California, Crop Production & Agriculture
California produces 3 major field crops across 827K acres. The top crop is Hay with 1.0B bu.
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Major Crops
827K acres
Total Acreage
Hay
Top Crop
Crop Production in California
Frequently Asked Questions
California grows 3 major field crops: Hay, Rice, Barley.
Hay is California's top crop with 1.0B bu produced across 790K acres.
Data from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Production in bushels, bales, or tons depending on crop.
The this entity record above pulls directly from the USDA NASS Quick Stats database. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. crop production, acreage, and farm income distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the USDA NASS Quick Stats database portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.
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Source: USDA NASS Quick Stats, 2026.