New numbers just released by the California Department of Food And Agriculture.
According to a CDFA news release, California’s farms and ranches in 2018 received almost $50 billion in cash receipts for their output.
This represents a slight increase over adjusted cash receipts for 2017.
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 state for cash farm receipts, accounting for over 13% of the nation’s total agricultural value.
The top commodities for 2018 include:
- Milk and Dairy Products — $6.37 billion
- Grapes — $6.25 billion
- Almonds — $5.47 billion
- Cattle and Calves — $3.19 billion
- Pistachios — $2.62 billion
- Strawberries — $2.34 billion
- Lettuce — $1.81 billion
- Floriculture — $1.22 billion
- Tomatoes — $1.20 billion
- Oranges — $1.12 billion
