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2000 Monterey County Crop Report

 

2000 MONTEREY CO. CROP REPORT

 

Crops

AVERAGE

per Acre

 

CROP

VALUE

ACRES

per yr

/acre /crop

per Year

1

NURSERY, all

$ 194,251,000

1,881

1.0

103,270.07

$ 103,270.07

2

HERBS

$ 1,143,000

68

5.0

16,808.82

$ 84,044.12

3

RADISH

$ 2,490,000

221

6.0

11,266.97

$ 67,601.81

4

STRAWBERRIES

$ 227,984,000

6,990

1.0

32,615.74

$ 32,615.74

5

ONIONS, Green

$ 20,013,000

1,435

1.5

13,946.34

$ 20,919.51

6

LETTUCE, head

$ 472,503,000

57,800

2.5

8,174.79

$ 20,436.98

7

CAULIFLOWER

$ 118,528,000

17,480

2.5

6,780.78

$ 16,951.95

8

LETTUCE, leaf

$ 302,762,000

48,373

2.5

6,258.90

$ 15,647.26

9

BOK CHOY

$ 3,611,000

595

2.5

6,068.91

$ 15,172.27

10

BROCCOLI

$ 359,286,000

61,500

2.5

5,842.05

$ 14,605.12

11

BUSHBERRIES

$ 1,114,000

81

1.0

13,753.09

$ 13,753.09

12

CELERY

$ 108,241,000

8,136

1.0

13,303.96

$ 13,303.96

13

TOMATOES Cherry

$ 394,000

31

1.0

12,709.68

$ 12,709.68

Note these

14

PARSLEY

$ 9,199,000

1,086

1.5

8,470.53

$ 12,705.80

figures

15

NAPA

$ 3,977,000

474

1.5

8,390.30

$ 12,585.44

are

16

RASPBERRIES

$ 2,115,000

172

1.0

12,296.51

$ 12,296.51

20 t0 30

17

SPINACH

$ 76,605,000

13,890

2.0

5,515.12

$ 11,030.24

times the

18

SQUASH

$ 1,891,000

391

2.0

4,836.32

$ 9,672.63

figures

19

LEEKS

$ 2,687,000

298

1.0

9,016.78

$ 9,016.78

for the

20

KALE

$ 7,672,000

1,408

1.5

5,448.86

$ 8,173.30

rest of the

21

PEPPERS,Chilli

$ 7,115,000

872

1.0

8,159.40

$ 8,159.40

nation

22

ARTICHOKES

$ 43,494,000

6,780

1.0

6,415.04

$ 6,415.04

at

23

MISC. VEGETABLES

$ 95,707,000

15,660

1.0

6,111.56

$ 6,111.56

bottom

24

PEPPERS, Bell

$ 9,657,000

1,584

1.0

6,096.59

$ 6,096.59

of page.

25

TOMATOES

$ 7,885,000

1,296

1.0

6,084.10

$ 6,084.10

26

ONIONS,Dry

$ 4,912,000

1,271

1.5

3,864.67

$ 5,797.01

27

CABBAGE

$ 8,458,000

2,495

1.5

3,389.98

$ 5,084.97

28

RADICCHIO

$ 8,480,000

1,688

1.0

5,023.70

$ 5,023.70

29

GRAPES

$ 216,430,000

45,043

1.0

4,804.96

$ 4,804.96

30

ASPARAGUS

$ 19,483,000

4,239

1.0

4,596.13

$ 4,596.13

31

ANISE

$ 3,248,000

820

1.0

3,960.98

$ 3,960.98

32

CARROTS

$ 17,721,000

4,478

1.0

3,957.35

$ 3,957.35

33

CITRUS

$ 3,288,000

1,220

1.0

2,695.08

$ 2,695.08

34

GARLIC

$ 1,592,000

728

1.0

2,186.81

$ 2,186.81

35

RAPPINI

$ 11,357,000

2,650

1.0

4,285.66

$ 4,285.66

36

PEAS

$ 3,800,000

436

1.0

8,715.60

$ 8,715.60

37

CILANTRO

$ 4,166,000

780

1.0

5,341.03

$ 5,341.03

38

CHARD

$ 2,802,000

643

1.0

4,357.70

$ 4,357.70

 

NATIONWIDE CROPS also grown in Monterey County

39

HAY, Alfalfa *

$ 345,000

450

1

766.67

$ 766.67

40

Corn at 250 bushels per acres @ $2.50 per bushel ----------------->

 

 

1

625.00

$ 625.00

41

HAY, Oat

$ 507,000

2,015

1

251.61

$ 251.61

42

SAFFLOWER

$ 8,200

275

1

29.82

$ 29.82

43

BARLEY, Grain

$ 304,000

3,830

1

141.00

$ 141.00

44

WHEAT, Grain

$ 175,000

1,970

1

88.83

$ 88.83

* 5-6 Cuttings per year. In the MIDWEST the growing season is limited to 3 cuttings.