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The Measure of California Agriculture, 2009

List of Figures, List of Tables, Main MOCA09 page


List of Figures

Chapter 1, California Farms and Farmers Page

1.1 Federal and nonfederal land use in California, 1997 1-3
1.2 Nonfederal land use in California, 1997 1-4
1.3 Federal and nonfederal land use, 48 contiguous states, 2002 1-4
1.4 Nonfederal land use, 48 contiguous states, 2002 1-5
1.5 Agricultural land use, California, 2002 1-6
1.6 Agricultural land use, United States, 2002 1-6
1.7 California harvested cropland, 1964, 1982, 2002 1-9
1.8 California production regions 1-10
1.9 Total land and land in farms by region, California, 2002 1-11
1.10 Total agricultural land use by region, California, 2002 1-11
1.11 California farms by acres per farm, 2002 1-15
1.12 Land ownership and farm operators, California and United States, 2002 1-16
1.13 Percent of farms and sales value by total sales class, California, 2002 1-18
1.14 Females as a percent of principal farm operators, United States and California,
1987-2002 1-22

Chapter 2, Demand and Supply

2.1 United States food expenditures as a share of disposable income, 1945–2004 2-4
2.2 United States food expenditures, at home and away from home, 1945–2004,
in inflation-adjusted year-2000 dollars 2-4
2.3 United States retail food and fruit and vegetable price indices relative to price
indices of all consumer goods, 1945–2005 2-5
2.4 Value of leading California commodities, 2003–2004 2-7
2.5 Cash receipts by commodity group, California, 2004 2-8
2.6 Top 10 states by cash receipts from farm marketings, 2004 2-9
2.7 Top 10 states by net farm cash income, 2004 2-10
2.8 Farms according to sales per farm by principal commodity group, CA, 2002 2-12
2.9 Average production value per farm by county 2-14
2.10 Gross agricultural production value by county, California 2004 2-17
2.11 Dairy production value by county, 2004 2-19
2.12 Field crops production value by county, 2004 2-20
2.13 Vegetable and melon production value by county, 2004 2-21
2.14 Tree nut production value by county, 2004 2-22
2.15 Grape production value by county, 2004 2-23
2.16 Greenhouse, nursery and forestry production value by county, 2004 2-24
2.17 California organic acres by commodity group, 2003 2-26
2.18 California organic sales by commodity group, 2003 2-26

Chapter 3, Inputs to Farm Production

3.1 California farm expenditures, grouped items, 1994 - 2007 in year-2000 inflation
adjusted dollars 3-4
3.2 Farm debt to assets ratio, California and United States, 1960-2003 3-6
3.3 Farm debt to equity ratio, California and United States, 1960-2003 3-6
3.4 Farms by value of land and buildings, California, 2002 3-7
3.5 California farms by value of machinery and equipment, 2002 3-10
3.6 Hired farm workers by month, California, 1990 - 2007 3-12
3.7 Commercial pesticide application, California 1992-2003 3-16
3.8 Fuel, oil and electricity expenditures for California agriculture, 1971-2007,
in year-2000 inflation adjusted dollars 3-21
3.9 California farm energy cost as percentage of total input cost, 1971-2007 3-22
3.10 California water distribution infrastructure, 2005 3-26
3.11 Applied water and evapotranspiration of applied water, by crop, California, 1995 3-27
3.12 Share of California production value and water use by major commodities, 2000 3-29
3.13 Production value per acre-foot of irrigation water for California commodities
in 2000 3-30
3.14 Agricultural cash receipts per acre-foot of applied water, California 1960-2002,
in inflation adjusted year-2000 dollars 3-35
3.15 Annual Expenditures for California Cooperative Extension and Agricultural
Experiment Station in year-2000 inflation adjusted dollars, 1993-2007 3-39
3.16 Distribution of University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural
Resources expenditures, fiscal year 2006-2007 3-40
3.17 University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
expenditure sources, fiscal year 2006-2007 3-41

Chapter 4, Marketing, Trade, Policy and Risk Management

4.1 California Farmer Cooperatives by Share of Net Business Revenue, 2001 4-6
4.2 Vegetable crop marketing channels 4-7
4.3 Grape marketing channels 4-8
4.4 Tree nut marketing channels 4-8
4.5 Marketing channels for fruits and tree crops other than nuts and grapes 4-9
4.6 California’s agricultural exports, 1995 – 2004 4-10
4.7 Share of California agricultural exports by value of main commodity
groups, 2004 4-13
4.8 Pest control expenditures in California by government level and activity, 2003 4-17
4.9 Animal pest and disease control activities in California by the state and federal
government, 2003 expenditures 4-18
4.10 Plant pest and disease control activities in California by the state and federal
government, 2003 expenditures 4-19
4.11 Ratio of producer support estimate (PSE) to value of production plus government
payments, by commodity or commodity group, 1999-2001 4-22
4.12 Share of agricultural support by commodity, California, 1999-2001 4-23
4.13 Share of agricultural support by program, California, 1999-2001 4-23
4.14 Percent of California harvested fruit, tree nut, and vegetable acreage with buy-up
insurance, 1999 and 2003 4-25
4.15 Percent of California harvested field crop acreage with buy-up insurance,
1999 and 2003. 4-26


List of Tables


Chapter 1, California Farms and Farmers Page

1.1 Agricultural land use, California and United States, 1964-2002 1-7
1.2 Agricultural land use, California and United States, 1964-2002 1-8
1.3 California harvested cropland, 1964-2002 1-9
1.4 Acres converted to urban and built-up areas, 1988-2002 1-13
1.5 Number of farms and land in farms, California and United States, 1945-2002 1-14
1.6 Farms by number of operators per farm, California and United States, 2002 1-17
1.7 Number of farms and market value of sales by total sales class, 2002 1-18
1.8 Legal organization of farms, California and United States, 2002 1-19
1.9 Farm operators by age group, California and United States, 1987-2002a 1-20
1.10 Reported number of farm operators by number of days employed off the farm,
California and United States, 1987-2002 1-21
1.11 Principal farm operators by race, California and United States, 2002 1-23

Chapter 2, Demand and Supply

2.1 United States per capita consumption of major foods, 1971-2003 2-3
2.2 Leading California commodities by cash receipts, 2004 2-6
2.3 Crops for which California is the sole or major U.S. producer:
California’s share of national cash receipts, 2004 2-8
2.4 Cash receipts from farm marketings, United States and California, selected years,
year-2000 inflation-adjusted dollars 2-9
2.5 Number of farms, land and sales by principal commodity, California and United
States, 2002 2-11
2.6 Agricultural production value by county, 2004 2-16
2.7 Gross production value by commodity group and production region,
California, 2004 2-18
2.8 California organic agriculture, 1997 – 2003 2-25
2.9 California organic farmer’s cash receipts by commodity group, 2003 2-25
2.10 Percent of registered organic growers and total sales by sales class, 1998-2003 2-27
2.11 California organic agriculture by commodity group, 1998-2003 2-28
2.12 Top 20 California organic products by sales revenue, 2003 2-29

Chapter 3, Inputs to Farm Production

3.1 Farm expenditures, 1994 - 2007, in year-2000 inflation adjusted dollars 3-3
3.2 Farm balance sheets, California and United States, 2003 3-5
3.3 Value of land and buildings, California and United States, 1982-2007 3-7
3.4 Value of land and buildings in highest valued counties compared to value of
production, California, 2002 3-8
3.5 Average value of California farm land and buildings, 10 highest-valued counties,
2002 3-9
3.6 Machinery and equipment, California, 1997 and 2002 3-11
3.7 Top 10 California counties ranked by value of machinery, 2002 3-11
3.8 Hired farm workers and payroll by region, California, 2002 3-12
3.9 Annual salaries of private workers by industry, California, 2001-2003 3-13
3.10 Average hourly earnings, California agriculture, selected years 3-13
3.11 Number of farm workers in California, Texas and Iowa, 2002 3-13
3.12 Characteristics of California’s Central Valley farm workers, 2001 3-14
3.13 Quantity of pesticides applied to top pesticide using crops in California as
measured by weight, 1999-2003 3-17
3.14 Top pesticide using crops, cumulative acres treated 1999-2003 3-18
3.15 Top 10 counties by quantity of reported applied pesticides, 2003 3-18
3.16 Commercial pesticide use in California categorized by hazard: quantity applied
and acres treated, 1994 – 2003 3-19
3.17 Reported annual use of methyl bromide and metam-sodium, California,
1997-2007 3-20
3.18 Fuel costs for production of selected commodities as percentage of operating
Costs 3-23
3.19 California surface water balance for wet, normal and dry years 3-24
3.20 Applied use of dedicated surface and groundwater supplies, California 3-25
3.21 Applied water use and distribution (includes reuse) of dedicated surface and
groundwater supplies, California 3-25
3.22 Per acre evapotranspiration rate of applied water (ETAW), California, 1998,
2000, 2001 average 3-28
3.23 Range of rates paid by farmers for surface water deliveries, by DWR hydrologic
region, 2000 3-31
3.24 Percentage of irrigated land (excluding rice) under different irrigation systems,
1972-2001 3-31
3.25 California irrigated acreage, average 1998, 2000 and 2001 3-32
3.26 Three-year average yields for representative commodities, California and other
states, 1981-83 and 2001-03 3-33
3.27 Average yield and average annual yield growth rates of California winegrape
production, 1920 – 2005 3-34
3.28 Annual Expenditures for California Cooperative Extension and Agricultural
Experiment Station, 1993-2007 (nominal dollars) 3-37
3.29 Annual Expenditures for California Cooperative Extension and Agricultural
Experiment Station in year-2000 inflation adjusted dollars, 1993-2007 3-38
3.30 University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources funding
sources, 2002-2007, in year-2000 inflation adjusted dollars 3-42

Chapter 4 Marketing, Trade, Policy and Risk Management

4.1 Memberships in farmer cooperatives, California and United States, 1965-2002 4-3
4.2 Location and revenue of farmer cooperatives, California and United States,
1965-2002 4-4
4.3 Types of farmer cooperatives, California and United States, 2001 4-5
4.4 California agricultural commodity export values and rankings, 2003-2004 4-11
4.5 Percent of California export value shipped to major markets, by commodity
group, 2004 4-13
4.6 Vehicles monitored by CDFA at California border agricultural inspection
stations, 1989-2003 4-15
4.7 Incoming commercial shipments of plants and animals recorded at California
interstate pest exclusion border stations, 1997-2003 4-16
4.8 Direct federal government payments to farmers, 1960-2004 4-20
4.9 Producer support estimate (PSE) by commodity 4-21
4.10 Use of federal crop insurance by California farmers, 1998-2003 4-24

Chapter 5, Agriculture’s role in the economy

5.1 California gross state product by industry, 2003 5-4
5.2 California’s agriculture-related industries, 2002 5-5
5.3 California food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing industry, 2002 5-6
5.4 California share of the U.S. food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing
industry, 2002 5-6
5.5 Economic impact of California’s agricultural production and processing, 2002
A. California: Direct and total effects 5-10
B. California: Direct and total effects as share of state economy 5-11
C. California: Industry multipliers 5-11
5.6 Economic impact of Central Valley agricultural production and processing, 2002
A. Central Valley: Direct and total effects in the region 5-13
B. Central Valley: Direct and total effects as share of regional economy 5-14
C. Central Valley: Industry multipliers 5-14
5.7 Economic impact of San Joaquin Valley agricultural production and
processing, 2002
A. San Joaquin Valley: Direct and total effects in the region 5-16
B. San Joaquin Valley: Direct and total effects as share of regional economy 5-17
C. San Joaquin Valley: Industry multipliers 5-17
5.8 Economic impact of Sacramento Valley agricultural production and
processing, 2002
A. Sacramento Valley: Direct and total effects in the region 5-19
B. Sacramento Valley: Direct & total effects as share of regional economy 5-20
C. Sacramento Valley: Industry multipliers 5-20
5.9 Economic impact of Central Coast agricultural production and processing,
2002
A. Central Coast: Direct and total effects in the region 5-22
B. Central Coast: Direct and total effects as share of regional economy 5-23
C. Central Coast: Industry multipliers 5-23
5.10 Gross domestic product (GDP) of the top-15 economies of the world, 2004 5-24
5.11 Top-15 countries by agricultural value added, average 2001-2003 5-25
5.12 Agriculture’s contribution to GDP, selected countries and California,
average, 2001-2003 5-26
5.13 Value of agricultural production, selected countries and California,
average, 2001-2003 5-26


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