The Central Valley’s orchards and vineyards are important not just locally, but across the nation. Our state grows 99 percent of the country’s almonds, artichokes, dates, figs, grapes, olives, pistachios, plums, rice, and walnuts. There are more than 200 different crops grown in California, some not formally grown anywhere else in the nation.
In California alone, there are 480,000 acres of wine grapes and 83,000 acres of table grapes. Farmers produce over 700,000 acres of bearing almonds and 223,000 acres of walnuts. The Central Valley is home to most of this acreage and Yosemite Farm Credit is fortunate to be located at the heart of this key farming region.