California Agriculture, A Leader Throughout the Nation
•   The Golden State is the largest agricultural producer and exporter in the
United States, a position it has held for more than 50 years.
•   California farmers and ranchers supply $73 million in food, fiber or flowers every day.
•   California produces 350 crop and livestock commodities.
•   Eight of the nation’s top 10 farm counties are in California.
•   More than 97 percent of California farms are family farms or partnerships.
The Economic Impact of California Agriculture
•   Agriculture supports 1.1 million jobs in the Golden State.
In California’s Central Valley, agriculture supports 30 percent of all jobs.
•   California farms account for 13 percent of the
national gross cash receipts from farming products.
California Agriculture Across the World
•   California annually ships more than $6.5 billion in agricultural products around the world. It is estimated that nearly 18 percent of California’s agricultural production is shipped to foreign markets.
•   If California were a country, it would be the sixth leading agricultural exporter in the world. California’s agriculture industry sells an average of $20.8 million in farm exports daily to destinations across the globe.
What’s Growing in California?
•   California farms grow more than half the nation’s fruits, vegetables and nuts from just three percent of the nation’s farmland.
•   California farms cover approximately one-third of the state’s total land area.
•   California is the sole producer (99 percent or more) of the following commodities:
•  Almonds
•  Artichokes
•  Dates
•  Figs
•  Raisins
•  Kiwifruit		 •  Olives
•  Clingstone Peaches
•  Persimmons
•  Pistachios
•  Dried Plums (Prunes)
•  Walnuts


More Information on the California Grown Campaign
Information provided by: Buy California Marketing Agreement