Table 6--California strawberry area, 1970-93
Southern Districts Northern Districts
Years Orange and
San Diego--Los Angeles--Oxnard
Watsonville
Santa Maria--and Salinas--Fresno--Total
                                      -- Acres --
1970      550     1,980     1,040       700       3,790     440    8,500
1971      740     1,830     1,270       610       3,420     430    8,300
1972      640     1,720     1,370       680       3,000     390    7,800
1973      640     1,820     1,530       690       3,070     350    8,100
1974      560     2,060     1,930       770       3,260     320    8,900

1975      670     1,900     2,100       820       4,210     300   10,000
1976      640     2,160     2,320       860       4,550     270   10,800
1977      640     2,810     2,340       870       4,590     350   11,600
1978      760     2,640     3,290       910       5,060     240   12,900
1979      790     2,260     2,600       910       4,670     270   11,500

1980      800     2,150     2,500     1,100       4,270     180   11,000
1981      790     2,360     2,420       960       4,210     160   10,900
1982    1,000     2,840     2,250     1,090       4,160     260   11,600
1983    1,200     3,000     2,300     1,200       5,040     260   13,000
1984    1,200     3,270     2,700     1,400       5,180     350   14,100

1985    1,300     3,200     3,050     1,790       4,930     330   14,600
1986    1,300     3,410     3,000     1,850       5,720     320   15,600
1987    1,100     3,350     3,250     2,400       6,450     250   16,800
1988    1,100     2,950     3,550     3,200       6,650     200   17,650
1989    1,100     2,900     3,500     4,200       7,950     250   19,900

1990      900     2,600     3,900     4,600       7,650     350   20,000
1991      500     2,000     4,400     4,500       8,700     500   20,600
1992      431     1,971      5,0"     6,395       9,619     587   24,047
1993      398     2,128     4,760     6,744      10,445     554   25,029

Source: California Strawberry Commission (since 1990) and California Agricultural Statistics.

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