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Agricultural Products
Los Angeles County
2001
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| Product |
Value |
Production |
| Ornamental Trees & Shrubs |
$114,254,000 |
7,891,000 green house sq. ft. & 1,312 field acres |
| Root Vegetables
(includes carrots, potatoes, beets, radishes, turnips, etc.) |
$44,111,000 |
7,417
acres |
| Bedding Plants |
$38,652,000 |
1,672,000
green house sq. ft. & 114 field acres |
| Dry Onions |
$11,672,000 |
1,732
acres/ 46,500 tons |
| Peaches |
$17,739,000 |
1,300
acres/ 21,450 tons |
| Indoor Plants, Foliage |
$2,581,000 |
199,000 green house sq. ft. & 0.5 field acres |
| Alfalfa Hay |
$7,020,000 |
5,709
acres/ 46,800 tons |
| Herbs (includes
cilantro, parsley, chives, mint, thyme, etc.) |
$3,309,000 |
342
acres |
| Indoor Plants, Flowering |
$368,000 |
671,000 green house sq. ft. & 6 field acres |
| Strawberries |
$1,735,000 |
94
acres/ 1,949 tons |
| Table Greens
(includes lettuce, spinach, kale, & oriental specialties) |
$1,299,000 |
131
acres |
| Rangeland |
$1,400,000 |
200,000
acres |
| Vine Crops (includes
cucumbers, pumpkins, tomatoes, squashes, melons, & green
beans) |
$1,129,000 |
156
acres |
| Ground Covers |
$2,040,000 |
360,000 green house sq. ft. & 28 field acres |
| Grain Hay |
$895,000 |
2,100
acres/ 6,300 tons |
| Apples |
$288,000 |
320
acres/ 1,440 tons |
| Honey |
$345,400 |
466,700 pounds |
| Grapes |
$530,000 |
147
acres/ 537 tons |
| Cherries |
$315,000 |
150
acres/ 105 tons |
| Avocados |
$176,000 |
62
acres/ 146 tons |
| Beeswax |
$49,100 |
16,700 pounds |
| Christmas Trees |
$34,000 |
23
field acres / 3,288 trees |
| Firewood |
$15,000 |
n/a |
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
2000 1999 1998 1997
Source: L.A. County Agricultural Commissioner/Weights &
Measures Dept.
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