2023 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

California

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Nov/30/2024

Farms Operations^†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation	378
Farm Operations - Number of Operations	62,900
Farm Operations - Acres Operated	23,800,000

Livestock Inventory ^†

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )	665,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )	1,715,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )	5,100,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )	520,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )	72,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )	37,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2024 )	500,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2023 )	39,000
Turkeys - Production, Measured in Head	6,200,000

Milk Production ^†

Milk, Skim, Unsweetened, Condensed, Bulk - Production, Measured in Plants	5
Milk, Dry, Nonfat, Human - Production, Measured in Plants	9
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head	23,863
Milk, Skim, Unsweetened, Condensed, Bulk - Production, Measured in Lb	108,447,000
Milk, Dry, Nonfat, Human - Production, Measured in Lb	786,857,000
Milk - Production, Measured in $	8,139,498,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb	40,902,000,000

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				5,569,950 TONS		6,524,474,000
GRAPES, PROCESSING				4,848,050 TONS	997 $ / TON	4,835,228,000
GRAPES, FRESH MARKET				721,900 TONS	2,340 $ / TON	1,689,246,000
GRAPES		820,000	6.79 TONS / ACRE	5,570,000 TONS	1,170 $ / TON
ALMONDS
ALMONDS, UTILIZED, SHELLED				2,470,000,000 LB		3,880,240,000
ALMONDS		1,380,000			1.64 $ / LB
ALMONDS, UTILIZED			1,790 LB / ACRE
PISTACHIOS
PISTACHIOS, UTILIZED, IN SHELL				1,490,000,000 LB		2,980,000,000
PISTACHIOS		462,000			2 $ / LB
PISTACHIOS, UTILIZED			1.61 TONS / ACRE	745,000 TONS
STRAWBERRIES
STRAWBERRIES	43,100	42,700	575 CWT / ACRE	24,600,000 CWT	121 $ / CWT	2,965,387,000
STRAWBERRIES, UTILIZED				24,575,400 CWT
STRAWBERRIES, PROCESSING					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
STRAWBERRIES, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
TOMATOES
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN	286,000	271,900	970 CWT / ACRE	263,743,000 CWT		2,264,695,000
TOMATOES, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON
TOMATOES, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, UTILIZED				261,633,100 CWT
TOMATOES					8.66 $ / CWT
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, PROCESSING						(D)
TOMATOES, IN THE OPEN, FRESH MARKET						(D)
LETTUCE
LETTUCE, ROMAINE	106,600	106,400	315 CWT / ACRE	33,516,000 CWT	49.3 $ / CWT	1,652,339,000
LETTUCE, ROMAINE, FRESH MARKET					49.3 $ / CWT	1,652,339,000
LETTUCE, LEAF, FRESH MARKET					73.6 $ / CWT	1,145,032,000
LETTUCE, LEAF	64,300	63,500	245 CWT / ACRE	15,557,500 CWT	73.6 $ / CWT	1,145,032,000
LETTUCE, HEAD	93,700	93,600	350 CWT / ACRE	32,760,000 CWT	34.6 $ / CWT	1,133,496,000
LETTUCE, HEAD, FRESH MARKET					34.6 $ / CWT	1,133,496,000
LETTUCE, ROMAINE, UTILIZED				33,516,000 CWT
LETTUCE, HEAD, UTILIZED				32,760,000 CWT
LETTUCE, LEAF, UTILIZED				15,557,500 CWT
RICE
RICE	515,000	512,000	8,590 LB / ACRE	43,971,000 CWT	33.4 $ / CWT	1,468,631,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE		965,000	5.58 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	5,382,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		1,274,250,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	70,000	510,000	6.54 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	3,337,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		850,935,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		455,000	4.49 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	2,045,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		423,315,000
CARROTS
CARROTS	54,500	54,500	395 CWT / ACRE	21,527,500 CWT	56.4 $ / CWT	1,213,700,000
CARROTS, UTILIZED				21,527,500 CWT
CARROTS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CARROTS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
HAY
HAY		830,000	5.15 TONS / ACRE	4,275,000 TONS	243 $ / TON	1,034,685,000
HAY, ALFALFA		480,000	6.5 TONS / ACRE	3,120,000 TONS	254 $ / TON	795,600,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)		350,000	3.3 TONS / ACRE	1,155,000 TONS	209 $ / TON	239,085,000
BROCCOLI
BROCCOLI	97,000	96,500	140 CWT / ACRE	13,510,000 CWT	69.7 $ / CWT	941,661,000
BROCCOLI, UTILIZED				13,510,000 CWT
BROCCOLI, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
BROCCOLI, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
ORANGES
ORANGES		136,500	327 BOXES / ACRE		15 $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV	807,490,000
ORANGES, FRESH MARKET				1,352,000 TONS
ORANGES, UTILIZED				1,784,000 TONS
ORANGES, PROCESSING				432,000 TONS
TANGERINES
TANGERINES		67,000	351 BOXES / ACRE		28.16 $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV	753,105,000
TANGERINES, UTILIZED				23,500,000 BOXES
TANGERINES, PROCESSING				292,000 TONS
TANGERINES, FRESH MARKET				648,000 TONS
WALNUTS
WALNUTS, ENGLISH, UTILIZED, IN SHELL			2.14 TONS / ACRE	824,000 TONS		692,160,000
WALNUTS, ENGLISH, UTILIZED				824,000 TONS
WALNUTS, ENGLISH		385,000			840 $ / TON
SPINACH
SPINACH	56,600	56,500	125 CWT / ACRE	7,062,500 CWT	78.1 $ / CWT	551,911,000
SPINACH, UTILIZED				7,062,500 CWT
SPINACH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
SPINACH, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
LEMONS
LEMONS		53,000	487 BOXES / ACRE		20.91 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	539,472,000
LEMONS, PROCESSING				372,000 TONS
LEMONS, UTILIZED				25,800,000 BOXES
LEMONS, FRESH MARKET				660,000 TONS
CAULIFLOWER
CAULIFLOWER	38,600	38,500	190 CWT / ACRE	7,315,000 CWT	63.6 $ / CWT	464,893,000
CAULIFLOWER, UTILIZED				7,307,700 CWT
CAULIFLOWER, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CAULIFLOWER, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PEACHES
PEACHES, UTILIZED				475,220 TONS		453,858,000
PEACHES, FRESH MARKET				189,600 TONS	1,510 $ / TON	286,296,000
PEACHES, PROCESSING				285,620 TONS	587 $ / TON	167,562,000
PEACHES		37,700	12.7 TONS / ACRE	480,000 TONS	955 $ / TON
CELERY
CELERY	27,000	26,900	515 CWT / ACRE	13,853,500 CWT	26.2 $ / CWT	362,548,000
CELERY, UTILIZED				13,853,500 CWT
CELERY, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CELERY, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
POTATOES
POTATOES	23,000	22,800	435 CWT / ACRE	9,918,000 CWT	35.1 $ / CWT	348,122,000
GARLIC
GARLIC	26,900	26,800	150 CWT / ACRE	4,020,000 CWT	77.8 $ / CWT	311,708,000
GARLIC, FRESH MARKET					170 $ / CWT	234,413,000
GARLIC, PROCESSING					588 $ / TON	77,295,000
GARLIC, UTILIZED				4,007,900 CWT
RASPBERRIES
RASPBERRIES, UTILIZED				70,790,000 LB		296,700,000
RASPBERRIES		5,300	6.7 TONS / ACRE	71,000,000 LB	4.19 $ / LB
RASPBERRIES, FRESH MARKET				(D) LB	(D) $ / LB	(D)
RASPBERRIES, PROCESSING				(D) LB	(D) $ / LB	(D)
PEPPERS
PEPPERS, BELL	11,000	11,000	410 CWT / ACRE	4,510,000 CWT	65.2 $ / CWT	294,171,000
PEPPERS, BELL, FRESH MARKET					78.9 $ / CWT	273,996,000
PEPPERS, CHILE	3,200	3,200	360 CWT / ACRE	1,152,000 CWT	42.9 $ / CWT	49,384,000
PEPPERS, BELL, PROCESSING					389 $ / TON	20,175,000
PEPPERS, CHILE, UTILIZED				1,152,000 CWT
PEPPERS, BELL, UTILIZED				4,510,000 CWT
PEPPERS, CHILE, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PEPPERS, CHILE, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SWEET POTATOES
SWEET POTATOES	19,000	19,000	320 CWT / ACRE	6,080,000 CWT	47.7 $ / CWT	289,993,000
SWEET POTATOES, FRESH MARKET					48.8 $ / CWT	287,505,000
SWEET POTATOES, PROCESSING					264 $ / TON	2,488,000
SWEET POTATOES, UTILIZED				6,080,000 CWT
CHERRIES
CHERRIES, SWEET, UTILIZED				98,690 TONS		282,742,000
CHERRIES, SWEET, FRESH MARKET				90,840 TONS	3,030 $ / TON	275,245,000
CHERRIES, SWEET, PROCESSING				7,850 TONS	955 $ / TON	7,497,000
CHERRIES, SWEET		37,000	2.91 TONS / ACRE	107,500 TONS	2,860 $ / TON
CABBAGE
CABBAGE	17,900	17,800	375 CWT / ACRE	6,675,000 CWT	40.2 $ / CWT	267,550,000
CABBAGE, UTILIZED				6,661,700 CWT
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CABBAGE, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
BLUEBERRIES
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, UTILIZED				64,130,000 LB		255,590,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, FRESH MARKET				51,680,000 LB	4.83 $ / LB	249,614,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME, PROCESSING				12,450,000 LB	0.48 $ / LB	5,976,000
BLUEBERRIES, TAME		7,100	4.52 TONS / ACRE	32,100 TONS	3.99 $ / LB
NECTARINES
NECTARINES, UTILIZED				142,910 TONS		242,070,000
NECTARINES		16,100	9.05 TONS / ACRE	145,500 TONS	1,690 $ / TON
NECTARINES, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
NECTARINES, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
AVOCADOS
AVOCADOS, UTILIZED				117,170 TONS		239,000,000
AVOCADOS		47,600	2.48 TONS / ACRE	118,000 TONS	2,040 $ / TON
AVOCADOS, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON
AVOCADOS, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON
PRUNES
PRUNES, UTILIZED				95,700 TONS, DRY BASIS		215,325,000
PRUNES, PROCESSING				95,700 TONS, DRY BASIS	2,250 $ / TON	215,325,000
PRUNES		37,000	2.59 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	95,800 TONS, DRY BASIS	750 $ / TON, FRESH BASIS
MELONS
MELONS, CANTALOUP	25,700	25,700	275 CWT / ACRE	7,067,500 CWT	29 $ / CWT	204,343,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP, FRESH MARKET					29 $ / CWT	204,343,000
MELONS, WATERMELON	13,000	12,900	500 CWT / ACRE	6,450,000 CWT	24.1 $ / CWT	155,134,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET					24.1 $ / CWT	155,134,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW	8,400	8,400	280 CWT / ACRE	2,352,000 CWT	34 $ / CWT	79,808,000
MELONS, HONEYDEW, FRESH MARKET					34 $ / CWT	79,808,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP, UTILIZED				7,046,300 CWT
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED				6,437,100 CWT
MELONS, HONEYDEW, UTILIZED				2,347,300 CWT
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET					47.3 $ / CWT	172,479,000
SWEET CORN	22,300	22,100	165 CWT / ACRE	3,646,500 CWT	47.3 $ / CWT	172,479,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED				3,646,500 CWT
PLUMS
PLUMS, FRESH MARKET				85,390 TONS	1,640 $ / TON	140,040,000
PLUMS, UTILIZED				85,390 TONS		140,040,000
PLUMS		9,800	9.14 TONS / ACRE	89,600 TONS	1,640 $ / TON
PEARS
PEARS, UTILIZED				162,330 TONS		117,206,000
PEARS, FRESH MARKET				60,780 TONS	966 $ / TON	58,713,000
PEARS, PROCESSING				101,550 TONS	576 $ / TON	58,493,000
PEARS		8,500	19.1 TONS / ACRE	162,500 TONS	722 $ / TON
OLIVES
OLIVES, PROCESSING				120,750 TONS	786 $ / TON	94,869,000
OLIVES, UTILIZED				120,750 TONS		94,869,000
OLIVES		40,000	3.04 TONS / ACRE	121,500 TONS	786 $ / TON
DATES
DATES, UTILIZED				35,160 TONS		92,342,000
DATES		10,700	3.3 TONS / ACRE	35,300 TONS	2,630 $ / TON
DATES, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
DATES, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
WHEAT
WHEAT	338,000	97,000	86 BU / ACRE	8,338,000 BU	9.11 $ / BU	86,017,000
WHEAT, WINTER	320,000	80,000	80 BU / ACRE	6,400,000 BU	8.84 $ / BU	65,280,000
WHEAT, SPRING, DURUM	18,000	17,000	114 BU / ACRE	1,938,000 BU	10.8 $ / BU	20,737,000
GRAPEFRUIT
GRAPEFRUIT		9,600	469 BOXES / ACRE		14.49 $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV	79,309,000
GRAPEFRUIT, UTILIZED				180,000 TONS
GRAPEFRUIT, FRESH MARKET				124,000 TONS
GRAPEFRUIT, PROCESSING				56,000 TONS
KIWIFRUIT
KIWIFRUIT, FRESH MARKET				27,350 TONS	2,850 $ / TON	77,948,000
KIWIFRUIT, UTILIZED				27,350 TONS		77,948,000
KIWIFRUIT		4,800	5.7 TONS / ACRE	27,400 TONS	2,850 $ / TON
ARTICHOKES
ARTICHOKES	4,300	4,300	180 CWT / ACRE	774,000 CWT	83 $ / CWT	64,242,000
ARTICHOKES, FRESH MARKET					83 $ / CWT	64,242,000
ARTICHOKES, UTILIZED				774,000 CWT
BEANS
BEANS, SNAP	7,300	7,200	75 CWT / ACRE	540,000 CWT	108 $ / CWT	58,104,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED				540,000 CWT
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
APPLES
APPLES, UTILIZED				239,300,000 LB		52,738,000
APPLES, PROCESSING				188,900,000 LB	370 $ / TON	34,947,000
APPLES, FRESH MARKET				50,400,000 LB	0.353 $ / LB	17,791,000
APPLES		10,200	23,500 LB / ACRE	240,000,000 LB	0.22 $ / LB
SQUASH
SQUASH	6,300	6,200	200 CWT / ACRE	1,240,000 CWT	41.6 $ / CWT	50,288,000
SQUASH, UTILIZED				1,210,200 CWT
SQUASH, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
SQUASH, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CORN
CORN, GRAIN		40,000	178 BU / ACRE	7,120,000 BU	5.92 $ / BU	43,788,000
CORN	400,000
CORN, SILAGE		350,000	26 TONS / ACRE	9,100,000 TONS
APRICOTS
APRICOTS, UTILIZED				32,260 TONS		43,170,000
APRICOTS		5,300	6.1 TONS / ACRE	32,300 TONS	1,340 $ / TON
APRICOTS, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
APRICOTS, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
COTTON
COTTON, COTTONSEED				100,000 TONS	381 $ / TON	36,195,000
COTTON	98,000	94,800	1,438 LB / ACRE	284,000 480 LB BALES
COTTON, PIMA	85,000	82,000	1,346 LB / ACRE	230,000 480 LB BALES
COTTON, UPLAND	13,000	12,800	2,025 LB / ACRE	54,000 480 LB BALES	(D) $ / LB	(D)
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS	7,000	7,000	185 CWT / ACRE	1,295,000 CWT	26.6 $ / CWT	34,376,000
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET					64 $ / CWT	22,624,000
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING					250 $ / TON	11,752,000
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED				1,293,700 CWT
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET					20.4 $ / CWT	30,494,000
PUMPKINS	5,300	5,100	300 CWT / ACRE	1,530,000 CWT	20.4 $ / CWT	30,494,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED				1,494,800 CWT
SAFFLOWER
SAFFLOWER	22,000	21,500	2,100 LB / ACRE	45,150,000 LB	36 $ / CWT	16,254,000
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER	28,500	28,000	1,051 LB / ACRE	29,425,000 LB	36.6 $ / CWT	10,757,000
BARLEY
BARLEY	45,000	22,000	75 BU / ACRE	1,650,000 BU	5.18 $ / BU	7,553,000
OATS
OATS	90,000	5,000	75 BU / ACRE	375,000 BU	3.9 $ / BU	1,463,000
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT CULTIVATED GREENS
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS, UTILIZED				(D) CWT
ASPARAGUS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
ASPARAGUS	(D)	(D)	(D) CWT / ACRE	(D) CWT	(D) $ / CWT	(D)
ASPARAGUS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
MUSHROOMS
MUSHROOMS, AGARICUS			6.54 LB / SQ FT	82,515,065 LB	2.45 $ / LB
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE		185,000	12.1 TONS / ACRE	2,238,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA		60,000	7.3 TONS / ACRE	438,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		125,000	14.4 TONS / ACRE	1,800,000 TONS
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE, POTS
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
SUGARBEETS
SUGARBEETS	23,000	22,600	48.8 TONS / ACRE	1,103,000 TONS
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
CHICKPEAS
CHICKPEAS	4,400	4,400	2,800 LB / ACRE	123,000 CWT	47.8 $ / 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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