Fresno County Annual Agricultural Crop and Livestock Report 2010 Carol N. Hafner Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer August 30, 2011
FRESNO COUNTY remains #1 in Agricultural Production for California! $5,944,758,000 Fourth year over $5 billion 11.2% Increase
30.6% 30.99% 4.33% 17.54% 3.44% 16.01%18.9% 2.22% 21.62%
Almonds Acreage increased Additional acreage came into production If water allocations continue next year, there could be an increase in yields
Fresh and Processing Tomatoes Acreage down, BUT not due to lack of water availability Market price dropped & growers opted for crops with greater returns
Cantaloupes Planted acreage was up Tonnage was up However, production value decreased, a function of market demand
Cotton… A Reflection of Water Acreage continues upswing for 2011
TOP TEN 2010 Rank 2009 Rank GRAPES 1 1 ALMOND 2 4 TOMATO 3 2 POULTRY 4 3 MILK 5 6 CATTLE & CALVES 6 5 GARLIC 7 10 PISTACHIO 8 11 ORANGES 9 8 COTTON 10 18
Thank You! Growers Ranchers State and Federal Agencies Fred Rinder, Deputy Scotti Walker, Supervising Ag/Standards Specialist Elizabeth Gaspar, Koua Moua, Vera Scott- Slater, Tracy Alanis and Angel Gibson