American and Western Fruit Grower’s 2014 Top Nut Growers

Almonds, pistachios, and walnuts grown in California make up the crops featured in this portion of the Top 100 Report.

Acreage for this year’s report was compiled based on grower feedback, industry analysis, and estimates.

2014 Top 100 Lists:

• • Apples and Pears
  • Stone Fruit
  • Grapes

Rank	Company	Nut Crops Grown	Total Nut Acreage	Total Acreage	2013 Rank
1	Paramount Farming	Almonds, Pistachios	50,000	80,000	1
2	South Valley Farms	Almonds, Pistachios	16,752	16,752	3
3	Agriland Farming Co., Inc.	Almonds, Pistachios, Walnuts	16,403	19,083	5
4	Farmland Management Services	Almonds, Pistachios, Walnuts	15,793	41,691	2
5	Braden Farms	Almonds, Walnuts	14,638	15,504	6
6	Premiere Entities	Almonds, Pistachios, Walnuts	11,836	46,179	4
7	Sandridge Farms	Almonds	11,819	11,819	7
8	Gardiner Farms	Almonds	10,659	10,659	8
9	Maricopa Orchards	Almonds	9,686	9,686	9
10	Capay Farms (Formerly Cummings Violich, Inc..)	Almonds, Walnuts	9,550	9,550	13
11	Farmers International	Almonds	9,200	9,200	10
12	Vann Brothers	Almonds, Walnuts	8,850	18,000	n/a
13	Eastside Management Co./Montpelier Nut Co.	Almonds	6,968	7,037	11
14	Lent-Burden Farming	Almonds, Walnuts	6,681	11,569	12
15	Baker Farming Company LLC	Almonds, Pistachios	6,050	8,550	14
16	Russell Harris Farms	Almonds, Pistachios, Walnuts	5,859	9,235	15
17	Woolf Farming	Almonds, Walnuts, Pistachios	5,133	5,133	16
18	Campos Brothers Farms	Almonds	5,000	5,000	17
19	Hein Ranch	Almonds	4,919	5,790	23
20	Green Leaf Farms, Inc.	Almonds, Walnuts	4,108	5,648	n/a
21	The Specialty Crop Co.	Almonds, Pistachios	4,037	7,522	20
22	S & J Ranch	Almonds, Pistachios	3,991	3,991	19
23	LCP Services	Almonds	3,705	3,705	21
24	Meyers Farming	Almonds	3,500	3,500	22
25	Darrell Vincent Farms	Almonds, Pistachios	2,727	2,865	24