Location Planting Harvest Period

General Production Information ● California accounts for 48 % of the nation’s spinach production and is the leading producer of spinach in the United States. (1) ● The processing crop accounts for about 74 % of all spinach grown in California. It is used for canning, freezing, and pureed for baby food. (1) ● California is the leading producer of fresh market spinach in the United States, producing 69 % in 1996. (1) ● In California, 6,900 acres of fresh market spinach was harvested, 671,300 short tons of spinach were produced at a value of $ 42.8 million. (1) ● The average price per Cwt. of fresh market spinach in 1997 was $30.50. (1) ● The average yield/acre in 1997 was 175 Cwt./acre. (5) Production Regions Spinach is produced in four major areas: the southern and desert valleys (Imperial and Riversid