California Citrus - Publication

2020 California
Citrus Acreage Report
California Department of Food and Agriculture, California Agricultural Statistics Service
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: September 4, 2020
RESULTS

PROCEDURES

The Pacific Regional Office of the USDA’s National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS) conducts an acreage survey of
California citrus growers as funding is available. The purpose
of this survey is to provide bi-annual citrus acreage, which
includes information on new plantings and removals. It is the
continuation of a long series of industry-funded Citrus Acreage
surveys.

The major source of the citrus detailed acreage data was a
questionnaire mailed to all citrus growers currently on NASS’
database.
The mailing was made in January 2020 to
approximately 5,400 citrus growers.
The questionnaire
contained previously reported crop, variety, and acreage
information preprinted. Producers were asked to update the
information with new plantings, removals, and any other
corrections; and new growers were mailed a blank
questionnaire. Growers were given about eight weeks to
respond by mail. A telephone follow-up was then undertaken.
Field personnel were unable to personally visit large growers
who did not respond by mail because of social distancing
requirements that have been in effect since March 2020.

Users are cautioned that this report consists of two parts:



Table 1 shows estimated statewide bearing acreage for the
2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20 seasons.
Tables 2, 3, and 4 show detailed acreage data by type,
variety, and year planted -- as voluntarily reported by citrus
growers and maintained in NASS’ database.

With perfect information, the estimated statewide bearing
acreage and the detailed acreage data would be the same.
Generally, this will not be the case for the following reasons:



A voluntary survey of approximately 5,400 citrus growers is
unlikely to ever attain 100 percent completeness.
It is difficult for USDA/NASS to detect growers who are
planting citrus for the first time.

To arrive at the estimated statewide bearing acreage, the NASS
citrus acreage database was compared with pesticide
application data maintained by County Agricultural
Commissioners and the Department of Pesticide Regulation.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thank you to the many orchard operators, owners, and
management firms that provided their acreage information.
Funding for the survey was provided by the California Citrus
industry.

TABLE 1 - ESTIMATED STATEWIDE BEARING ACREAGE
Type
Grapefruit 2/
Lemons
Oranges, Navel
Oranges, Valencia
Mandarins & Mandarin Hybrids
1/
2/

2017-18
9,300
47,000
118,000
29,000
62,000

1/

2018-19
9,000
49,000
118,000
29,000
64,000

2019-20
8,700
50,000
117,000
28,000
66,000

Reported data with an allowance for incompleteness.
Includes Pummelos and Hybrids.

TABLE 2 - DETAILED CALIFORNIA CITRUS ACREAGE, 2018 and 2020
Acres standing in 2018
Acres standing in 2020
Bearing
Non-bearing
Total
Bearing
Non-bearing
Grapefruit 1/
8,028
199
8,226
7,842
356
Lemons
41,858
3,532
45,389
42,928
5,730
Limes
609
21
630
492
24
Oranges, Navel
113,163
4,175
117,338
112,589
2,895
Oranges, Valencia
28,218
430
28,648
26,924
412
Pummelos and Hybrids
1,118
43
1,160
1,029
111
Mandarins & Mandarin Hybrids
57,125
4,158
61,282
59,422
4,386
Type

1/

Excludes Pummelos and Hybrids.

Total
8,198
48,657
517
115,485
27,336
1,139
63,809

TABLE 3 - CITRUS ACREAGE BY TYPE, COUNTY AND YEAR PLANTED, 2020 1/
Type and County

2012 and
earlier

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Acres standing in 2020
NonTotal
bearing

2020

Bearing

Acres
Grapefruit 2/
Fresno
Imperial
Kern
Riverside
San Bernardino
San Diego
Tulare
Ventura
All Other Counties
STATE TOTAL

313
892
536
3,651
347
877
931
87
29
7,663

46
0
0
2
5
17
0
0
0
69

46
0
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
65

0
0
22
2
0
14
5
0
0
43

0
0
0
0
0
0
59
2
3
64

0
0
6
12
0
2
52
13
0
86

19
0
9
0
0
0
92
4
0
124

3
0
0
0
0
33
20
9
0
66

0
0
1
0
0
15
2
0
0
19

405
892
558
3,673
351
909
936
90
29
7,842

22
0
16
12
0
50
225
27
3
356

427
892
575
3,686
352
959
1,160
116
32
8,198

Lemons
Fresno
Imperial
Kern
Monterey
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
Tulare
Ventura
All Other Counties
STATE TOTAL

1,447
3,588
3,076
960
366
4,490
221
2,176
1,570
1,385
5,418
15,865
76
40,636

14
99
0
0
1
18
0
8
9
27
471
169
0
815

0
0
21
0
0
3
0
1
5
0
418
67
0
515

27
77
1
0
4
112
160
36
15
9
336
186
0
962

178
0
45
0
6
138
160
8
13
17
488
196
0
1,249

122
109
70
0
0
188
0
5
0
18
676
710
0
1,898

94
0
0
4
2
115
0
13
40
0
482
488
0
1,238

144
97
50
0
2
93
0
26
0
18
439
337
0
1,204

25
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
5
100
11
0
141

1,488
3,764
3,098
960
371
4,622
381
2,222
1,598
1,420
6,643
16,286
76
42,928

562
206
165
4
10
533
160
53
53
58
2,184
1,741
0
5,730

2,050
3,970
3,263
964
381
5,155
542
2,275
1,651
1,478
8,827
18,027
76
48,657

Limes
Imperial
Riverside
San Diego
All Other Counties
STATE TOTAL

101
69
229
67
466

0
10
0
9
19

0
0
0
4
4

0
0
3
2
4

0
0
0
0
0

0
7
3
6
16

0
0
0
2
2

0
0
0
5
5

0
0
1
0
1

101
79
232
81
492

0
7
4
14
24

101
86
236
95
517

Oranges, Navel
Butte
Fresno
Glenn
Kern
Kings
Madera
Riverside
San Bernardino
San Diego
Tulare
Ventura
Yolo
All Other Counties
STATE TOTAL

116
17,749
203
23,172
152
1,508
1,399
1,175
357
60,246
562
81
156
106,878

0
343
0
27
0
16
2
1
13
940
0
0
0
1,341

0
290
0
43
0
0
1
0
5
699
1
0
1
1,041

0
279
0
338
0
0
2
1
0
1,103
10
0
1
1,733

0
297
0
267
0
8
0
0
0
1,020
0
0
6
1,597

0
149
0
49
0
0
1
1
3
868
3
0
0
1,072

0
117
0
29
0
17
0
0
0
405
0
0
2
569

0
144
0
0
0
18
5
0
0
412
0
0
0
580

0
57
0
398
0
0
0
0
0
219
0
0
0
674

116
18,958
203
23,846
152
1,532
1,405
1,177
375
64,008
574
81
165
112,589

0
467
0
475
0
35
5
1
3
1,904
3
0
2
2,895

116
19,425
203
24,321
152
1,567
1,410
1,178
378
65,911
577
81
167
115,485

Oranges, Valencia
Fresno
Imperial
Kern
Madera
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Luis Obispo
Tulare
Ventura
All Other Counties
STATE TOTAL

1,966
117
3,975
894
74
868
733
3,041
132
11,700
3,282
56
26,836

0
0
0
0
0
1
0
6
0
6
9
0
23

10
0
0
0
0
4
0
14
0
9
3
0
40

6
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
2
0
0
11

0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
8
0
14

198
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
18
4
0
223

0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
19
0
0
21

25
0
20
0
0
0
0
2
0
20
14
0
81

55
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
9
2
88

1,982
117
3,975
894
74
878
733
3,063
132
11,717
3,303
56
26,924

278
0
32
0
2
0
0
5
0
68
26
2
412

2,260
117
4,007
894
76
878
733
3,068
132
11,785
3,330
58
27,336

88
39
82
54
734
25
1,022

0
0
1
0
6
0
7

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
17
0
17

0
0
0
0
37
0
37

10
0
0
0
15
0
24

3
0
1
0
28
0
32

0
0
0
0
1
0
1

88
39
83
54
739
25
1,029

13
0
1
0
97
0
111

100
39
84
54
837
25
1,139

Pummelos & Hybrids
Fresno
Kern
Riverside
San Diego
Tulare
All Other Counties
STATE TOTAL
See footnotes at the end of Table 3.

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TABLE 3 Continued - CITRUS ACREAGE BY TYPE, COUNTY AND YEAR PLANTED, 2020 1/
Type and County

2012 and
earlier

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Acres standing in 2020
NonTotal
bearing

2020

Bearing

Acres
Mandarins & Mandarin Hybrids
Butte
Fresno
Glenn
Imperial
Kern
Madera
Placer
Riverside
San Diego
Stanislaus
Tulare
Ventura
All Other Counties
STATE TOTAL
1/
2/

93
7,199
74
1,071
15,415
3,229
163
1,706
482
198
14,413
866
272
45,182

0
206
1
0
340
210
0
0
3
0
1,771
16
1
2,549

0
333
0
0
420
0
1
0
1
0
1,160
5
2
1,922

0
612
0
20
1,063
40
1
11
2
26
2,651
42
1
4,469

0
633
0
0
1,103
64
1
57
4
0
1,177
81
11
3,129

0
270
0
0
928
74
0
13
4
0
862
2
18
2,172

0
347
7
13
471
379
0
0
10
0
1,229
1
3
2,460

2
195
0
0
861
19
0
0
21
0
425
5
0
1,528

0
133
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
266
0
0
399

93
9,251
75
1,091
19,270
3,618
166
1,787
496
224
22,034
1,013
304
59,422

2
674
7
13
1,332
398
0
0
31
0
1,920
6
3
4,386

95
9,926
82
1,104
20,602
4,016
166
1,787
527
224
23,954
1,019
307
63,809

Shaded/bold area indicates non-bearing years. 'All Other Counties' include counties with less than 50 acres. Totals may not add between county and variety tables
due to rounding.
Excludes Pummelos and Hybrids.

TABLE 4 - CITRUS ACREAGE BY TYPE, VARIETY AND YEAR PLANTED, 2020 1/
Type and Variety

2012 and
earlier

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Acres standing in 2020
NonTotal
bearing

2020

Bearing

Acres
Grapefruit
Rio Red
Ruby
Ruby Red
Star Ruby
All Other Varieties
STATE TOTAL

1,427
761
1,149
2,158
2,169
7,663

5
0
0
18
47
69

0
0
0
34
30
65

14
1
0
22
6
43

0
0
0
33
31
64

9
0
3
56
17
86

4
8
0
49
64
124

33
0
0
33
0
66

0
15
0
1
2
19

1,445
762
1,149
2,232
2,254
7,842

45
23
3
173
113
356

1,491
784
1,153
2,405
2,366
8,198

Oranges, Navel
Blood
Cara Cara
Late Varieties 2/
All Other Varieties
STATE TOTAL

526
5,419
18,071
82,864
106,878

90
229
312
713
1,341

72
318
46
604
1,041

106
640
101
887
1,733

64
436
88
1,010
1,597

42
481
44
506
1,072

24
247
15
285
569

27
403
0
151
580

0
140
13
521
674

858
7,041
18,616
86,075
112,589

93
1,271
72
1,461
2,895

951
8,312
18,688
87,533
115,485

554
84
249
135
1,022

5
0
0
2
7

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
17
17

0
0
0
37
37

9
1
0
15
24

19
3
0
10
32

0
0
0
1
1

559
84
250
136
1,029

28
4
0
79
111

587
87
250
216
1,139

39,540
11,365
712
1,825
7,610
1,077
141
1,050
532
241
1,795
79
8,583
9,084
6,811
5,513
5,253
260
130
109
21
45,182

2,515
318
45
159
112
2
0
116
0
9
109
0
659
12
1,293
27
27
0
7
7
0
2,549

1,890
120
17
5
86
12
0
138
0
0
108
4
573
10
938
32
32
0
0
0
0
1,922

4,421
439
14
282
143
0
0
349
0
6
62
0
1,886
0
1,679
48
48
0
0
0
0
4,469

3,114
412
18
174
195
25
0
170
27
0
11
0
1,486
46
964
15
15
0
0
0
0
3,129

2,154
288
30
99
159
0
0
45
13
3
104
0
1,441
0
261
10
8
2
8
0
8
2,172

2,433
40
0
21
19
0
0
20
0
1
54
28
1,573
354
364
19
9
10
8
0
8
2,460

1,520
10
0
10
0
0
0
7
0
3
12
0
903
0
586
8
0
8
0
0
0
1,528

399
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
74
95
230
0
0
0
0
0
0
399

53,633
12,938
835
2,542
8,305
1,115
141
1,869
572
259
2,190
83
14,628
9,152
11,946
5,644
5,382
262
146
117
29
59,422

4,351
50
0
31
19
0
0
27
0
4
66
28
2,550
449
1,179
27
9
18
8
0
8
4,386

57,985
12,988
835
2,573
8,324
1,115
141
1,896
572
262
2,255
111
17,179
9,600
13,124
5,671
5,391
280
154
117
37
63,809

Pummelos & Hybrids
Chandler
Melogold
Oro Blanco
All Other Varieties
STATE TOTAL
Mandarin & Mandarin Hybrids
Mandarins/Tangerines
Clementines
Algerian/Clementine
Caffin/Clementine
Clemenules (Nules)
Fina Sodea/Clementine
Oro Grande/Clementine
Gold Nugget
Fairchild
Pixie
Satsuma
Shasta Gold
Tango
W.Murcott Afourer
All Other Varieties
Tangelos
Minneola
All Other Varieties
Tangors/Temples
Royal Mandarin
All Other Varieties
STATE TOTAL
1/
2/

Shaded/bold area indicates non-bearing years. Totals may not add between county and variety tables due to rounding.
Includes Autumn Gold, Barnfield, Chislett, Lane Late, and Powell varieties.

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