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 nearly three-quarters of the country’s fruits and nuts are grown in California. California’s top 10 valued commodities for the 2022 crop year are:1
- Dairy Products, Milk — $10.40 billion
- Grapes — $5.54 billion
- Cattle and Calves — $3.63 billion
- Almonds — $3.52 billion
- Lettuce — $3.15 billion
- Strawberries — $2.68 billion
- Pistachios — $1.86 billion
- Broilers — $1.59 billion
- Tomatoes — $1.46 billion
- Carrots — $1.11 billion
In 2022, the market value of agricultural products sold in California totaled $59.0 billion, up $13.8 billion from 2017.2
California agricultural exports totaled $22.5 billion in 2021, an increase of 7.0 percent from 2020. 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 totaled $14.0 billion in 2021, an increase of 16.4 percent from the prior year. Organic production encompasses over 2.13 million acres in the state. California is the only state in the U.S. with a NOP authorized state organic program.
NASS/CDFA Agricultural Resource Reports:
2023
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2023 Exports
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2023 Organics
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2022
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2022 Exports
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2022 Organics
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2021
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2021 Exports
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2021 Organics
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2020
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2020 Exports
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2020 Organics
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2019
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2019 Exports
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2019 Organics
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2018
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2018 Exports
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2017
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2017 Exports
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2016
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2016 Exports
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