California Agricultural Production Statistics
California's Top 10 Agricultural Commodities
California's agricultural abundance includes more than 400 commodities. Over a third of the country's vegetables and over three-quarters of the country's fruits and nuts are grown in California. California's top 10 valued commodities for the 2023 crop year are:1
- Dairy Products, Milk — $8.13 billion
- Grapes — $6.52 billion
- Cattle and Calves — $4.76 billion
- Lettuce — $3.93 billion
- Almonds — $3.88 billion
- Pistachios — $2.98 billion
- Strawberries — $2.97 billion
- Tomatoes — $2.01 billion
- Carrots — $1.67 billion
- Broilers — $1.24 billion
In 2023, California's farms and ranches received $59.4 billion in cash receipts for their output. This represents a 1.4 percent increase in cash receipts compared to the previous year.
California agricultural exports totaled $23.6 billion in 2022, an increase of 4.4 percent from 2021. Top commodities for export included almonds, dairy and dairy products, pistachios, wine and walnuts. California's agricultural export statistics are produced by the University of California, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
California organic product sales have increased by 18.2 percent from $9.4 billion in 2018 to $11.1 billion in 2022. Organic production encompasses 1.83 million acres in the state. California is the only state in the U.S. with a National Organic Program (NOP) authorized state organic program.
1 Based on USDA ERS numbers published as of September 5, 2024.
NASS/CDFA Agricultural Resource Reports
2023 Statistics
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2023 Exports
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2023 Organics
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2022 Statistics
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2022 Exports
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2022 Organics
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2021 Statistics
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2021 Exports
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2021 Organics
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2020 Statistics
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2020 Exports
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2020 Organics
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2019 Statistics
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2019 Exports
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2019 Organics
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2018 Statistics
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2018 Exports
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2017 Statistics
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2017 Exports
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2016 Statistics
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2016 Exports
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