Crop Report


Top Twelve Merced County Farm Commodities 2008

 Rank   Crop   Value   2007 Rank 
   1.  Milk *  $994,306,000  (1)
   2.  Chickens **  $321,807,000  (2)
   3.  Almonds (Kernel Basis)  $254,901,000  (3)
   4.  Cattle and Calves  $246,088,000  (4)
   5.  Sweet Potatoes  $161,562,000  (6)
   6.  Eggs, Chicken (Market)  $136,158,000  (7)
   7.  Hay (Alfalfa)  $129,889,000  (8)
   8.  Tomatoes ***  $114,014,000  (5)
   9.  Silage (Corn)  $113,875,000  (9)
   10.  Turkeys  $66,554,000  (10)
   11.  Cotton (Lint)  $41,367,000  (11)
   12.  Silage (Other)  $37,290,000  (18)


(The number in parenthesis denotes the 2007 ranking)

* Includes Market and Manufacturing.

** Includes Fryers and Other Chickens.

*** Includes Market and Processing Tomatoes.


Data taken from Merced County Agricultural Commissioner County Agricultural Commissioner

2139 Wardrobe Ave., Merced CA 95340-6495

Phone: (209) 385-7431 Fax: (209) 725-3536

Web site: www.co.merced.ca.us/ag