California Agricultural Production Statistics
2015 Crop Year Report
In 2015 California's farms and ranches received approximately $47 billion for their output. This represents a decrease of nearly 17 percent compared to 2014. California remains the leading US state in cash farm receipts.
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's top-10 valued commodities for 2015 are:
- Milk and Cream— $6.29 billion
- Almonds — $5.33 billion
- Grapes — $4.95 billion
- Cattle and Calves — $3.40 billion
- Lettuce — $2.26 billion
- Strawberries — $1.86 billion
- Tomatoes — $1.71 billion
- Flowers and Foliage — $1.08 billion
- Walnuts — $977 million
- Hay — $945 million
Agricultural Exports
In 2015, California exported approximately 26 percent of its agricultural production by volume, accounting for $20.69 billion in value. California’s leading agricultural export products by value are almonds ($5.14 billion), dairy products ($1.63 billion), walnuts ($1.49 billion), wine ($1.48 billion), and pistachios ($848 million).
Statistics
California agricultural statistics derive primarily from the United States Department of Agriculture/National Agricultural Statistics Services (USDA/NASS) reports. The California Department of Food and Agriculture also publishes statistics related to California dairy production and, in cooperation with the University of California at Davis, statistics for California agricultural exports. For most timely research into California dairy statistics, please see our dairy pages under Division of Marketing Services. Please see also links in the right hand column for USDA National Agricultural Statistics and Economic Research Service reporting. For county-level reporting please see the CDFA County Liaison site.
Annual crop year reports have been reproduced below for your convenience. Export reports are typically published within the corresponding crop year report. While data is made available throughout the year, crop year and export reports are published typically about one year following the given crop year.
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More Resources
- CA County Ag Commissioners’ Reports (NASS)
- CA County Crop Reports
- CA Crop Progress & Condition (NASS)
- CA Crop Year Reports
(2014-1993 CDFA & USDA NASS) - 2013 Crop Year/2014 Report
- 2012 Crop Year/2013 Report
- 2011 Crop Year/2012 Report
- 2010 Crop Year/2011 Report
- 2009 Crop Year/2010 Report
- 2008 Crop Year/2009 Report
- 2007 Crop Year/2008 Report
- 2006 Crop Year/2007 Report
- 2005 Crop Year/2006 Report
- 2004 Crop Year/2005 Report
- 2003 Crop Year/2004 Report
- 2002 Crop Year/2003 Report
- 2001 Crop Year/2002 Report
- 2000 Crop Year/2001 Report
- 1999 Crop Year/2000 Report
- 1998 Crop Year/1999 Report
- 1997 Crop Year/1998 Report
- 1996 Crop Year/1997 Report
- 1995 Crop Year/1996 Report
- 1994 Crop Year/1995 Report
- 1993 Crop Year/1994 Report
- Cal Ag Export Data (UC Davis, Ag Issues Center)
- NASS/RSS: Cal News Feed
- USDA Census of Agriculture (2012)
- USDA/ERS Commodity Data Available by Query by State
- USDA/NASS Cal Office
- USDA/NASS Cal Publications























