2012 Top 25 Nut Growers

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