2013 Top Nut Growers

This list, which is part of American/Western Fruit Grower’s annual Top 100 Growers report, is ranked according to 2012 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	24,404	36,422	2
3	South Valley Farms, CA	Almonds, Pistachios	16,752	16,752	5
4	Premiere Entities, CA	Almonds, Walnuts, Pistachios	16,585	32,334	6
5	Agriland Farming, CA	Almonds, Pistachios, Walnuts	15,082	18,113	3
6	Braden Farms, CA	Almonds, Walnuts	14,638	15,504	4
7	Sandridge Farms, CA	Almonds	11,819	11,819	n/a
8	Gardiner Farms, CA	Almonds	10,659	10,659	n/a
9	Maricopa Orchards, CA	Almonds	9,686	9,686	n/a
10	Farmers International, CA	Almonds	8,752	8,752	7
11	Eastside Management Co./Montpelier Nut Co., CA	Almonds	6,961	6,961	13
12	Lent-Burden Farming, CA	Almonds, Walnuts	6,673	11,465	10
13	Cummings-Violich, Inc. CA	Almonds, Walnuts	6,500	6,500	8
14	Baker Farming Co. LLC, CA	Almonds, Pistachios	6,050	8,550	15
15	Russell Harris Farms, CA	Almonds, Pistachios, Walnuts	5,859	9,235	17
16	Woolf Farming, CA	Almonds, Walnuts, Pistachios	5,133	5,133	18
17	Campos Brothers Farms, CA	Almonds	5,000	5,000	19
18	M&T Chico Ranch, CA	Almonds, Pistachios	4,300	4,300	20
19	S & J Ranch, CA	Almonds, Pistachios	3,991	3,991	11
20	The Specialty Crop Co., CA	Almonds, Pistachios	3,745	7,850	21
21	LCP Services, CA	Almonds	3,705	3,705	22
22	Meyers Farming, CA	Almonds	3,500	3,500	14
23	Hein Ranch, CA	Almonds	3,486	3,486	n/a
24	Darrell Vincent Farms, CA	Almonds, Pistachios	2,727	2,865	24
25	Blackburn Farming, CA	Almonds	2,200	2,200	23