2022 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

California

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Dec/09/2023

Farms Operations^†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation	351
Farm Operations - Number of Operations	68,400
Farm Operations - Acres Operated	24,000,000

Livestock Inventory ^†

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )	665,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )	1,725,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )	5,200,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )	520,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )	80,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )	36,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2023 )	550,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2022 )	85,000
Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head	6,200,000

Milk Production ^†

Milk, Skim, Unsweetened, Condensed, Bulk - Production, Measured in Plants	4
Milk, Dry, Nonfat, Human - Production, Measured in Plants	9
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head	24,267
Milk, Skim, Unsweetened, Condensed, Bulk - Production, Measured in Lb	108,237,000
Milk, Dry, Nonfat, Human - Production, Measured in Lb	860,246,000
Milk - Production, Measured in $	10,404,963,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb	41,787,000,000

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				5,510,000 TONS		5,535,442,000
GRAPES, PROCESSING				4,615,500 TONS	878 $ / TON	4,050,572,000
GRAPES, FRESH MARKET				894,500 TONS	1,660 $ / TON	1,484,870,000
GRAPES		828,000	6.65 TONS / ACRE	5,510,000 TONS	1,000 $ / TON
ALMONDS
ALMONDS, UTILIZED, SHELLED				2,565,000,000 LB		3,515,400,000
ALMONDS		1,350,000			1.4 $ / LB
ALMONDS, UTILIZED			1,900 LB / ACRE
STRAWBERRIES
STRAWBERRIES	42,100	42,000	590 CWT / ACRE	24,800,000 CWT	108 $ / CWT	2,684,770,000
STRAWBERRIES, UTILIZED				24,780,000 CWT
STRAWBERRIES, PROCESSING					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
STRAWBERRIES, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
PISTACHIOS
PISTACHIOS, UTILIZED, IN SHELL				882,000,000 LB		1,861,020,000
PISTACHIOS, UTILIZED			1.03 TONS / ACRE	441,000 TONS
PISTACHIOS		428,000			2.11 $ / LB
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE		1,030,000	5.6 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	5,769,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		1,694,703,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	60,000	490,000	6.91 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	3,388,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		1,087,548,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		540,000	4.41 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	2,381,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		607,155,000
TOMATOES
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN	249,000	242,800	895 CWT / ACRE	217,306,000 CWT		1,458,408,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, PROCESSING						1,165,043,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, FRESH MARKET						293,365,000
TOMATOES, PROCESSING					111 $ / TON
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, UTILIZED				215,784,900 CWT
TOMATOES					6.76 $ / CWT
TOMATOES, FRESH MARKET					50 $ / CWT
HAY
HAY		830,000	5.32 TONS / ACRE	4,418,000 TONS	333 $ / TON	1,340,430,000
HAY, ALFALFA		450,000	7.2 TONS / ACRE	3,240,000 TONS	346 $ / TON	1,040,040,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)		380,000	3.1 TONS / ACRE	1,178,000 TONS	289 $ / TON	300,390,000
LETTUCE
LETTUCE, ROMAINE, FRESH MARKET					59.6 $ / CWT	1,096,199,000
LETTUCE, ROMAINE	64,800	64,600	285 CWT / ACRE	18,411,000 CWT	59.6 $ / CWT	1,096,199,000
LETTUCE, LEAF	51,000	50,800	230 CWT / ACRE	11,684,000 CWT	93.7 $ / CWT	1,093,695,000
LETTUCE, LEAF, FRESH MARKET					93.7 $ / CWT	1,093,695,000
LETTUCE, HEAD, FRESH MARKET					42.3 $ / CWT	958,349,000
LETTUCE, HEAD	71,000	70,800	320 CWT / ACRE	22,656,000 CWT	42.3 $ / CWT	958,349,000
LETTUCE, ROMAINE, UTILIZED				18,392,600 CWT
LETTUCE, HEAD, UTILIZED				22,656,000 CWT
LETTUCE, LEAF, UTILIZED				11,672,300 CWT
ORANGES
ORANGES		138,000	283 BOXES / ACRE		21.26 $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV	947,749,000
ORANGES, FRESH MARKET				1,276,000 TONS
ORANGES, UTILIZED				39,100,000 BOXES
ORANGES, PROCESSING				288,000 TONS
CARROTS
CARROTS	53,700	53,600	450 CWT / ACRE	24,120,000 CWT	37.8 $ / CWT	911,857,000
CARROTS, UTILIZED				24,120,000 CWT
CARROTS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CARROTS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
RICE
RICE	256,000	254,000	8,760 LB / ACRE	22,251,000 CWT	33.8 $ / CWT	752,084,000
BROCCOLI
BROCCOLI	85,000	84,800	125 CWT / ACRE	10,600,000 CWT	65.5 $ / CWT	693,510,000
BROCCOLI, UTILIZED				10,589,400 CWT
BROCCOLI, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
BROCCOLI, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
TANGERINES
TANGERINES		68,000	257 BOXES / ACRE		38.94 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	681,500,000
TANGERINES, PROCESSING				200,000 TONS
TANGERINES, UTILIZED				700,000 TONS
TANGERINES, FRESH MARKET				500,000 TONS
LEMONS
LEMONS		51,000	494 BOXES / ACRE	392,952,000 $, ON TREE EQUIV	22.02 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	554,787,000
LEMONS, UTILIZED				25,200,000 BOXES
LEMONS, FRESH MARKET				652,000 TONS
LEMONS, PROCESSING				356,000 TONS
AVOCADOS
AVOCADOS, UTILIZED				138,240 TONS		487,734,000
AVOCADOS		46,900	2.95 TONS / ACRE	138,500 TONS	3,530 $ / TON
AVOCADOS, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
AVOCADOS, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
WALNUTS
WALNUTS, ENGLISH, UTILIZED, IN SHELL			1.88 TONS / ACRE	752,000 TONS		473,760,000
WALNUTS, ENGLISH, UTILIZED				752,000 TONS
WALNUTS, ENGLISH		400,000			630 $ / TON
CAULIFLOWER
CAULIFLOWER	34,600	34,500	210 CWT / ACRE	7,245,000 CWT	64.4 $ / CWT	466,157,000
CAULIFLOWER, UTILIZED				7,237,800 CWT
CAULIFLOWER, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CAULIFLOWER, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
PEACHES
PEACHES, UTILIZED				470,740 TONS		415,670,000
PEACHES, FRESH MARKET				198,390 TONS	1,320 $ / TON	260,936,000
PEACHES, PROCESSING				272,350 TONS	568 $ / TON	154,734,000
PEACHES		36,400	13 TONS / ACRE	475,000 TONS	883 $ / TON
SPINACH
SPINACH	45,600	45,500	130 CWT / ACRE	5,915,000 CWT	66.9 $ / CWT	395,208,000
SPINACH, UTILIZED				5,903,200 CWT
SPINACH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
SPINACH, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CELERY
CELERY	23,100	23,000	540 CWT / ACRE	12,420,000 CWT	30.6 $ / CWT	379,930,000
CELERY, UTILIZED				12,420,000 CWT
CELERY, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CELERY, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
RASPBERRIES
RASPBERRIES, UTILIZED				114,810,000 LB		361,118,000
RASPBERRIES		7,000	16,500 LB / ACRE	115,500,000 LB	3.15 $ / LB
RASPBERRIES, FRESH MARKET				(D) LB	(D) $ / LB	(D)
RASPBERRIES, PROCESSING				(D) LB	(D) $ / LB	(D)
GARLIC
GARLIC	26,000	25,800	175 CWT / ACRE	4,515,000 CWT	68.7 $ / CWT	309,355,000
GARLIC, FRESH MARKET					162 $ / CWT	232,600,000
GARLIC, PROCESSING					500 $ / TON	76,755,000
GARLIC, UTILIZED				4,506,000 CWT
SWEET POTATOES
SWEET POTATOES	19,000	19,000	325 CWT / ACRE	6,175,000 CWT	46.6 $ / CWT	281,879,000
SWEET POTATOES, FRESH MARKET					49.7 $ / CWT	268,842,000
SWEET POTATOES, PROCESSING					406 $ / TON	13,037,000
SWEET POTATOES, UTILIZED				6,051,500 CWT
CABBAGE
CABBAGE	14,500	14,400	410 CWT / ACRE	5,904,000 CWT	43.3 $ / CWT	255,705,000
CABBAGE, UTILIZED				5,904,000 CWT
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CABBAGE, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PEPPERS
PEPPERS, BELL	9,500	9,400	375 CWT / ACRE	3,525,000 CWT	70 $ / CWT	246,642,000
PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET					92.9 $ / CWT	222,031,000
PEPPERS, CHILE	1,600	1,600	425 CWT / ACRE	680,000 CWT	45.4 $ / CWT	30,873,000
PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING					435 $ / TON	24,611,000
PEPPERS, CHILE, PROCESSING					813 $ / TON	18,382,000
PEPPERS, CHILE, FRESH MARKET					55 $ / CWT	12,491,000
PEPPERS, CHILE, UTILIZED				679,300 CWT
PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED				3,521,500 CWT
CHERRIES
CHERRIES, SWEET, UTILIZED				53,670 TONS		239,822,000
CHERRIES, SWEET, FRESH MARKET				49,980 TONS	4,750 $ / TON	237,405,000
CHERRIES, SWEET, PROCESSING				3,690 TONS	655 $ / TON	2,417,000
CHERRIES, SWEET		34,000	1.62 TONS / ACRE	55,100 TONS	4,470 $ / TON
POTATOES
POTATOES	21,000	20,900	405 CWT / ACRE	8,465,000 CWT	28 $ / CWT	237,020,000
BLUEBERRIES
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, UTILIZED				64,110,000 LB		206,084,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, FRESH MARKET				52,080,000 LB	3.8 $ / LB	197,904,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, PROCESSING				12,030,000 LB	0.68 $ / LB	8,180,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME		8,000	8,090 LB / ACRE	64,700,000 LB	3.21 $ / LB
MELONS
MELONS, CANTALOUP, FRESH MARKET					29.3 $ / CWT	204,646,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP	23,000	22,900	305 CWT / ACRE	6,984,500 CWT	29.3 $ / CWT	204,646,000
MELONS, WATERMELON	9,300	9,200	555 CWT / ACRE	5,106,000 CWT	26.2 $ / CWT	133,644,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET					26.2 $ / CWT	133,644,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW	5,900	5,900	310 CWT / ACRE	1,829,000 CWT	39.6 $ / CWT	72,428,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW, FRESH MARKET					39.6 $ / CWT	72,428,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW, UTILIZED				1,829,000 CWT
MELONS, CANTALOUP, UTILIZED				6,984,500 CWT
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED				5,100,900 CWT
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET					45.5 $ / CWT	204,636,000
SWEET CORN	26,000	25,700	175 CWT / ACRE	4,497,500 CWT	45.5 $ / CWT	204,636,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED				4,497,500 CWT
PRUNES
PRUNES, UTILIZED				75,220 TONS, DRY BASIS		171,502,000
PRUNES, PROCESSING				75,220 TONS, DRY BASIS	2,280 $ / TON	171,502,000
PRUNES		36,000	2.1 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	75,600 TONS, DRY BASIS	2,280 $ / TON, DRY BASIS
DATES
DATES, UTILIZED				49,060 TONS		139,192,000
DATES		12,000	4.1 TONS / ACRE	49,200 TONS	2,840 $ / TON
DATES, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
DATES, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
NECTARINES
NECTARINES, UTILIZED				104,650 TONS		136,045,000
NECTARINES, FRESH MARKET				104,650 TONS	1,300 $ / TON	136,045,000
NECTARINES		13,000	8.4 TONS / ACRE	109,000 TONS	1,300 $ / TON
PLUMS
PLUMS, UTILIZED				75,450 TONS		110,157,000
PLUMS		11,600	7.01 TONS / ACRE	81,300 TONS	1,460 $ / TON
PLUMS, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
PLUMS, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
PEARS
PEARS, UTILIZED				160,180 TONS		102,462,000
PEARS, FRESH MARKET				69,340 TONS	765 $ / TON	53,045,000
PEARS, PROCESSING				90,840 TONS	544 $ / TON	49,417,000
PEARS		9,400	17.1 TONS / ACRE	160,500 TONS	640 $ / TON
WHEAT
WHEAT	390,000	105,000	85.3 BU / ACRE	8,960,000 BU	10.5 $ / BU	94,087,000
WHEAT, WINTER	350,000	70,000	73 BU / ACRE	5,110,000 BU	10 $ / BU	52,122,000
WHEAT, SPRING, DURUM	40,000	35,000	110 BU / ACRE	3,850,000 BU	10.6 $ / BU	41,965,000
KIWIFRUIT
KIWIFRUIT, FRESH MARKET				36,390 TONS	2,380 $ / TON	86,608,000
KIWIFRUIT, UTILIZED				36,390 TONS		86,608,000
KIWIFRUIT		4,800	7.6 TONS / ACRE	36,500 TONS	2,380 $ / TON
COTTON
COTTON, COTTONSEED				153,000 TONS	518 $ / TON	78,520,000
COTTON	134,000	132,500	1,612 LB / ACRE	445,000 480 LB BALES
COTTON, PIMA	115,000	114,000	1,558 LB / ACRE	370,000 480 LB BALES	(D) $ / LB	(D)
COTTON, UPLAND	19,000	18,500	1,946 LB / ACRE	75,000 480 LB BALES	(D) $ / LB	(D)
OLIVES
OLIVES, PROCESSING				69,140 TONS	913 $ / TON	63,094,000
OLIVES, UTILIZED				69,140 TONS		63,094,000
OLIVES		34,000	2.05 TONS / ACRE	69,700 TONS	913 $ / TON
GRAPEFRUIT
GRAPEFRUIT		9,100	450 BOXES / ACRE	39,336,000 $, ON TREE EQUIV	13.02 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	53,360,000
GRAPEFRUIT, UTILIZED				4,100,000 BOXES
GRAPEFRUIT, PROCESSING				96,000 TONS
GRAPEFRUIT, FRESH MARKET				68,000 TONS
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP	4,100	4,000	100 CWT / ACRE	400,000 CWT	133 $ / CWT	53,066,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED				399,600 CWT
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
APPLES
APPLES, UTILIZED				176,100,000 LB		52,850,000
APPLES, PROCESSING				140,100,000 LB	405 $ / TON	28,370,000
APPLES, FRESH MARKET				36,000,000 LB	0.68 $ / LB	24,480,000
APPLES		9,800	18,000 LB / ACRE	176,500,000 LB	0.3 $ / LB
ARTICHOKES
ARTICHOKES, FRESH MARKET					60 $ / CWT	44,550,000
ARTICHOKES	4,500	4,500	165 CWT / ACRE	742,500 CWT	60 $ / CWT	44,550,000
ARTICHOKES, UTILIZED				742,500 CWT
SQUASH
SQUASH	6,200	6,100	220 CWT / ACRE	1,342,000 CWT	28.6 $ / CWT	37,923,000
SQUASH, UTILIZED				1,327,200 CWT
SQUASH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
SQUASH, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SAFFLOWER
SAFFLOWER	51,000	49,000	2,250 LB / ACRE	110,250,000 LB	33.4 $ / CWT	36,824,000
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET					23.9 $ / CWT	28,718,000
PUMPKINS	4,600	4,500	270 CWT / ACRE	1,215,000 CWT	23.9 $ / CWT	28,718,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED				1,201,600 CWT
CORN
CORN, GRAIN		20,000	177 BU / ACRE	3,540,000 BU	7.7 $ / BU	28,320,000
CORN, SILAGE		335,000	26 TONS / ACRE	8,710,000 TONS
CORN	360,000
APRICOTS
APRICOTS, UTILIZED				26,190 TONS		24,372,000
APRICOTS		5,500	4.8 TONS / ACRE	26,400 TONS	931 $ / TON
APRICOTS, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
APRICOTS, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS	6,200	6,200	180 CWT / ACRE	1,116,000 CWT	20.4 $ / CWT	22,723,000
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET					59 $ / CWT	15,476,000
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING					170 $ / TON	7,247,000
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED				1,114,900 CWT
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS, FRESH MARKET					217 $ / CWT	14,756,000
ASPARAGUS	2,000	2,000	34 CWT / ACRE	68,000 CWT	217 $ / CWT	14,756,000
ASPARAGUS, UTILIZED				68,000 CWT
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER	33,500	31,500	959 LB / ACRE	30,200,000 LB	31.6 $ / CWT	9,554,000
BARLEY
BARLEY	40,000	19,000	55 BU / ACRE	1,045,000 BU	7.89 $ / BU	8,203,000
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
MUSHROOMS
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS			5.71 LB / SQ FT	73,780,193 LB	2.35 $ / LB
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE		225,000	12.15 TONS / ACRE	2,733,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA		50,000	6 TONS / ACRE	300,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		175,000	13.9 TONS / ACRE	2,433,000 TONS
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE, POTS
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
SUGARBEETS
SUGARBEETS	18,000	17,700	45.8 TONS / ACRE	811,000 TONS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
CHICKPEAS
CHICKPEAS	2,200	2,100	2,620 LB / ACRE	55,000 CWT	49.6 $ / CWT	(D)
OATS
OATS	105,000	6,000	65 BU / ACRE	390,000 BU	(D) $ / BU	(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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