2021 Crop Ranking: Number 1 Kern
Number 2 Tulare / Number 3 Fresno
-October 27,2022-
Bragging rights for top county in ag production in the nation in 2021 goes to Kern County followed by Tulare County and Fresno County coming in third, it was learned this week.
Fresno County’s total gross ag production value for 2021 was $8,085,567,000 – an increase of $117,167,000 or 1.47% above the previous year’s revised total of $7,968,400,000. The announcement came out this week.
Almonds continue to be the leading agricultural commodity in Fresno County with a gross value of $1,441,392,000 which represents 17.8% of the total gross value of all crops produced in 2021. The total gross value of grapes remained in the number two spot at $1,348,592,000, followed by pistachios at $722,064,000.
Tulare County at $8.089 billion in 2021 edged Fresno. The number was a record for Tulare County, the Ag Commissioner reported recently.That is more than 13% higher than 2020 and an increase of almost one billion dollars. Milk was the top crop followed by citrus.
Number one ag county was Kern County at $8.34 billion with grapes the number one crop followed by citrus.