Avocados, one of San Diego County's staple crops, declined in value to less than $100 million for the first time in Crop Reports dating back 25 years to 1996.
The report, which covers the 2021 growing season, showed that crop and commodity values fell for the first time from the previous year since 2018, by nearly 3.2% from $1.8 billion.
Ornamental Trees and Shrubs dropped by 11.5% in the new report, from $432,039,762 to $382,387,500. Bedding Plants, Color & Perennials, Cacti & Succulents increased 13.1% in value to $488,376,727 -- the highest value ever for a top crop in San Diego County. The commodity that earned the biggest increase in value in the report was Livestock and Poultry products, which jumped by 36%, from roughly $41 million to nearly $55.4 million."Honey & Beeswax" suffered the biggest percentage decrease in value, falling 85%, from $516,890 in 2020 to $79,023 in 2021.
Supervisor Jim Desmond, who brought the Ag Pass proposal to the board along with Supervisor Joel Anderson, represents the county's Fifth supervisorial district, which is home to much of the county's agricultural land.
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