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pdfUnited States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
2019 California
Walnut Acreage Report
Cooperating with the California Department of Food and Agriculture
Pacific Regional Office · P.O. Box 1258 · Sacramento, CA 95812 · (916) 738-6600 · (855) 270-2722 Fax · www.nass.usda.gov/ca
Released: May 28, 2020, 12:00 p.m. PDT Revised: July 13, 2020
The 2019 non-bearing and total acreage were revised based on the updated 2019 Walnut Nursery Sales Report.
RESULTS
California’s 2019 walnut acreage is estimated at 440,000
acres, up 10 percent from 2017. Of the total acreage,
365,000 were bearing and 75,000 were non-bearing.
WALNUT BEARING AND NON-BEARING ACREAGE 1/
Year 2/
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Bearing
270,000
280,000
290,000
300,000
315,000
335,000
350,000
365,000
Non-bearing
N/A
45,000
N/A
65,000
N/A
65,000
N/A
75,000
Total
N/A
325,000
N/A
365,000
N/A
400,000
N/A
440,000
1/
Reported data with an allowance for incompleteness.
Beginning with 2003, acreage survey conducted every
other year.
N/A Not available.
2/
Of the walnut acreage reported, Chandler continues as the
leading variety with 133,609 bearing acres. Tulare overtook
Hartley for second place with 29,331 bearing acres.
San Joaquin County shows the largest acreage with 14
percent of the total, followed by Butte with 13 percent and
Tulare with 10 percent each.
OBJECTIVES
The Pacific Regional Office of the USDA’s National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts an acreage
survey of California walnut growers. The purpose of this
survey is to provide walnut acreage information on new
plantings and removals. It is a continuation of a long series
of industry-funded walnut acreage surveys.
This report consists of two parts:
Estimated walnut acreage -- bearing, non-bearing, and
total.
With perfect information, the estimated walnut acreage and
the detailed data would be the same. However, differences
exist for the following reasons:
A voluntary survey of approximately 4,900 walnut
growers is unlikely to ever attain 100 percent
completeness.
It is difficult for USDA, NASS to detect growers that are
planting walnuts for the first time.
The detailed data reflects tree removals from over 15,000
acres during the past two years. Of this number, some
acreage was harvested in 2019 prior to being pulled out,
and that acreage has already been removed from the
detailed data.
PROCEDURES
The major source of the walnut detailed data was a
questionnaire mailed to all walnut growers included in the
NASS database. The mailing was made to approximately
4,900 walnut growers in early November. 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; new growers were mailed a blank questionnaire.
Producers were given six weeks to respond by mail. A
telephone follow-up was then undertaken.
To arrive at the estimated walnut acreage, the NASS walnut
acreage database was compared with pesticide application
data maintained by County Agricultural Commissioners and
the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. In
addition, NASS looked at data collected on the Walnut
Nursery Sales Survey.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The USDA, NASS, Pacific Regional Office sincerely
appreciates the many farm operators, owners, and
management firms for providing the information. A special
thanks goes to the California Walnut Board for providing
funding and support of this special acreage update survey.
Detailed data by variety, year planted, and county – as
voluntarily reported by walnut growers and maintained
in the NASS database.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
2019 WALNUT ACREAGE BY COUNTY, BY YEAR PLANTED 1/
County
Amador
Butte
Calaveras
Colusa
Contra Costa
El Dorado
2007
and
earlier
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Acres standing in 2019
NonBearing
Total
bearing
2019
278
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
278
0
278
23,136
727
1,550
2,272
1,194
1,591
2,105
1,148
1,522
677
372
216
438
34,796
2,152
36,948
698
0
33
4
0
1
0
0
4
0
2
0
13
740
15
755
4,538
309
734
482
531
923
551
484
421
583
272
64
505
8,962
1,433
10,396
407
11
0
0
67
0
6
1
2
4
0
0
0
493
4
498
241
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
241
0
241
Fresno
3,903
182
332
113
429
164
141
228
537
186
64
484
123
6,019
867
6,886
Glenn
11,416
734
1,041
961
963
484
1,038
1,105
519
269
207
202
220
18,251
909
19,160
Kern
245
0
0
0
39
0
0
0
504
428
0
0
0
788
428
1,216
Kings
7,798
310
306
450
291
394
315
533
686
97
91
84
53
11,069
341
11,409
Lake
3,470
15
101
27
40
23
160
65
66
23
7
48
3
3,965
82
4,047
Madera
834
20
0
25
118
50
0
137
1
118
65
0
1
1,185
184
1,369
Merced
4,404
134
243
116
401
554
191
244
254
204
54
103
19
6,527
391
6,917
Monterey
372
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
390
0
390
Napa
168
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
168
0
169
Placer
700
15
0
140
22
10
188
0
81
0
0
0
0
1,155
0
1,155
Sacramento
650
0
0
0
0
52
1
63
11
0
0
0
0
777
0
777
1,013
14
0
4
0
25
36
29
7
111
0
0
38
1,128
150
1,278
26,401
1,135
1,680
1,443
990
1,112
1,435
1,412
1,716
557
319
233
547
37,072
1,908
38,980
2,094
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4
0
3
2,095
7
2,102
Santa Barbara
427
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
427
0
427
Santa Clara
291
0
13
2
2
4
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
317
1
318
Shasta
804
0
1
0
0
61
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
868
2
870
Solano
6,612
64
175
224
40
291
107
98
433
274
45
65
80
8,028
479
8,506
86
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
86
1
86
Stanislaus
15,282
1,265
691
703
643
836
1,922
924
1,064
489
249
148
479
23,253
1,439
24,692
Sutter
18,966
782
717
811
741
1,023
796
767
580
193
122
71
191
25,117
641
25,758
Tehama
13,002
630
476
1,339
746
1,023
877
1,126
976
73
461
461
1
20,185
1,006
21,192
Tulare
21,314
452
294
876
590
907
584
1,114
745
472
275
230
208
26,792
1,269
28,061
118
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
119
0
119
Yolo
7,889
401
649
672
686
227
212
330
1,230
372
154
13
0
12,167
670
12,837
Yuba
7,821
294
542
488
538
759
494
661
805
152
213
671
103
12,132
1,410
13,542
86
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
88
0
88
Total
185,462 7,513 9,576 11,150
9,071 10,515 11,158 10,469 12,170 5,284 2,977 3,094 3,023 265,677
1/ Totals may not add due to rounding.
2/ All other counties include Alameda, Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, Nevada, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Cruz, and Siskiyou.
15,786
281,463
San Benito
San Joaquin
San Luis Obispo
Sonoma
Ventura
All Others
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2019 California Walnut Acreage Report (Revised July 13, 2020)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
WALNUT ACREAGE AS OF 2019 - VARIETIES AND AGE GROUPS - STATE SUMMARY
ACREAGE PLANTED DURING YEARS SHOWN AND STANDING IN 2019 1/
Variety
Amigo
Antenelle
Ashley
Blackmer/Mautner/Vaughn
Acres standing in 2019
2007
and
earlier
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Bearing
73
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Nonbearing
73
0
Total
73
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
71
0
0
0
0
0
0
71
71
1,982
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1,982
1
1,983
329
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
329
0
329
0
118
36
154
Carmelo
33
9
2
6
1
68
0
36
0
0
0
0
Chandler
76,670
5,189
6,901
7,290
6,568
7,897
7,445
6,788
8,863
3,456
1,801
1,928
Chico
1,447
0
1
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,456
0
1,456
Cisco
48
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
52
2
54
1,808
5
14
0
4
2
3
1
4
0
1
0
0
1,836
6
1,842
Eureka
Forde
2,068 133,609
9,252 142,861
24
17
22
17
71
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
170
0
170
5,656
2
49
12
32
1
39
4
50
1
2
5
2
5,752
102
5,854
99
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
99
0
99
0
2
0
85
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
98
0
98
Gustine
87
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
87
0
87
Hartley
27,656
44
192
69
62
86
184
9
157
162
18
2
100
28,293
449
28,741
Howard
19,970
826
1,077
1,612
929
1,115
735
1,047
756
305
405
516
116
28,067
1,342
29,408
Franquette
Franquette Scharsch
Gillet
Ivanhoe
1
0
35
53
125
263
145
155
255
105
180
322
213
1,031
820
1,851
Livermore
24
0
0
0
0
0
19
5
163
70
105
104
147
43
594
637
Marchetti
205
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
205
0
205
Mayette
295
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
295
0
296
Midland
111
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
111
0
111
Nuggett
141
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
141
0
141
Paradox
99
0
0
19
19
15
56
1
1
0
0
0
0
208
2
210
Payne
3,230
26
32
4
1
0
8
0
73
2
19
0
0
3,302
93
3,396
Pedro
182
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
182
0
182
Poe
334
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
335
2
336
Serr
11,574
37
23
31
52
1
32
1
6
9
18
7
1
11,752
41
11,793
0
0
0
4
0
38
41
88
323
221
182
9
25
83
848
931
Sunland
1,183
0
20
0
0
0
2
0
0
57
0
4
0
1,205
61
1,266
Tehama
Solano
1,470
0
0
49
0
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
1,536
0
1,536
Trinta
88
0
7
10
0
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
132
0
132
Tulare
17,948
1,284
845
1,598
1,045
933
2,297
2,070
1,312
797
242
156
240
29,331
1,435
30,766
Vina
10,568
8
145
17
63
20
2
7
4
0
0
0
0
10,830
4
10,834
2,128
64
213
274
78
30
147
168
202
101
4
41
109
2,934
626
3,560
All Others
Total
185,462
7,513 9,576 11,150 9,071 10,515 11,158 10,469 12,170 5,284 2,977 3,094 3,023 265,677 15,786 281,463
1/
Totals may not add due to rounding. Shaded/bold area represents non-bearing years and includes plantings of the following: Chandler, Chico, Howard
Ivanhoe, Tulare (2016-2019); Amigo, Ashley, Cisco, Gustine, Marchetti, Nuggett, Payne, Pedro, Serr, Sunland, Tehama, Trinta, Vina (2015-2019);
Franquette, Franquette Scharsch, Mayette, Poe (2013-2019); all other varieties not specified (2014-2019).
2019 California Walnut Acreage Report (Revised July 13, 2020)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
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Year
California Walnut Acreage, Production and Value, 1994-2019
Yield per
Grower return
Bearing
Non-bearing
Production
acre
per ton
Acres
Acres
1994
189,000
25,600
1995
193,000
23,300
1996
192,000
23,200
1997
193,000
20,900
1998
198,000
29,000
1999
197,000
30,000
2000
200,000
31,000
2001
204,000
29,000
2002
210,000
27,000
2003
213,000
27,000
2004
214,000
N/A
2005
215,000
26,000
2006
216,000
N/A
2007
218,000
25,000
2008
230,000
N/A
2009
240,000
28,000
2010
255,000
N/A
2011
265,000
35,000
2012
270,000
N/A
2013
280,000
45,000
2014
290,000
N/A
2015
300,000
65,000
2016
315,000
N/A
2017
335,000
65,000
2018
350,000
N/A
2019
365,000
75,000
N/A Not available.
Source: USDA, NASS, Pacific Regional Office
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Tons
232,000
234,000
208,000
269,000
227,000
283,000
239,000
305,000
282,000
326,000
325,000
355,000
346,000
328,000
436,000
437,000
504,000
461,000
497,000
492,000
571,000
606,000
689,000
630,000
679,000
653,000
Tons
1.23
1.21
1.08
1.39
1.15
1.44
1.20
1.50
1.34
1.53
1.52
1.65
1.60
1.50
1.90
1.82
1.98
1.74
1.84
1.76
1.97
2.02
2.19
1.88
1.94
1.79
Dollars
1,030.00
1,400.00
1,580.00
1,430.00
1,050.00
886.00
1,240.00
1,120.00
1,170.00
1,160.00
1,390.00
1,570.00
1,630.00
2,290.00
1,280.00
1,710.00
2,040.00
2,900.00
3,030.00
3,710.00
3,340.00
1,670.00
1,850.00
2,490.00
1,350.00
1,970.00
Total value
1,000 Dollars
238,960
327,600
328,640
384,670
238,350
250,738
296,360
341,600
329,940
378,160
451,750
557,350
563,980
751,120
558,080
747,270
1,028,160
1,336,900
1,505,910
1,825,320
1,907,140
1,012,020
1,274,650
1,568,700
916,650
1,286,410
2019 California Walnut Acreage Report (Revised July 13, 2020)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
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