Crop Report
As required by the California Food and Agricultural Code, the County Agricultural Commissioner compiles an annual report of the County’s agricultural production. With it’s unique climate along with fertile soils and water supplies, agriculture is the County’s largest industry. In 2011, the gross value of agricultural production came to over $263 million. The top ten crops for the year 2011 were as follows:
| Misc Vegetables | $50,387,000 |
| Lettuce, Salad | $22,341,000 |
| Bell Peppers | $22,316,000 |
| Spinach | $17,137,000 |
| Nursery stock | $16,902,000 |
| Cattle | $16,639,000 |
| Misc Fruits & Nuts | $15,424,000 |
| Grapes, wine | $14,057,000 |
| Lettuce, Romaine | $11,745,000 |
| Tomatoes, processing | $9,179,000 |
To view the 2011 and other year’s Crop Reports, click on the respective link below. Please bear in mind that the figures reported represent gross income only, not net profit to the grower.