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California tomato crop

The 2025 crop finished at 239.7 million cwt.

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240

million cwt, 2025 final

Final USDA estimate.

Production record

Final crop by year, through 2025

USDA published production estimates for California tomato through 2025 and has not surveyed the state since.

California tomato crop: final estimate by year0100200300million cwt2016: no forecast · final 260.8 million cwt20162017: no forecast · final 221.7 million cwt20172018: no forecast · final 255.4 million cwt20182019: no forecast · final 231.6 million cwt20192020: no forecast · final 234.0 million cwt20202021: no forecast · final 223.1 million cwt20212022: no forecast · final 217.3 million cwt20222023: no forecast · final 263.7 million cwt20232024: no forecast · final 229.2 million cwt20242025: no forecast · final 239.7 million cwt2025
Crop yearFinal (million cwt)Crop valueShare of US
2025239.7 million cwt$1,483M96.5%
2024229.2 million cwt$1,635M97.1%
2023263.7 million cwt$2,073M96.8%
2022217.3 million cwt$1,458M96.3%
2021223.1 million cwt$1,180M96.9%
2020234.0 million cwt$1,118M97.2%
2019231.6 million cwt$1,174M96.6%
2018255.4 million cwt$1,198M91.9%
2017221.7 million cwt$1,076M90.2%
2016260.8 million cwt$1,310M91.8%

USDA published annual estimates for this state through 2025. It has since been dropped from the annual survey, so there is no newer production figure — the weekly condition ratings above are the current measure.

Utilization

Where the crop went

Fresh market against processing and unsold volume, by crop year.

California tomato crop: fresh market vs processing051015million cwt2014: fresh 10.2, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20142015: fresh 8.8, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt — 100% fresh20152016: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 0.0 million cwt20162017: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 5.1 million cwt — 0% fresh20172018: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 1.5 million cwt — 0% fresh20182019: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 1.4 million cwt — 0% fresh20192020: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 1.2 million cwt — 0% fresh20202021: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 1.1 million cwt — 0% fresh20212022: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 1.5 million cwt — 0% fresh20222023: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 2.1 million cwt — 0% fresh20232024: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 1.6 million cwt — 0% fresh20242025: fresh 0.0, processing 0.0, not sold 1.4 million cwt — 0% fresh2025
Fresh marketProcessingNot sold

Updated September 29, 2026

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