Agriculture in San Joaquin County
San Joaquin County is located at the northern end of the San Joaquin Valley and includes the San Joaquin Delta area. About 4,000 farms are located in the county with an average size of 202 acres.
- Land Area: 1,400 square miles
- Land in Farms (2002): 812,629 acres
- Population (2006): 668,265
Gross agricultural production in San Joaquin County (in 2008) was $2,129,725,000. This ranked San Joaquin County SEVENTH in the state. The top ten commodities and their value were:
- Milk, All: $412,643,000
- Grapes, All: $221,807,000
- Walnuts: $178,500,000 (#1 in the State & in the Nation!)
- Cherries: $175,922,000
- Almond Meats: $175,200,000
- Tomatoes: $145,506,000
- Hay, All: $108,970,000
- Cattle & Calves: $97,788,000
- Corn, Grain: $69,564,000
- Apples: $48,455,000
- All other crops: $495,370,000
San Joaquin County is also first in California in producers of the following commodities:
- apples
- asparagus (also #1 in the Nation!)
- cherries, sweet
- grain, corn
- pumpkins
- walnuts (also #1 in the Nation!)
We are also one of California's top five producers of the following commodities:
- apricots
- beans, dry
- berries, blueberries
- chickens
- corn, fresh market
- cucumbers
- grapes, wine
- melons, watermelon
- potatoes
- tomatoes, fresh market
- tomatoes, processing
(Sources: 2008 Agricultural Report, San Joaquin County & California Agricultural Resource Directory 2008-09
