Connections, February 2010

Crops in Placer County

SACOG has been developing crop data and compiling other information resources to help farmers, local officials, and community members have more information about their agricultural and rural lands. The information on this page comes from the 2008 Placer County Agricultural Crop Report.

Fruit and Nut Crops
Crops Acres Yield Unit Value
Apples 50.0 175 ton $131,250
Grapes, Wine 211.7 490 ton $497,740
Prune 153.0 378 ton $543,390
Oranges, Mandarins 163.4 507 ton $1,056,575
Peaches 81.8 157 ton $231,873
Pears 30.0 99 ton $104,075
Plums 102.0 480 ton $667,017
Strawberries 35.5 35,500 flat $639,000
Walnuts 1,128.0 2,368 ton $2,991,326
Miscellaneous fruits and nuts*       $200,000
Total $7,062,246


Field Crops
Crops Acres Yield Unit Value
Hay, Grain 752 1,080 ton $127,735
Pasture, Irrigated 18,000 18,000 acre $2,376,000
Pasture, Other 130,000 18,000 acre $1,950,000
Rice 12,929 35,232 ton $14,621,065
Wheat 1,867 3,300 ton $739,880
Miscellaneous Field Crops 2,518     $1,879,373
Total $21,694,053


Livestock and Poultry
Item Head Liveweight Value
Cattle and Calves 15,500 89,900 $8,990,000
Pasture, Irrigated 4,000 4,800 $432,000
Other Livestock     $8,988,609
Total: $18,410,609
Miscellaneous Livestock and Poultry Products: $2,509,968


Apiary Products Value
Honey, package bees, queens, pollination, and wax $86,400


Gross Timber Harvest Board feet Value
Timber 23,129,000 $86,400


Vegetable Crops Value
Melons, peppers, pumpkins, squash, and tomatoes (fresh) $558,225


Nursery Products Value
Nursery Stock $9,241,108



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