Top 10 Commodities

2009 2008 2007 1959

Crop Rank Dollar Value Rank Rank Rank

Milk, Total 1 $410,908,000 1 1 5

Cotton, Total 2 $136,621,000 2 2 1
Cattle and Calves 3 $131,154,000 3 3 4
Tomatoes, Processed 4 $103,186,000 5 6 n/a
Pistachios 5 $56,441,000 8 5 n/a
Alfalfa, Total 6 $56,116,000 4 4 3
Corn, Silage 7 $43,860,000 6 7 15
Walnuts 8 $36,478,000 11 9 16
Almonds, Total 9 $36,287,000 12 8 n/a
Grapes, Total 10 $32,101,000 14 14 8

Total $1,043,152,000

A Look Back, 50 Years Ago.....1959

Kings County’s Top 10 Commodities
Crop Rank Dollar Value

Cotton, Total 1 $37,107,000

Barley, Total 2 $13,327,000
Alfalfa, Total 3 $10,614,000
Cattle and Calves 4 $ 9,828,000
Milk, Total 5 $ 9,634,000
Permanent Pasture 6 $ 2,965,000
Turkeys 7 $ 1,453,000
Grapes, Total 8 $ 1,385,000
Cantaloupes 9 $ 1,377,000
Peaches 10 $ 1,323,000

Total $89,013,000

“Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous,
the most independant, the most virtuous, and they are tied to their country and
wedded to it’s liberty and interests by the most lasting bands.” - Thomas Jefferson

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