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<blockquote data-quote="MAKAVELI" data-source="post: 1344177" data-attributes="member: 43825">Check again.n 2012, California&#039;s 80,500 farms and ranches received $42.6 billion for their output. California remained the number one state in cash farm receipts with 11.3 percent of the US total. The state accounted for 15 percent of national receipts for crops and 7.1 percent of the US revenue for livestock and livestock products. Exports totaled $18.18 billion in value which represents an eight percent increase over the previous year.California&#039;s agricultural abundance includes more than 400 commodities. The state produces nearly half of US-grown fruits, nuts and vegetables. Across the nation, US consumers regularly purchase several crops produced solely in California.California&#039;s top-ten valued commodities for 2012 are:Milk — $6.9 billionGrapes — $4.449 billionAlmonds — $4.347 billionNursery plants — $3.543 billionCattle, Calves — $3.299 billionStrawberries — $1.939 billionLettuce — $1.448 billionWalnuts — $1.349 billionHay — $1.237 billionTomatoes — $1.170 billion<a href="http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/Statistics/" target="_blank">http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/Statistics/</a><a href="http://www.ers.usda.gov/faqs.aspx#10" target="_blank">http://www.ers.usda.gov/faqs.aspx#10</a>A: The top 10 agricultural producing States, in terms of cash receipts are (in descending order): California, Iowa, Texas, Nebraska, Illinois, Minnesota, Kansas, North Carolina, Indiana, and Missouri. These and related statistics can be found among ERS&#039;s Farm Income and Wealth Statistics.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MAKAVELI, post: 1344177, member: 43825"] Check again. n 2012, California's 80,500 farms and ranches received $42.6 billion for their output. California remained the number one state in cash farm receipts with 11.3 percent of the US total. The state accounted for 15 percent of national receipts for crops and 7.1 percent of the US revenue for livestock and livestock products. Exports totaled $18.18 billion in value which represents an eight percent increase over the previous year. California's agricultural abundance includes more than 400 commodities. The state produces nearly half of US-grown fruits, nuts and vegetables. Across the nation, US consumers regularly purchase several crops produced solely in California. California's top-ten valued commodities for 2012 are: Milk — $6.9 billion Grapes — $4.449 billion Almonds — $4.347 billion Nursery plants — $3.543 billion Cattle, Calves — $3.299 billion Strawberries — $1.939 billion Lettuce — $1.448 billion Walnuts — $1.349 billion Hay — $1.237 billion Tomatoes — $1.170 billion [url]http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/Statistics/[/url] [url]http://www.ers.usda.gov/faqs.aspx#10[/url] A: The top 10 agricultural producing States, in terms of cash receipts are (in descending order): California, Iowa, Texas, Nebraska, Illinois, Minnesota, Kansas, North Carolina, Indiana, and Missouri. These and related statistics can be found among ERS's Farm Income and Wealth Statistics. [/QUOTE]

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