California Farmland Insights

California remains the top-producing state in the U.S. for agricultural products representing just over 10% of the total U.S. agricultural production. Dairy leads the list with $10.4 billion in annual production value followed by grapes at $5.5 billion. California also holds dominant positions in almonds, artichokes, celery, figs, garlic, grapes/raisins, kiwifruit, melons/honeydew, nectarines, olives, pistachios, peaches, other stonefruit, plums/prunes, walnuts, and many nursery crops and seed production. In addition to being the top milk-producing state, California is of course renowned for its wine production.