chow, Chowchilla, CA 93610 For Sale

Location

The subject property is located on the east side of Road 11 and the north side of Avenue 27 just 4 miles northwest of the city of Chowchilla.

Description

The subject property has 2 water sources and very productive pistachio plantings. The property is professionally managed and offers annual income and depreciation.

Parcel #’s

Merced County APNs: 075-120-031, 032, 034, & 037

Zoning

A-1 - General Agricultural (Parcels are not in the Williamson Act)

Crops

This is a very productive pistachio ranch originally planted in the mid 1970’s. The trees are Kerman and Peters on Atlantica rootstock spaced at 12’ by 24’ and any replants are UCB1. The historical production is available, the last 4 year average was 3,325 pounds per acre.

Soil

According to USDA California Revised Storie Index, Grades 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 soils; see attached soils map for description.

Water & Irrigation

The ranch is located in and receives surface water from Chowchilla Water District. The ranch has 3 deep wells and sand media filters that irrigate the trees through fan jet micro sprinklers. There is a well sharing agreement with adjacent orchards for the 3 wells located on the ranch.

SGMA

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act passed in 2014 requires groundwater basins be sustainable by 2040 and requires Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSP) by 2020. GSPs may limit the amount of well water pumped.

For more information go to https://water.ca.gov/Programs/Goundwater-Management/SGMA-Groundwater-Management

Price/Terms

$5,724,000 ($27,000/ac) cash at close of escrow.