The top crops produced in Monterey County are head lettuce, leaf lettuce, strawberries, broccoli, wine grapes, celery, cauliflower, spinach and nursery stock. There are approximately 369,187 acres of farmland in current production, including rangelands.
The crops are grown in Monterey County supply large percentages of total national pounds produced each year: 61% of leaf lettuce, 57% of celery, 56% of head lettuce, 48% of broccoli, 38% of spinach, 30% of cauliflower, 28% of strawberries and 3.6% of wine grapes.