Big Increases for Yolo
County Ag
Yolo County Agricultural
Commissioner John Young has issued the 2012 County Crop Report that boasts an
all-time high gross agricultural production value of $645,766,504, a 17.5% increase
over 2011, due to higher commodity prices per unit and increased acreage.
Nut crops, particularly walnuts and
almonds, exhibited a striking per unit price increase versus 2011, with farm
gate values approximately 50% higher in 2012.
Yolo
County’s leading commodity remains processing tomatoes up nearly $500,000 from
2011 attributed to increased commodity value and, to a lesser degree,
additional harvested acres.
Wine
grapes, rice, alfalfa hay and walnuts remain in the top five commodities in
gross value, with almonds number six. Incidentally, organic production grew
nearly 33% in gross value in 2012.
To
complete the top ten commodities are field corn, sunflower seed and wheat.
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County exported to nearly 100 partners.
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