Agricultural Operations

The state of California produces 350 different crops and commodities, making it the most diversified and agricultural economy in the world.

For more than 50 consecutive years, California has been the No. 1 agricultural state in the nation, generating $23  billion annually. California produces nearly 39 million tons of fruits­, nuts and vegetables, accounting for more than half of the U.S. production.

Nearly one-third (29 million) of California’s 100 million acres of land are devoted to agricultural production. Agriculture is vital to California’s economic strength, providing for nearly 1 in 10 jobs and more than $100 billion in related economic activity.

For the firs­t time in California’s history, ten counties topped the billion-dollar mark for agricultural production. California’s food and agricultural exports total more than $8 billion, 22% of the state’s total production.

Grapes rank No. 2 among California’s top farm products, grossing nearly $3 billion a year.­ (Source: California Department of Food & Agriculture, California Table Grape Commission.)