2024 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

California

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: May/17/2026

Farms Operations^†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation	379
Farm Operations - Number of Operations	62,500
Farm Operations - Acres Operated	23,700,000

Livestock Inventory ^†

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2025 )	630,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2025 )	1,710,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2025 )	5,050,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2025 )	520,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2025 )	74,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2025 )	38,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2025 )	510,000
Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head	5,200,000

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	23,588
Milk, Skim, Unsweetened, Condensed, Bulk - Production, Measured in Lb	132,010,000
Milk, Dry, Nonfat, Human - Production, Measured in Lb	683,776,000
Milk - Production, Measured in $	8,621,632,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb	40,288,000,000

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			1,980 LB / ACRE	2,725,000,000 LB		6,175,260,000
ALMONDS		1,390,000			2.34 $ / LB
ALMONDS, UTILIZED			1,960 LB / ACRE
GRAPES
GRAPES, UTILIZED				4,865,000 TONS		5,585,716,000
GRAPES, PROCESSING				3,991,800 TONS	975 $ / TON	3,891,708,000
GRAPES, FRESH MARKET				873,200 TONS	1,940 $ / TON	1,694,008,000
GRAPES		783,000	6.21 TONS / ACRE	4,865,000 TONS	1,150 $ / TON
STRAWBERRIES
STRAWBERRIES	45,300	45,000	645 CWT / ACRE	29,000,000 CWT	119 $ / CWT	3,456,522,000
STRAWBERRIES, UTILIZED				28,942,000 CWT
STRAWBERRIES, PROCESSING					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
STRAWBERRIES, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
PISTACHIOS
PISTACHIOS, UTILIZED, IN SHELL				1,100,000,000 LB		2,475,000,000
PISTACHIOS		486,000			2.25 $ / LB
PISTACHIOS, UTILIZED			1.13 TONS / ACRE	550,000 TONS
TOMATOES
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN	245,000	238,700	960 CWT / ACRE	229,152,000 CWT		1,635,435,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, PROCESSING						1,286,551,000
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, FRESH MARKET						348,884,000
TOMATOES					7.19 $ / CWT
TOMATOES, PROCESSING					116 $ / TON
TOMATOES, FRESH MARKET					60.9 $ / CWT
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, UTILIZED				227,547,900 CWT
LETTUCE
LETTUCE, ROMAINE, FRESH MARKET					49.3 $ / CWT	1,496,304,000
LETTUCE, ROMAINE	90,800	90,600	335 CWT / ACRE	30,351,000 CWT	49.3 $ / CWT	1,496,304,000
LETTUCE, HEAD, FRESH MARKET					40.4 $ / CWT	1,254,420,000
LETTUCE, HEAD	82,900	82,800	375 CWT / ACRE	31,050,000 CWT	40.4 $ / CWT	1,254,420,000
LETTUCE, LEAF, FRESH MARKET					78.8 $ / CWT	1,104,934,000
LETTUCE, LEAF	63,900	63,800	220 CWT / ACRE	14,036,000 CWT	78.8 $ / CWT	1,104,934,000
LETTUCE, LEAF, UTILIZED				14,022,000 CWT
LETTUCE, HEAD, UTILIZED				31,050,000 CWT
LETTUCE, ROMAINE, UTILIZED				30,351,000 CWT
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE		1,120,000	5.37 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	6,019,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		1,324,522,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	85,000	500,000	6.64 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	3,319,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		789,922,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		620,000	4.35 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	2,700,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		534,600,000
WALNUTS
WALNUTS, ENGLISH, UTILIZED, IN SHELL			1.6 TONS / ACRE	608,000 TONS		1,124,800,000
WALNUTS, ENGLISH, UTILIZED				608,000 TONS
WALNUTS, ENGLISH		380,000			1,850 $ / TON
CARROTS
CARROTS	51,500	51,000	355 CWT / ACRE	18,105,000 CWT	61.2 $ / CWT	1,107,406,000
CARROTS, UTILIZED				18,105,000 CWT
CARROTS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CARROTS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
HAY
HAY		940,000	4.94 TONS / ACRE	4,640,000 TONS	226 $ / TON	1,045,440,000
HAY, ALFALFA		480,000	6.6 TONS / ACRE	3,168,000 TONS	238 $ / TON	753,984,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)		460,000	3.2 TONS / ACRE	1,472,000 TONS	198 $ / TON	291,456,000
TANGERINES
TANGERINES		68,000	400 BOXES / ACRE		36.84 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	1,002,169,000
TANGERINES, FRESH MARKET				724,000 TONS
TANGERINES, PROCESSING				364,000 TONS
TANGERINES, UTILIZED				1,088,000 TONS
BROCCOLI
BROCCOLI	87,000	86,500	140 CWT / ACRE	12,110,000 CWT	80.6 $ / CWT	975,080,000
BROCCOLI, UTILIZED				12,097,900 CWT
BROCCOLI, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
BROCCOLI, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
ORANGES
ORANGES		135,500	335 BOXES / ACRE		17.27 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	784,127,000
ORANGES, UTILIZED				1,816,000 TONS
ORANGES, FRESH MARKET				1,166,000 TONS
ORANGES, PROCESSING				650,000 TONS
RICE
RICE	476,000	473,000	8,540 LB / ACRE	40,387,000 CWT	18.7 $ / CWT	755,237,000
LEMONS
LEMONS		53,000	462 BOXES / ACRE		27.75 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	679,760,000
LEMONS, PROCESSING				260,000 TONS
LEMONS, UTILIZED				24,500,000 BOXES
LEMONS, FRESH MARKET				720,000 TONS
PEACHES
PEACHES, UTILIZED				514,990 TONS		571,619,000
PEACHES, FRESH MARKET				218,670 TONS	1,790 $ / TON	391,760,000
PEACHES, PROCESSING				296,320 TONS	607 $ / TON	179,859,000
PEACHES		37,900	13.6 TONS / ACRE	517,000 TONS	1,110 $ / TON
AVOCADOS
AVOCADOS, UTILIZED				182,420 TONS		523,494,000
AVOCADOS		48,000	3.82 TONS / ACRE	183,500 TONS	2,870 $ / TON
AVOCADOS, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
AVOCADOS, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
CAULIFLOWER
CAULIFLOWER	34,800	34,700	200 CWT / ACRE	6,940,000 CWT	61.9 $ / CWT	429,437,000
CAULIFLOWER, UTILIZED				6,940,000 CWT
CAULIFLOWER, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CAULIFLOWER, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CELERY
CELERY	26,800	26,700	565 CWT / ACRE	15,085,500 CWT	25.8 $ / CWT	389,844,000
CELERY, UTILIZED				15,085,500 CWT
CELERY, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CELERY, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
RASPBERRIES
RASPBERRIES, UTILIZED				98,510,000 LB		371,950,000
RASPBERRIES		6,300	15,700 LB / ACRE	98,900,000 LB	3.78 $ / LB
RASPBERRIES, PROCESSING				(D) LB	(D) $ / LB	(D)
RASPBERRIES, FRESH MARKET				(D) LB	(D) $ / LB	(D)
CHERRIES
CHERRIES, SWEET, UTILIZED				95,440 TONS		297,192,000
CHERRIES, SWEET, FRESH MARKET				85,360 TONS	3,360 $ / TON	286,810,000
CHERRIES, SWEET, PROCESSING				10,080 TONS	1,030 $ / TON	10,382,000
CHERRIES, SWEET		38,000	2.6 TONS / ACRE	98,800 TONS	3,110 $ / TON
PEPPERS
PEPPERS, BELL	9,500	9,500	410 CWT / ACRE	3,895,000 CWT	70.2 $ / CWT	273,397,000
PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET					97.7 $ / CWT	239,746,000
PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING					467 $ / TON	33,651,000
PEPPERS, CHILE	2,100	2,000	440 CWT / ACRE	880,000 CWT	22.9 $ / CWT	20,137,000
PEPPERS, CHILE, UTILIZED				879,100 CWT
PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED				3,895,000 CWT
PEPPERS, CHILE, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PEPPERS, CHILE, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CABBAGE
CABBAGE	14,600	14,500	370 CWT / ACRE	5,365,000 CWT	48 $ / CWT	257,475,000
CABBAGE, UTILIZED				5,365,000 CWT
CABBAGE, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
NECTARINES
NECTARINES, UTILIZED				122,280 TONS		233,812,000
NECTARINES		16,200	7.55 TONS / ACRE	122,500 TONS	1,910 $ / TON
NECTARINES, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
NECTARINES, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
SWEET POTATOES
SWEET POTATOES	18,000	18,000	295 CWT / ACRE	5,310,000 CWT	42.2 $ / CWT	224,330,000
SWEET POTATOES, UTILIZED				5,310,000 CWT
SWEET POTATOES, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SWEET POTATOES, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
GARLIC
GARLIC	25,300	25,200	145 CWT / ACRE	3,654,000 CWT	58.5 $ / CWT	213,668,000
GARLIC, FRESH MARKET					150 $ / CWT	143,055,000
GARLIC, PROCESSING					523 $ / TON	70,613,000
GARLIC, UTILIZED				3,654,000 CWT
POTATOES
POTATOES	21,000	20,800	430 CWT / ACRE	8,944,000 CWT	23.1 $ / CWT	206,606,000
POTATOES, PROCESSING					(D) $ / CWT
POTATOES, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT
BLUEBERRIES
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, UTILIZED				76,910,000 LB		190,051,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, FRESH MARKET				56,160,000 LB	3.24 $ / LB	181,958,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, PROCESSING				20,750,000 LB	0.39 $ / LB	8,093,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME		7,800	10,000 LB / ACRE	78,000,000 LB	2.47 $ / LB
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN	24,000	23,800	180 CWT / ACRE	4,284,000 CWT	41.6 $ / CWT	178,214,000
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET					41.6 $ / CWT	178,214,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED				4,284,000 CWT
MELONS
MELONS, CANTALOUP, FRESH MARKET					26.9 $ / CWT	169,255,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP	24,200	24,200	260 CWT / ACRE	6,292,000 CWT	26.9 $ / CWT	169,255,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET					20.4 $ / CWT	110,976,000
MELONS, WATERMELON	12,900	12,800	425 CWT / ACRE	5,440,000 CWT	20.4 $ / CWT	110,976,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW, FRESH MARKET					31.6 $ / CWT	81,402,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW	9,200	9,200	280 CWT / ACRE	2,576,000 CWT	31.6 $ / CWT	81,402,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW, UTILIZED				2,576,000 CWT
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED				5,440,000 CWT
MELONS, CANTALOUP, UTILIZED				6,292,000 CWT
PLUMS
PLUMS, UTILIZED				90,840 TONS		157,995,000
PLUMS		9,600	9.51 TONS / ACRE	91,300 TONS	1,740 $ / TON
PLUMS, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
PLUMS, PROCESSING				(D) TONS		(D)
PRUNES
PRUNES, UTILIZED				76,620 TONS, DRY BASIS		152,474,000
PRUNES, PROCESSING				76,620 TONS, DRY BASIS	1,990 $ / TON	152,474,000
PRUNES		35,500	2.17 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	77,000 TONS, DRY BASIS	663 $ / TON, FRESH BASIS
OLIVES
OLIVES, PROCESSING				161,200 TONS	893 $ / TON	143,961,000
OLIVES, UTILIZED				161,200 TONS		143,961,000
OLIVES		43,000	3.78 TONS / ACRE	162,500 TONS	893 $ / TON
KIWIFRUIT
KIWIFRUIT, UTILIZED				35,330 TONS		110,936,000
KIWIFRUIT, FRESH MARKET				35,330 TONS	3,140 $ / TON	110,936,000
KIWIFRUIT		5,200	6.8 TONS / ACRE	35,400 TONS	3,140 $ / TON
SUGARBEETS
SUGARBEETS	28,300	28,200	47.8 TONS / ACRE	1,348,000 TONS	74.5 $ / TON	100,426,000
PEARS
PEARS, UTILIZED				133,870 TONS		87,136,000
PEARS, FRESH MARKET				60,160 TONS	788 $ / TON	47,406,000
PEARS, PROCESSING				73,710 TONS	539 $ / TON	39,730,000
PEARS		8,300	16.3 TONS / ACRE	135,500 TONS	651 $ / TON
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET					125 $ / CWT	81,938,000
BEANS, SNAP	7,000	6,900	95 CWT / ACRE	655,500 CWT	125 $ / CWT	81,938,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED				655,500 CWT
ARTICHOKES
ARTICHOKES	4,200	4,200	160 CWT / ACRE	672,000 CWT	101 $ / CWT	67,872,000
ARTICHOKES, FRESH MARKET					101 $ / CWT	67,872,000
ARTICHOKES, UTILIZED				672,000 CWT
GRAPEFRUIT
GRAPEFRUIT		9,700	402 BOXES / ACRE		12.86 $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV	63,081,000
GRAPEFRUIT, FRESH MARKET				96,000 TONS
GRAPEFRUIT, PROCESSING				60,000 TONS
GRAPEFRUIT, UTILIZED				156,000 TONS
WHEAT
WHEAT	350,000	108,000	84.4 BU / ACRE	9,114,000 BU	7.1 $ / BU	62,379,000
WHEAT, WINTER	325,000	85,000	78 BU / ACRE	6,630,000 BU	6.46 $ / BU	42,830,000
WHEAT, SPRING, DURUM	25,000	23,000	108 BU / ACRE	2,484,000 BU	7.87 $ / BU	19,549,000
COTTON
COTTON, COTTONSEED				157,000 TONS	375 $ / TON	58,875,000
COTTON	167,000	163,700	1,293 LB / ACRE	441,000 480 LB BALES
COTTON, UPLAND	22,000	21,700	1,659 LB / ACRE	75,000 480 LB BALES	(D) $ / LB	(D)
COTTON, PIMA	145,000	142,000	1,237 LB / ACRE	366,000 480 LB BALES	(D) $ / LB	(D)
SQUASH
SQUASH	6,600	6,600	220 CWT / ACRE	1,452,000 CWT	40.2 $ / CWT	58,169,000
SQUASH, UTILIZED				1,446,200 CWT
SQUASH, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SQUASH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CORN
CORN, GRAIN		55,000	182 BU / ACRE	10,010,000 BU	5.64 $ / BU	56,456,000
CORN	440,000
CORN, SILAGE		380,000	26 TONS / ACRE	9,880,000 TONS
APPLES
APPLES, UTILIZED				162,800,000 LB		52,103,000
APPLES, FRESH MARKET				33,100,000 LB	0.81 $ / LB	26,811,000
APPLES, PROCESSING				129,700,000 LB	390 $ / TON	25,292,000
APPLES		10,200	16,000 LB / ACRE	163,000,000 LB	0.32 $ / LB
APRICOTS
APRICOTS, UTILIZED				30,870 TONS		43,243,000
APRICOTS		5,200	6.3 TONS / ACRE	32,800 TONS	1,400 $ / TON
APRICOTS, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
APRICOTS, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS	7,200	7,200	155 CWT / ACRE	1,116,000 CWT	32.1 $ / CWT	35,749,000
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET					75 $ / CWT	26,618,000
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING					241 $ / TON	9,131,000
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED				1,112,700 CWT
BEETS
BEETS	1,500	1,500	230 CWT / ACRE	345,000 CWT	80 $ / CWT	27,600,000
BEETS, UTILIZED				345,000 CWT
BEETS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
BEETS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS	4,800	4,700	225 CWT / ACRE	1,057,500 CWT	25.7 $ / CWT	26,797,000
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET					25.7 $ / CWT	26,797,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED				1,042,700 CWT
SAFFLOWER
SAFFLOWER	39,000	38,500	2,000 LB / ACRE	77,000,000 LB	25 $ / CWT	19,250,000
BARLEY
BARLEY	47,000	24,000	58 BU / ACRE	1,392,000 BU	6.25 $ / BU	8,700,000
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER	16,000	15,900	1,491 LB / ACRE	23,700,000 LB	27 $ / CWT	6,389,000
DATES
DATES		(D)	(D) TONS / ACRE	(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON
DATES, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
DATES, UTILIZED				(D) TONS		(D)
DATES, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE		230,000	12.13 TONS / ACRE	2,789,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		180,000	13.8 TONS / ACRE	2,484,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA		50,000	6.1 TONS / ACRE	305,000 TONS
MUSHROOMS
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS			6.17 LB / SQ FT	67,706,116 LB	2.76 $ / LB
SPINACH
SPINACH, UTILIZED				(D) CWT
SPINACH	(D)	(D)	(D) CWT / ACRE	(D) CWT	(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SPINACH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
SPINACH, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE, POTS
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE

(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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