Full Statistics Now Available For the Crop Year 2017
News Release
The California Agricultural Statistics Review for crop year 2017 has been released. It reports that California’s farms and ranches received more than $50 billion in cash receipts for their output. This represents an increase of almost 6 percent in crop values compared to 2016.
California’s agricultural abundance includes more than 400 commodities. Over a third of the country’s vegetables and two-thirds of the country’s fruits and nuts are grown in California. California is the leading U.S. state for cash farm receipts, accounting for over 13 percent of the nation’s total agricultural value. The top producing commodities for 2017 include:
Dairy Products, Milk — $6.56 billion
Grapes— $5.79 billion
Almonds— $5.60 billion
Strawberries— $3.10 billion
Cattle and Calves — $2.53 billion
Lettuce— $2.41 billion
Walnuts— $1.59 billion
Tomatoes— $1.05 billion
Pistachios— $1.01 billion
Broilers— $939 million
Complete Report at this Link:
