2018 California Table Olive Probability Survey Report - Publication

2018 California Table Olive
Probability Survey Report
California Department of Food and Agriculture
Cooperating with the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Pacific Regional Office
Pacific Regional Office · P.O. Box 1258 · Sacramento, CA 95812 · (916) 738-6600 (855) 270-2722 Fax · www.nass.usda.gov/ca

Released: August 10, 2018

CALIFORNIA TABLE OLIVE FORECAST FOR 2018
The 2018 California table olive forecast is 30,000
tons, down 67 percent from last year’s crop of
90,700 tons, according to a survey conducted by the
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service,
Pacific Regional Office. Bearing acreage is
estimated at 16,000, which results in a yield of 1.88
tons per acre.

the Sacramento Valley. The bloom was normal in the
San Joaquin Valley. Variable crop yields and labor
shortages continue to impact growers. Harvest is
expected to start early, in mid-September.
SURVEY SAMPLE
There were 321 growers sampled for the survey.
Reports from 171 were used to establish this
forecast. The sample is designed to provide a State
estimate of all varieties; estimates by variety are less
precise.

The Manzanillo production forecast is 28,000 tons,
Sevillano production forecast is 1,500 tons, and
other varieties are expected to total 500 tons.
A freeze in late February damaged developing buds
and negatively impacted production, especially in

California Table Olive Production
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