SACRAMENTO – (INT) - California remains the leading agricultural state in the nation, with about 13 percent of total US production.

California leads the country in dairy production and many other commodities, and it provides roughly half of the nation’s fruits, nuts and vegetables.

Here are the Top-10 California commodities for 2017:
1. Dairy products, Milk – $6.56 billion
2. Grapes – $5.79 billion
3. Almonds – $5.6 billion
4. Strawberries – $3.1 billion
5. Cattle and Calves – $2.63 billion
6. Lettuce – $2.41 billion
7. Walnuts – $1.59 billion
8. Tomatoes – $1.05 billion
9. Pistachios – $1.01 billion
10. Broilers (Chickens) – $939 million

The USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) for 2017 in California found a total for the year of $50.13 billion, an increase of $3.7 billion from 2016, or six percent

Story Date: September 26, 2018