
ASPARAGUS, FRESH MARKET					129 $ / CWT	16,344,000
ASPARAGUS, UTILIZED				126,700 CWT
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER	55,300	53,800	1,049 LB / ACRE	56,425,000 LB	21.1 $ / CWT	11,901,000
BARLEY
BARLEY	70,000	28,000	50 BU / ACRE	1,400,000 BU	4.85 $ / BU	6,790,000
MINT
MINT, PEPPERMINT, OIL		2,000	82 LB / ACRE	164,000 LB	22.8 $ / LB	3,739,000
OATS
OATS	110,000	10,000	65 BU / ACRE	650,000 BU	2.9 $ / BU	1,885,000
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		180,000	15.1 TONS / ACRE	2,718,000 TONS
HAYLAGE		240,000	12.83 TONS / ACRE	3,078,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA		60,000	6 TONS / ACRE	360,000 TONS
ALMONDS
ALMONDS		1,000,000
ALMONDS, UTILIZED, SHELLED			2,270 LB / ACRE	2,270,000,000 LB
LEMONS
LEMONS, UTILIZED				820,000 TONS
LEMONS		47,000	436 BOXES / ACRE		(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
LEMONS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
LEMONS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
MUSHROOMS
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS			5.74 LB / SQ FT		1.98 $ / LB
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / LB
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / LB
TANGERINES
TANGERINES, UTILIZED				956,000 TONS
TANGERINES		57,000	419 BOXES / ACRE		(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
TANGERINES, PROCESSING					(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
TANGERINES, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
PECANS
PECANS, UTILIZED, IN SHELL				5,000,000 LB
PRUNES
PRUNES				105,000 TONS, DRY BASIS
PEARS
PEARS				190,000 TONS
CHERRIES
CHERRIES, SWEET				99,000 TONS
SUGARBEETS
SUGARBEETS	24,800	24,700	43.5 TONS / ACRE	1,074,000 TONS
APPLES
APPLES				230,000,000 LB
APRICOTS
APRICOTS				47,000 TONS
GRAPES
GRAPES				6,600,000 TONS
PEACHES
PEACHES				580,000 TONS

(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.