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Agricultural Products
Los Angeles County
2000
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| Product |
Value |
Production |
| Ornamental Trees & Shrubs |
$123,563,000 |
6,929,300
green house sq. ft. & 1,352 field acres |
| Bedding Plants |
$32,002,000 |
1,180,800
green house sq. ft. & 83 field acres |
| Root Vegetables
(includes carrots, potatoes, beets, radishes, daikon) |
$28,011,000 |
8,132
acres |
| Dry Onions |
$20,050,000 |
2,310
acres/ 69,250 tons |
| Peaches |
$20,009,000 |
1,201
acres/ 21,000 tons |
| Alfalfa Hay |
$6,081,000 |
6,165
acres/ 50,796 tons |
| Indoor Plants, Foliage |
$4,594,000 |
194,000
green house sq. ft. & 0.1 field acres |
| Herbs (includes
cilantro, parsley, etc.) |
$3,770,000 |
555
acres |
| Ground Covers |
$2,392,000 |
241,300
green house sq. ft. & 25 field acres |
| Strawberries |
$2,346,000 |
126
acres/ 2,504 tons |
| Indoor Plants, Flowering |
$2,174,000 |
194,200
green house sq. ft. & 4 field acres |
| Rangeland |
$1,510,000 |
200,295
acres |
| Vine Crops (includes
cucumbers, pumpkins, tomatoes, squashes, melons, & green
beans) |
$1,328,000 |
172
acres |
| Table Greens
(includes leaf lettuce, spinach, & oriental specialties) |
$1,290,000 |
151
acres |
| Grain Hay |
$785,000 |
1,900
acres/ 6,650 tons |
| Honey |
$561,000 |
862,941
pounds |
| Grapes |
$450,000 |
100
acres/ 600 tons |
| Cherries |
$338,000 |
150
acres/ 112 tons |
| Avocados |
$291,000 |
47
acres/ 193 tons |
| Pears, Bartlett |
$276,000 |
25
acres/ 212 tons |
| Apples |
$257,000 |
321
acres/ 1,280 tons |
| Christmas Trees |
$185,000 |
31
field acres / 4,700 trees |
| Pompom |
$105,000 |
100,000
green house sq. ft. / 62,000 bunches |
| Beeswax |
$52,000 |
27,212
pounds |
| Firewood |
$10,000 |
n/a |
| Pollination |
$1,000 |
21
Hives |
Also grown in L.A. County:
nectarines, orchids, cacti, sod, citrus, asian pears, includes sweet corns, leeks,
green onions, bell peppers, oat hay, Sudan hay, lilacs, mums, yarrow,
gypsophila, carnations, delphinium, freesia
Leading Crops: 2002
2001 1999 1998 1997
Source: L.A. County Agricultural Commissioner/Weights &
Measures Dept.
The number of Christmas
trees harvested in Los Angeles County
declined from 49,823 in 1993 to 4,700 in 2000.
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