California vegetable yield and price, 2024
What California growers actually harvested and were paid per crop in 2024, from USDA's crop-by-crop vegetable tables. These are state averages, not a forecast.
| Crop | Acres | Lb per acre | Price per lb | Sales per acre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artichokes | 4,200 | 16,000 | $1.010 | $16,160 |
| Beets | 3,900 | 23,000 | $0.800 | $18,400 |
| Bell Peppers | 10,000 | 41,000 | $0.680 | $27,880 |
| Broccoli | 86,500 | 14,000 | $0.813 | $11,382 |
| Cabbage | 15,500 | 36,500 | $0.514 | $18,761 |
| Cantaloupes | 24,200 | 26,000 | $0.269 | $6,994 |
| Carrots | 51,000 | 35,500 | $0.612 | $21,726 |
| Cauliflower | 35,900 | 20,500 | $0.625 | $12,812 |
| Celery | 26,400 | 56,500 | $0.239 | $13,504 |
| Chile Peppers | 2,200 | 44,000 | $0.229 | $10,076 |
| Cucumbers | 7,200 | 15,500 | $0.321 | $4,976 |
| Garlic | 25,200 | 14,500 | $0.585 | $8,482 |
| Head Lettuce | 82,800 | 37,500 | $0.401 | $15,038 |
| Honeydew | 9,000 | 29,000 | $0.316 | $9,164 |
| Kale | 5,900 | 16,500 | $0.808 | $13,332 |
| Leaf Lettuce | 63,800 | 22,000 | $0.790 | $17,380 |
| Onion | 40,600 | 50,000 | $0.269 | $13,450 |
| Pumpkins | 4,700 | 22,500 | $0.257 | $5,782 |
| Romaine Lettuce | 90,600 | 33,500 | $0.433 | $14,505 |
| Snap Beans | 6,900 | 9,500 | $1.250 | $11,875 |
| Squash | 6,600 | 22,000 | $0.402 | $8,844 |
| Sweet Corn | 23,800 | 18,000 | $0.416 | $7,488 |
| Sweet Potato | 18,000 | 29,500 | $0.422 | $12,449 |
| Tomatoes | 238,700 | 96,000 | $0.072 | $6,902 |
California has no university cost budget yet, so there's nothing to compare these figures with. You can still type any figure from this page into the profit calculator.
Source: USDA NASS Vegetables 2024 Summary, state-by-crop tables (area harvested, yield per acre, price per cwt), 2024. Yield is USDA's hundredweight figure × 100; price is its price per hundredweight ÷ 100; sales per acre is yield × price.
USDA combines fresh-market and processing sales, so for crops mostly sold to processors the price runs low. USDA surveys only the larger vegetable states and crops; a missing crop means USDA didn't report it, not that nobody grows it.
Prices are what growers received on average. Direct-market and specialty sales often bring more; your own sales records are always better.
Costs for California: cost per acre. Other states: North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, Mississippi, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, New Jersey.