San Benito County
1988 Annual Crop Report
COMMODITY SUMMARY
|
Field Crops |
$32,508,000 |
|
Vegetable and Row Crops |
$45,527,000 |
|
Fruit and Nut Crops |
$16,231,000 |
|
Livestock |
$12,275,000 |
|
Other Livestock/Livestock & Poultry Products |
$8,866,000 |
|
TOTAL |
$115,407,000 |
FIELD CROPS
|
Acres |
Tons per acre |
Total Yield |
$ per unit |
TOTAL |
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Alfalfa |
3,200 |
6.3 |
20,160 tons |
105 |
$2,117,000 |
|
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Barley |
8,000 |
1 |
8,000 tons |
105 |
$840,000 |
|
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Corn Silage |
675 |
20.5 |
13,838 tons |
15 |
$208,000 |
|
|
Misc Field Crops* |
401 |
$509,000 |
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Grain Hay |
24,000 |
1.56 |
37,440 tons |
70 |
$2,621,000 |
|
|
Nursery Stock* |
390 |
$18,699,000 |
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Green Chop (Forage mix) |
2,200 |
10.3 |
22,660 |
15 |
$340,000 |
|
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Pasture/Rangeland |
507,000 |
8 |
$4,056,000 |
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Permanent Pasture |
1,000 |
275 |
$275,000 |
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Seed Crops* |
440 |
3,200 |
$1,408,000 |
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Sugar Beets |
800 |
30.7 |
24,560 tons |
35 |
$860,000 |
|
|
Wheat |
4,800 |
1.11 |
5,328 tons |
108 |
$575,000 |
|
|
TOTAL |
$32,508,000 |
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FRUIT AND NUT CROPS
|
Acres |
Tons per acre |
Total Yield |
$ per unit |
TOTAL |
|
|
Apples |
535 |
13.9 |
7,437 tons |
165 |
$1,227,000 |
|
Apricots |
2,450 |
4.4 |
10,780 tons |
350 |
$3,773,000 |
|
Cherries |
400 |
2.99 |
1,196 tons |
2,200 |
$2,631,000 |
|
Grapes (wine) |
1,700 |
3.9 |
6,630 tons |
505 |
$3,348,000 |
|
Misc Fruits & Nuts* |
260 |
$500,000 |
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Walnuts |
4,400 |
0.90 |
3,960 tons |
1,200 |
$4,752,000 |
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TOTAL |
$16,231,000 |
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VEGETABLE AND ROW CROPS
|
Acres |
Tons per acre |
Total Yield |
$ per unit |
TOTAL |
|
|
Broccoli |
775 |
6 |
4,650 tons |
457 |
$2,125,000 |
|
Cabbage |
770 |
23.3 |
17,941 tons |
145 |
$2,601,000 |
|
Cauliflower |
225 |
7.2 |
1,620 tons |
564 |
$914,000 |
|
Celery |
450 |
29.9 |
13,455 tons |
164 |
$2,207,000 |
|
Leaf Lettuce (mixed) |
680 |
12.9 |
8,772 tons |
237 |
$2,079,000 |
|
Lettuce (head) |
1,400 |
16.1 |
22,540 tons |
195 |
$4,395,000 |
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Misc veg & row crops* |
1,703 |
$9,321,000 |
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Onions (dry bulb) |
945 |
22.5 |
21,262 tons |
162 |
$3,444,000 |
|
Peppers (bell) |
2,090 |
18.8 |
39,292 tons |
289 |
$11,355,000 |
|
Tomatoes (canning) |
4,375 |
34.1 |
149,188 tons |
47.5 |
$7,086,000 |
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TOTAL |
$45,527,000 |
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LIVESTOCK
|
Number of head |
Total Hundred- weight |
Price per Hundred- weight |
TOTAL |
|
|
All Cattle |
55,185 |
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Calves |
11,155 |
47,630 cwt. |
80 |
$3,810,000 |
|
Yearlings |
2,280 |
16,530 cwt. |
70 |
$1,157,000 |
|
Pasture and stocker cattle |
38,000 |
68,400 cwt. |
70 |
$4,788,000 |
|
Cows |
3,550 |
37,275 cwt. |
53 |
$1,976,000 |
|
Bulls |
200 |
3,000 cwt. |
67 |
$201,000 |
|
Hogs* |
1,000 |
2,500 cwt. |
47 |
$118,000 |
|
Lambs* |
3,000 |
3,000 cwt. |
75 |
$225,000 |
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TOTAL |
$12,275,000 |
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*These figures are not included in Livestock total.
OTHER LIVESTOCK / LIVESTOCK & POULTRY PRODUCTS
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Number of head |
Total Hundred- weight |
Price per Hundred- weight |
TOTAL |
|
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Milk (Market) |
88,000 cwt. |
10.90 |
$959,000 |
|
|
Milk (Manufacturing) |
17,000 cwt. |
10 |
$170,000 |
|
|
Eggs (Chicken/Turkey) |
8,620,000 doz. |
0.75 |
$6,465,000 |
|
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Wool |
30,000 lbs. |
1.38 |
$41,000 |
|
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Chickens |
20,000 |
0.30 |
$6,000 |
|
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Turkeys |
170,000 |
4,900,000 lbs. |
0.25 |
$1,225,000 |
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TOTAL |
$8,866,000 |
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MISCELLANEOUS CROPS AND PRODUCTS
*Commodities in these categories are combined with other similar products because the number of producers of each commodity was less than three, or one producer is responsible for 60 percent or more of the product. This is to avoid disclosure of the business affairs of the firms involved.
Vegetable and Row Crops
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Beans (fresh) |
Beets |
Bok Choy |
Chili Peppers |
|
Chinese Cabbage |
Cucumbers |
Endive |
Escarole |
|
Flowering Kale |
Fresh Market Tomatoes |
Garlic |
Herbs |
|
Mixed Vegetables |
Parsley |
Potatoes |
Sweet Corn |
|
Swiss Chard |
Squash |
Field Crops
|
Forage Mix Hay |
Oats |
Ornamental Corn |
Ornamental Gourds |
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Safflower |
Pumpkins |
Fruit and Nut Crops
|
Almonds |
Asian Pears |
Avocados |
Bartlett Pears |
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Prunes |
Raspberries |
Winter Pears |
Seed Crops
|
Barley |
Bean |
Broccoli |
Cabbage |
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Cantaloupe |
Carrots |
Cauliflower |
Celery |
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Cucumber |
Lettuce |
Misc. Flowers |
Onions |
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Pepper |
Pumpkin |
Tomato |
Squash |
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Watermelon |
Wheat |
Nursery Stock
|
Cut Flowers |
Mushroom Spawn |
Nursery Stock |
Grass |
|
Turf |
Vegetable Plants |
Christmas Trees |