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California State Agriculture Overview - 2007
Farms Livestock Inventory
Number of Farms 75,000 Cattle and Calves - All (Jan. 1, 2008) 5,450,000
Land in Farms (acres) 26,200,000 Hogs & Pigs - All ( Dec. 1, 2007) 155,000
Average Farm Size (acres) 349 Sheep (Jan. 1, 2008) 600,000
Milk
Milk Cows (Average head) 1,813,000
Milk Production per Cow (lbs) 22,440
Production (lbs) 40,683,000,000
Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production
Planted All Value of
Purpose Harvestd Production
Commodity Acres Acres Yield Production Price per Unit Dollars
Field & Misc Crops 4,335,000 3,648,861,000
Hay All (Dry) 1,610,000 5.9 tons 9,422,000 tons 153.000 dols/ton 1,434,850,000
Hay Alfalfa (Dry) 990,000 7.2 tons 7,128,000 tons 163.000 dols/ton 1,161,864,000
Rice All 534,000 533,000 8,220.0 lbs 43,822,000 cwt 13.300 dols/cwt 582,833,000
Cotton Amer. Pima 260,000 257,000 1,419.0 lbs 760,000 bales 1.000 dols/lb 364,800,000
Hay Other (Dry) 620,000 3.7 tons 2,294,000 tons 119.000 dols/ton 272,986,000
Cotton Upland 195,000 194,000 1,559.0 lbs 630,000 bales 0.701 dols/lb 211,982,000
Potatoes All 42,200 42,200 363.0 cwt 15,339,000 cwt 11.100 dols/cwt 169,650,000
Corn For Grain 650,000 200,000 180.0 bus 36,000,000 bus 4.400 dols/bu 158,400,000
Wheat All 585,000 315,000 83.6 bus 26,325,000 bus 5.900 dols/bu 156,139,000
Cotton Seed 507,000 tons 240.000 dols/ton 121,680,000
Wheat Winter All 500,000 240,000 80.0 bus 19,200,000 bus 5.850 dols/bu 112,320,000
Sweet Potatoes 13,500 13,300 320.0 cwt 4,256,000 cwt 19.000 dols/cwt 80,864,000
Potatoes Spring 15,500 15,500 395.0 cwt 6,123,000 cwt 10.200 dols/cwt 62,455,000
Beans Dry Edible 59,000 58,000 2,090.0 lbs 1,212,000 cwt 47.300 dols/cwt 57,328,000
Potatoes Winter 11,500 11,500 215.0 cwt 2,473,000 cwt 18.600 dols/cwt 45,998,000
Wheat Durum 85,000 75,000 95.0 bus 7,125,000 bus 6.150 dols/bu 43,819,000
Potatoes Fall 8,200 8,200 515.0 cwt 4,223,000 cwt 7.450 dols/cwt 31,461,000
Potatoes Summer 7,000 7,000 360.0 cwt 2,520,000 cwt 11.800 dols/cwt 29,736,000
Safflower 50,000 48,500 2,350.0 lbs 113,975 lbts 19.900 dols/cwt 22,681,000
Barley All 85,000 40,000 60.0 bus 2,400,000 bus 4.450 dols/bu 10,680,000
Oats 210,000 20,000 93.0 bus 1,860,000 bus 2.750 dols/bu 5,115,000
Sorghum For Grain 34,000 11,000 90.0 bus 990,000 bus 7.450 dols/cwt 4,130,000
Rice Long Grain 9,000 9,000 7,100.0 lbs 639,000 cwt
Rice Med Grain 460,000 459,000 8,530.0 lbs 39,153,000 cwt
Rice Short Grain 65,000 65,000 6,200.0 lbs 4,030,000 cwt
Corn For Silage 445,000 27.0 tons 12,015,000 tons
Sorghum For Silage 23,000 17.0 tons 391,000 tons
Cotton All 455,000 451,000 1,479.0 lbs 1,390,000 bales
California State Agriculture Overview - 2007 - Continued
Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production - Continued
Planted All Value of
Purpose Harvestd Production
Commodity Acres Acres Yield Production Price per Unit Dollars
Sugarbeets 40,000 39,100 37.5 tons 1,466,000 tons
Beans Large Lima 13,900 13,800 2,140.0 lbs 302,000 cwt
Beans Baby Lima 16,000 15,600 2,420.0 lbs 377,000 cwt
Beans Light Red Kidney 1,500 1,500 1,470.0 lbs 22,000 cwt
Beans Dark Red Kidney 500 500 1,000.0 lbs 5,000 cwt
Beans Cranberry 800 800 2,250.0 lbs 18,000 cwt
Beans Black 400 400 2,000.0 lbs 8,000 cwt
Beans Blackeye 12,500 12,500 2,150.0 lbs 269,000 cwt
Chickpeas All (Garbanzo) 6,500 6,000 1,900.0 lbs 114,000 cwt
Chickpeas Large (Garbanzo 6,500 6,000 1,900.0 lbs 114,000 cwt
Larger than 20/64 in)
Beans Other Dry Edible 6,900 6,900 1,410.0 lbs 97,000 cwt
Alfalfa & Alfalfa 170,000
Mixtures - New Seedings
Forage Alfalfa(Dry 1,030,000 7.2 tons 7,429,000 tons
Hay+Haylage)
Forage All(Dry 1,855,000 6.0 tons 11,028,000 tons
Hay+Haylage)
2002 Census of Agriculture State Profile
United States Department of Agriculture, California Agricultural Statistics Service
California - Ranked items within U.S. 2002
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Item Quantity U.S. Rank Universe
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000)
Total value of agricultural products sold 25,737,173 1 50
Value of crops including nursery and greenhouse 19,152,722 1 50
Value of livestock, poultry, and their products 6,584,451 2 50
VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000)
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas 722,093 15 50
Tobacco 23
Cotton and cottonseed 682,996 2 17
Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes 4,785,101 1 50
Fruits, tree nuts, and berries 8,720,660 1 50
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod 3,286,627 1 50
Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops 12,028 8 50
Other crops and hay 943,216 1 50
Poultry and eggs 1,017,988 7 50
Cattle and calves 1,582,334 8 50
Milk and other dairy products from cows 3,739,213 1 50
Hogs and pigs 27,488 26 50
Sheep, goats, and their products 52,418 3 50
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys 32,397 8 50
Aquaculture 64,557 5 50
Other animals and other animal products 68,057 2 50
TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number)
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 33,239,341 14 50
Layers 20 weeks old and older 22,768,304 4 50
Turkeys 5,950,670 6 50
Cattle and calves 5,234,177 5 50
Ducks 956,606 2 50
TOP CROP ITEMS (acres)
Forage - land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop 1,952,522 14 50
All Vegetables harvested 1,197,481 1 50
Grapes 890,896 1 49
Almonds 696,424 1 17
All Cotton 694,653 6 17
Other Highlights
Economic Charactistics Quantity Operator Charactistics Quantity
Principal operators by primary occupation: Farms by value of sales
Farming 49,132 Less than $1,000 16,529
Other 30,499 $1,000 to $2,499 6,833
$2,500 to $4,999 6,038
Principal operators by sex: $5,000 to $9,999 7,262
Male 67,016 $10,000 to $19,999 7,169
Female 12,615 $20,000 to $24,999 2,286
$25,000 to $39,999 4,957
Average age of principal operator (years) 57 $40,000 to $49,999 2,174
$50,000 to $99,999 6,798
All operators 2/ by race: $100,000 to $249,999 7,281
White 112,321 $250,000 to $499,999 4,145
Black or African American 388 $500,000 or more 8,159
American Indian or Alaska Native 1,560
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 354 Total farm production expenses ($1,000) 20,527,198
Asian 5,379 Average per farm ($) 257,701
More than one race 899
Net cash farm income of operation ($1,000) 5,931,847
All operators 2/ of Spanish, Hispanic, or 11,985 Average per farm ($) 74,469
Latino Origin
(D) Cannot be disclosed. See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes.
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Universe is number of states in U.S. with item.
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Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.