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2012 Top 25 Nut Growers

See who made this year's annual list, presented by American/Western Fruit Grower.

July 19, 2012

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This list, which is part of American/Western Fruit Grower's annual Top 100 Growers report, is ranked according to 2011 acreage for the below crops, and the farms must be owned or leased by one company that is responsible for maintaining it.

 
Rank Company Nut Crops Grown Total Nut Acreage Total Acreage 2011 Rank
1 Paramount Farming, CA Almonds, Pistachios 50,000 80,000 1
2 Farmland Management Services, CA Almonds, Walnuts, Pistachios 24,941 31,788 2
3 Agriland Farming, CA Almonds, Walnuts, Pistachios 14,054 16,898 4
4 Braden Farms, CA Almonds, Walnuts 13,992 15,308 3
5 South Valley Farms, CA Almonds, Pistachios 10,993 10,993 5
6 Premiere Entities/Westchester Group, CA Almonds, Pistachios 8,800 17,000 6
7 Farmers International, CA Almonds 8,282 8,282 12
8 Cummings-Violich, Inc., CA Almonds, Walnuts 8,200 8,200 8
9 Strain Orchards, CA Almonds, Pistachios 7,500 7,500 n/a
10 Lent-Burden Farming, CA Almonds, Walnuts 6,819 10,583 18
11 S & J Ranch, CA Almonds, Pistachios 6,800 6,800 10
12 Vann Brothers, CA Almonds, Walnuts 6,714 6,714 n/a
13 Eastside Management Co., CA Almonds 6,612 6,612 15
14 Meyers Farming, CA Almonds 6,500 6,500 11
15 Baker Farming, CA Almonds, Pistachios 5,550 7,950 13
16 Deseret Farms, CA Almonds, Walnuts 5,500 5,500 7
17 Russell Harris Farms, CA Almonds, Walnuts, Pistachios 5,197 5,197 16
18 Woolf Enterprises, CA Almonds, Walnuts, Pistachios 5,133 5,133 9
19 Campos Brothers Farms, CA Almonds 5,000 5,000 17
20 M & T Chico Ranch, CA Almonds, Pistachios 4,100 4,100 n/a
21 The Specialty Crop Co., CA Almonds, Pistachios 3,865 8,015 21
22 LCP Services, CA Almonds 3,705 3,705 19
23 Blackburn Farming, CA Almonds 3,000 3,000 n/a
24 Darrell Vincent Farms, CA Almonds, Pistachios 2,721 3,800 n/a
25 Roy A. Johnson Farms, CA Almonds 2,700 2,700 22

Note that acreage information from this year’s report was compiled based on grower feedback, industry analysis, and estimates based on past production. If you have any questions about this year’s report, or would like to inform us of a grower who is not on the list but perhaps should be, let us know by sending an eMail to afg.edit@meistermedia.com.

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