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Annual Crop Report Shows Agriculture Production Down In San Joaquin County

  •  Rich Ibarra 
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 | Sacramento, CA
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Chardonnay grapes in Lodi, Calif.

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San Joaquin County’s leading industry took another plunge for the second year in a row, and agricultural production last year dropped by $395 million.

2016 was a tough year for San Joaquin County farmers.

Late rain wiped out the cherry crop. The drought was still a factor, and walnut and almond prices sunk along with livestock and poultry.

The 2016 Annual Crop Report showed production values at $2.7 billion but that’s a $900,000 loss over the last two years.

San Joaquin County Farm Bureau Executive Director Bruce Blodgett says the cherry crop alone took a $130 million hit.

“If you look at the top 10, only two commodities increased. There was winegrapes and down at the bottom there was potatoes that had a slight increase but everything else in the top 10 declined,” Blodgett said.

The county’s number one crop continues to be grapes.

However, asparagus is still declining from a historical high of 60,000 acres to only 1,300 last year, and cheaper imports are to blame.


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Rich Ibarra

Contributing Central Valley/Foothills Reporter

As the Central Valley correspondent, Rich Ibarra covers San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Merced counties, along with the foothill areas including Tuolumne and Calaveras counties. He covers politics, the economy and issues affecting the region.   Read Full Bio 

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