California farmers must pay average foreign tariffs of 62 percent in order to export commodities. By contrast, foreign producers face an average tariff of only 12 percent to sell their products in the United States.
In 2004, California exported 26 percent of its agricultural production to other countries.
Today, over 400 California communities host certified farmers' markets, compared to only a handful in 1977.
At a time when the cost of doing business puts California farmers at a disadvantage with competing states and nations, farmers must find innovative ways to grow, harvest, process and market their products.
Farm Bureau works to protect and enhance California farmers' and ranchers' ability to market their products locally, nationally and internationally. We seek new ways to promote the farmers and ranchers who produce the safest food supply in the world.
Farmers and ranchers pride themselves in providing new and better products to maximize consumer choice. As the nation's top farm state, with more than 350 crops produced, California excels as a domestic and international supplier.
California is also the nation's number one agricultural exporting state. Farm Bureau encourages expansion of markets for California agricultural products, while ensuring that our producers are not displaced by unfair foreign trading practices.