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Agricultural Products
Los Angeles County, 2018
Nursery Products
| Item |
Green House Square Feet |
Field Acres |
Total Value |
| Woody Ornamentals |
2,609,000 |
956.2 |
$65,570,000 |
| Bedding Plants |
1,366,000 |
20.3 |
$15,130,000 |
| Ground Covers |
219,000 |
15.5 |
$1,600,000 |
| Miscellaneous (1) |
702,000 |
154.0 |
$8,960,000 |
| Total |
4,956,000 |
1,146 |
$92,804,000 |
(1) Includes, cacti, christmas trees, fruit trees, succulents, turf, vegetable plants, and other miscellaneous nursery plants.
Flowers & Foliage
| Item |
Green House Square Feet |
Field Acres |
Total Value |
| Indoor Plants, Flowering |
430,000 |
18.5 |
$1,250,000 |
| Indoor Plants, Foliage |
266,000 |
16.6 |
$6,850,000 |
| Miscellaneous (2) |
21,200 |
60.8 |
$348,000 |
| Total |
717,200 |
95.9 |
$8,448,000 |
(2) Includes dusty miller, lilacs, orchids, poinsettias, pom poms, poppies, statice, sunflowers, and other miscellaneous flowers.
Fruit & Nut Crops
| Item |
Acreage |
Production Per Acre |
Production Total |
Unit |
Value Per Unit |
Total Value |
| Grapes |
221.8 |
0.84 |
187.6 |
Ton |
$5,868 |
$1,101,000 |
| Orchard Fruits |
263.2 |
Includes apricots, cherries, grapefruit, lemons, mandarins, nectarines, oranges, peaches, pears, persimmons, plums, and pomegranates. |
$2,721,000 |
| Miscellaneous |
179.8 |
Includes avocados, dragon fruit, figs, guavas, olives, pistachios, strawberries, and other miscellaneous fruit and nut crops. |
$661,000 |
| Total |
693.3 |
Strawberries moved to miscellaneous due to confidentiality rules which are used to maintain anonymity during this reporting period. |
$4,874,000 |
Vegetable Crops
| Item |
Acreage |
Production Per Acre |
Production Total |
Unit |
Value Per Unit |
Total Value |
| Corn |
52.0 |
4.0 |
209.6 |
Ton |
$571 |
$120,000 |
| Tomatoes |
10.9 |
7.3 |
79.9 |
Ton |
$1,464 |
$117,000 |
| Root Vegetables |
3,371.90 |
Includes beets, carrots, dry onions, potatoes, and other root vegetables. |
$20,392,000 |
| Vine Crops |
21.2 |
Includes beans, cantaloupes, cucumbers, green beans, melons, pumpkins, squash, and watermelons. |
$84,000 |
| Table Greens |
2.9 |
Includes lettuces, oriental specialties, sprouts, and unspecified vegetables. |
$166,000 |
| Miscellaneous (3) |
942.8 |
Includes artichokes, bell peppers, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, chili peppers, eggplant, herbs, and other miscellaneous vegetables. |
$5,738,000 |
| Total |
4,456.90 |
Vegetable production up, due to organic production. Herbs moved to miscellaneous due to confidentiality rules which are used to maintain anonymity during this reporting period. |
$35,799,000 |
(3) Herbs moved to miscellaneous due to confidentiality rules which are used to maintain anonymity during this reporting period.
Field Crops
| Item |
Acreage |
Production Per Acre |
Production Total |
Unit |
Value Per Unit |
Total Value |
| Alfalfa Hay |
8,076 |
21.8 |
36,018 |
Ton |
$236 |
$14,880,000 |
| Grain Hay |
2,280 |
2.5 |
6,450 ton |
Ton |
$174 |
$1,123,000 |
| Rangeland |
4,495 |
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$88,000 |
| Miscellaneous |
746 |
Includes irrigated pasture, silage, stubble, sudan hay, and other types of hay. |
$720,000 |
| Total |
15,597 |
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$16,811,000 |
Dairy & Livestock
| Item |
Total Value |
| Includes beef cattle, dairy cattle, goats, hogs, pigs, milk, poultry, sheep, etc. |
$8,558,000 |
Apiary
| Item |
Production |
Unit |
Value Per Unit |
Total Value |
| Honey |
269,139 |
Lb. |
$10.00 |
$2,690,000 |
| Beeswax |
9,298 |
Lb. |
$7.50 |
$72,000 |
| Miscellaneous |
Includes pollination fees, etc. |
$821,000 |
| Total |
Totals do not add due to rounding. |
$3,583,000 |
Forest Products
| Item |
|
Total Value |
| Firewood |
Figures obtained from USDA Forest Service, Angeles National Forest. |
$3,250 |
Source: L.A. County Agricultural Commissioner/Weights & Measures Dept.
