2025 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

California

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: May/05/2026

Farms Operations^†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation	380
Farm Operations - Number of Operations	62,100
Farm Operations - Acres Operated	23,600,000

Livestock Inventory ^†

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2026 )	640,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2026 )	1,710,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2026 )	5,050,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2026 )	500,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2026 )	75,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2026 )	38,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2026 )	505,000
Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head	4,300,000

Milk Production ^†

Milk, Skim, Unsweetened, Condensed, Bulk - Production, Measured in Plants	5
Milk, Dry, Nonfat, Human - Production, Measured in Plants	10
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head	23,919
Milk, Skim, Unsweetened, Condensed, Bulk - Production, Measured in Lb	110,805,000
Milk, Dry, Nonfat, Human - Production, Measured in Lb	729,133,000
Milk - Production, Measured in $	8,394,750,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb	40,950,000,000

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				2,715,000,000 LB		6,874,400,000
ALMONDS, UTILIZED			1,940 LB / ACRE
ALMONDS		1,400,000			2.6 $ / LB
GRAPES
GRAPES, UTILIZED				4,670,000 TONS		5,212,791,000
GRAPES, PROCESSING				3,788,100 TONS	934 $ / TON	3,537,181,000
GRAPES, FRESH MARKET				881,900 TONS	1,900 $ / TON	1,675,610,000
GRAPES		751,000	6.22 TONS / ACRE	4,670,000 TONS	1,120 $ / TON
PISTACHIOS
PISTACHIOS, UTILIZED, IN SHELL				1,580,000,000 LB		3,918,400,000
PISTACHIOS, UTILIZED			3,030 LB / ACRE	790,000 TONS
PISTACHIOS		521,000			2.48 $ / LB
STRAWBERRIES
STRAWBERRIES	45,800	45,000	615 CWT / ACRE	27,700,000 CWT	133 $ / CWT	3,683,405,000
STRAWBERRIES, UTILIZED				27,644,600 CWT
STRAWBERRIES, PROCESSING					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
STRAWBERRIES, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
LETTUCE
LETTUCE, ROMAINE, FRESH MARKET					59.2 $ / CWT	2,258,036,000
LETTUCE, ROMAINE	105,000	104,500	365 CWT / ACRE	38,142,500 CWT	59.2 $ / CWT	2,258,036,000
LETTUCE, HEAD, FRESH MARKET					44.5 $ / CWT	1,242,351,000
LETTUCE, HEAD	84,800	84,600	330 CWT / ACRE	27,918,000 CWT	44.5 $ / CWT	1,242,351,000
LETTUCE, LEAF, FRESH MARKET					84.2 $ / CWT	1,176,948,000
LETTUCE, LEAF	58,600	58,300	240 CWT / ACRE	13,992,000 CWT	84.2 $ / CWT	1,176,948,000
LETTUCE, HEAD, UTILIZED				27,918,000 CWT
LETTUCE, LEAF, UTILIZED				13,978,000 CWT
LETTUCE, ROMAINE, UTILIZED				38,142,500 CWT
TOMATOES
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN	227,000	216,900	1,105 CWT / ACRE	239,674,500 CWT		1,482,722,000
TOMATOES, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT
TOMATOES					6.22 $ / CWT
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, UTILIZED				238,236,500 CWT
TOMATOES, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, FRESH MARKET						(D)
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, PROCESSING						(D)
CARROTS
CARROTS	50,500	50,200	390 CWT / ACRE	19,578,000 CWT	68.6 $ / CWT	1,341,935,000
CARROTS, UTILIZED				19,558,400 CWT
CARROTS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CARROTS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
WALNUTS
WALNUTS, ENGLISH, UTILIZED, IN SHELL			2.13 TONS / ACRE	809,000 TONS		1,302,490,000
WALNUTS, ENGLISH		380,000			1,610 $ / TON
WALNUTS, ENGLISH, UTILIZED				809,000 TONS
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE		900,000	5.99 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	5,394,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		1,170,166,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	60,000	470,000	7.05 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	3,313,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		785,181,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		430,000	4.84 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	2,081,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		384,985,000
HAY
HAY		820,000	5.4 TONS / ACRE	4,424,000 TONS	226 $ / TON	981,096,000
HAY, ALFALFA		460,000	6.8 TONS / ACRE	3,128,000 TONS	237 $ / TON	741,336,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)		360,000	3.6 TONS / ACRE	1,296,000 TONS	185 $ / TON	239,760,000
TANGERINES
TANGERINES		68,000	443 BOXES / ACRE		24.26 $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV	854,574,000
TANGERINES, FRESH MARKET				784,000 TONS
TANGERINES, PROCESSING				420,000 TONS
TANGERINES, UTILIZED				30,400,000 BOXES
RICE
RICE	524,000	521,000	8,450 LB / ACRE	44,024,000 CWT	19.4 $ / CWT	854,066,000
ORANGES
ORANGES		135,000	335 BOXES / ACRE		18.86 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	852,507,000
ORANGES, PROCESSING				418,000 TONS
ORANGES, UTILIZED				1,764,000 TONS
ORANGES, FRESH MARKET				1,390,000 TONS
LEMONS
LEMONS		54,000	478 BOXES / ACRE		26.94 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	695,050,000
LEMONS, PROCESSING				220,000 TONS
LEMONS, UTILIZED				1,056,000 TONS
LEMONS, FRESH MARKET				812,000 TONS
PEACHES
PEACHES, UTILIZED				527,820 TONS		636,059,000
PEACHES, FRESH MARKET				251,390 TONS	1,850 $ / TON	464,868,000
PEACHES, PROCESSING				276,430 TONS	619 $ / TON	171,191,000
PEACHES		37,100	14.3 TONS / ACRE	532,000 TONS	1,210 $ / TON
AVOCADOS
AVOCADOS, UTILIZED				170,120 TONS		491,522,000
AVOCADOS		49,300	3.47 TONS / ACRE	171,000 TONS	2,890 $ / TON
AVOCADOS, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
AVOCADOS, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
CELERY
CELERY	27,800	27,700	540 CWT / ACRE	14,958,000 CWT	32.3 $ / CWT	483,569,000
CELERY, UTILIZED				14,958,000 CWT
CELERY, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CELERY, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
RASPBERRIES
RASPBERRIES, UTILIZED				106,180,000 LB		350,300,000
RASPBERRIES		6,300	16,900 LB / ACRE	106,500,000 LB	3.3 $ / LB
RASPBERRIES, PROCESSING				(D) LB	(D) $ / LB	(D)
RASPBERRIES, FRESH MARKET				(D) LB	(D) $ / LB	(D)
POTATOES
POTATOES	21,000	20,900	435 CWT / ACRE	9,092,000 CWT	36 $ / CWT	327,312,000
NECTARINES
NECTARINES, UTILIZED				143,890 TONS		310,590,000
NECTARINES		16,600	8.85 TONS / ACRE	147,000 TONS	2,160 $ / TON
NECTARINES, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
NECTARINES, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
BLUEBERRIES
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, UTILIZED				81,470,000 LB		271,419,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, FRESH MARKET				56,300,000 LB	4.66 $ / LB	262,358,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, PROCESSING				25,170,000 LB	0.36 $ / LB	9,061,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME		7,600	10,900 LB / ACRE	82,800,000 LB	3.33 $ / LB
GARLIC
GARLIC	25,000	24,900	140 CWT / ACRE	3,486,000 CWT	70.2 $ / CWT	244,561,000
GARLIC, FRESH MARKET					155 $ / CWT	183,706,000
GARLIC, PROCESSING					529 $ / TON	60,855,000
GARLIC, UTILIZED				3,486,000 CWT
SWEET POTATOES
SWEET POTATOES	18,000	17,900	335 CWT / ACRE	5,996,500 CWT	38.4 $ / CWT	230,316,000
SWEET POTATOES, UTILIZED				5,996,500 CWT
SWEET POTATOES, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
SWEET POTATOES, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CHERRIES
CHERRIES, SWEET, UTILIZED				49,180 TONS		220,949,000
CHERRIES, SWEET, FRESH MARKET				44,460 TONS	4,890 $ / TON	217,409,000
CHERRIES, SWEET, PROCESSING				4,720 TONS	750 $ / TON	3,540,000
CHERRIES, SWEET		39,000	1.3 TONS / ACRE	50,700 TONS	4,490 $ / TON
PEPPERS
PEPPERS, BELL	10,900	10,900	390 CWT / ACRE	4,251,000 CWT	50.1 $ / CWT	211,862,000
PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET					73 $ / CWT	155,162,000
PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING					540 $ / TON	56,700,000
PEPPERS, CHILE, UTILIZED				(D) CWT
PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED				4,225,500 CWT
PEPPERS, CHILE, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PEPPERS, CHILE, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
PEPPERS, CHILE	(D)	(D)	(D) CWT / ACRE	(D) CWT	(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CABBAGE
CABBAGE	12,500	12,400	455 CWT / ACRE	5,642,000 CWT	36.9 $ / CWT	208,332,000
CABBAGE, UTILIZED				5,642,000 CWT
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CABBAGE, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PLUMS
PLUMS, UTILIZED				83,480 TONS		171,524,000
PLUMS		9,800	8.62 TONS / ACRE	84,500 TONS	2,050 $ / TON
PLUMS, PROCESSING				(D) TONS		(D)
PLUMS, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET					38.8 $ / CWT	155,976,000
SWEET CORN	27,000	26,800	150 CWT / ACRE	4,020,000 CWT	38.8 $ / CWT	155,976,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED				4,020,000 CWT
MELONS
MELONS, CANTALOUP, FRESH MARKET					22 $ / CWT	155,650,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP	28,300	28,300	250 CWT / ACRE	7,075,000 CWT	22 $ / CWT	155,650,000
MELONS, WATERMELON	10,000	9,900	520 CWT / ACRE	5,148,000 CWT	17.4 $ / CWT	89,486,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET					17.4 $ / CWT	89,486,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW, FRESH MARKET					25.6 $ / CWT	72,499,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW	9,600	9,600	295 CWT / ACRE	2,832,000 CWT	25.6 $ / CWT	72,499,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED				5,142,900 CWT
MELONS, HONEYDEW, UTILIZED				2,832,000 CWT
MELONS, CANTALOUP, UTILIZED				7,075,000 CWT
PRUNES
PRUNES, PROCESSING				73,210 TONS, DRY BASIS	2,090 $ / TON	153,009,000
PRUNES, UTILIZED				73,210 TONS, DRY BASIS		153,009,000
PRUNES		35,000	2.1 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	73,500 TONS, DRY BASIS	697 $ / TON, FRESH BASIS
OLIVES
OLIVES, PROCESSING				143,000 TONS	918 $ / TON	131,329,000
OLIVES, UTILIZED				143,000 TONS		131,329,000
OLIVES		44,000	3.27 TONS / ACRE	144,000 TONS	918 $ / TON
KIWIFRUIT
KIWIFRUIT, FRESH MARKET				40,400 TONS	2,790 $ / TON	112,716,000
KIWIFRUIT, UTILIZED				40,400 TONS		112,716,000
KIWIFRUIT		5,200	7.8 TONS / ACRE	40,600 TONS	2,790 $ / TON
ARTICHOKES
ARTICHOKES, FRESH MARKET					133 $ / CWT	86,583,000
ARTICHOKES	4,200	4,200	155 CWT / ACRE	651,000 CWT	133 $ / CWT	86,583,000
ARTICHOKES, UTILIZED				651,000 CWT
PEARS
PEARS, UTILIZED				149,910 TONS		77,993,000
PEARS, PROCESSING				89,230 TONS	481 $ / TON	42,920,000
PEARS, FRESH MARKET				60,680 TONS	578 $ / TON	35,073,000
PEARS		8,300	18.8 TONS / ACRE	156,000 TONS	520 $ / TON
WHEAT
WHEAT	305,000	124,000	90.4 BU / ACRE	11,210,000 BU	6.5 $ / BU	66,607,000
WHEAT, WINTER	290,000	110,000	86 BU / ACRE	9,460,000 BU	5.45 $ / BU	51,557,000
WHEAT, SPRING, DURUM	15,000	14,000	125 BU / ACRE	1,750,000 BU	8.6 $ / BU	15,050,000
GRAPEFRUIT
GRAPEFRUIT		9,300	441 BOXES / ACRE		11.41 $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV	60,481,000
GRAPEFRUIT, PROCESSING				60,000 TONS
GRAPEFRUIT, UTILIZED				172,000 TONS
GRAPEFRUIT, FRESH MARKET				104,000 TONS
COTTON
COTTON, COTTONSEED				130,000 TONS	377 $ / TON	49,010,000
COTTON	110,000	108,700	1,634 LB / ACRE	370,000 480 LB BALES
COTTON, UPLAND	18,000	17,700	1,898 LB / ACRE	70,000 480 LB BALES	(D) $ / LB	(D)
COTTON, PIMA	92,000	91,000	1,582 LB / ACRE	300,000 480 LB BALES	(D) $ / LB	(D)
APPLES
APPLES, UTILIZED				188,000,000 LB		49,009,000
APPLES, PROCESSING				141,400,000 LB	390 $ / TON	27,573,000
APPLES, FRESH MARKET				46,600,000 LB	0.46 $ / LB	21,436,000
APPLES		10,200	18,500 LB / ACRE	188,500,000 LB	0.261 $ / LB
APRICOTS
APRICOTS, UTILIZED				33,630 TONS		46,340,000
APRICOTS		5,000	6.8 TONS / ACRE	34,000 TONS	1,380 $ / TON
APRICOTS, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
APRICOTS, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
SQUASH
SQUASH	6,600	6,500	235 CWT / ACRE	1,527,500 CWT	29.1 $ / CWT	44,200,000
SQUASH, UTILIZED				1,519,900 CWT
SQUASH, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SQUASH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CORN
CORN, GRAIN		50,000	173 BU / ACRE	8,650,000 BU	4.7 $ / BU	40,655,000
CORN, SILAGE		365,000	27 TONS / ACRE	9,855,000 TONS
CORN	420,000
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET					75 $ / CWT	39,233,000
BEANS, SNAP	6,900	6,800	77 CWT / ACRE	523,600 CWT	75 $ / CWT	39,233,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED				523,100 CWT
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS	7,500	7,500	170 CWT / ACRE	1,275,000 CWT	28.4 $ / CWT	36,206,000
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET					67 $ / CWT	24,093,000
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING					265 $ / TON	12,113,000
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED				1,273,700 CWT
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET					16 $ / CWT	25,536,000
PUMPKINS	5,000	4,900	330 CWT / ACRE	1,617,000 CWT	16 $ / CWT	25,536,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED				1,596,000 CWT
BEETS
BEETS	1,500	1,400	265 CWT / ACRE	371,000 CWT	43 $ / CWT	15,953,000
BEETS, UTILIZED				371,000 CWT
BEETS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
BEETS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
SAFFLOWER
SAFFLOWER	33,500	33,000	2,200 LB / ACRE	72,600,000 LB	17.5 $ / CWT	12,705,000
BARLEY
BARLEY	40,000	22,000	72 BU / ACRE	1,584,000 BU	4.6 $ / BU	7,286,000
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER	14,300	14,300	1,395 LB / ACRE	19,945,000 LB	27.9 $ / CWT	5,571,000
MUSHROOMS
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS			(D) LB / SQ FT	(D) LB	(D) $ / LB
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		125,000	12.7 TONS / ACRE	1,588,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA		50,000	7.5 TONS / ACRE	375,000 TONS
HAYLAGE		175,000	11.22 TONS / ACRE	1,963,000 TONS
BROCCOLI
BROCCOLI, UTILIZED				(D) CWT
BROCCOLI, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
BROCCOLI, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
BROCCOLI	(D)	(D)	(D) CWT / ACRE	(D) CWT	(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CAULIFLOWER
CAULIFLOWER, UTILIZED				(D) CWT
CAULIFLOWER, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CAULIFLOWER, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CAULIFLOWER	(D)	(D)	(D) CWT / ACRE	(D) CWT	(D) $ / CWT	(D)
DATES
DATES		(D)	(D) TONS / ACRE	(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON
DATES, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
DATES, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
DATES, UTILIZED				(D) TONS		(D)
SPINACH
SPINACH, UTILIZED				(D) CWT
SPINACH, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SPINACH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
SPINACH	(D)	(D)	(D) CWT / ACRE	(D) 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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