San Diego County Department of Agriculture

CROP REPORT: COUNTY'S AGRICULTURE VALUE JUST UNDER $1.82 BILLION

 

Source: County News Service

October 8, 2015 (San Diego)--Agriculture continues to be an economic heavyweight in San Diego County, totaling nearly $1.82 billion in value. Trendy crops — like grapes for the region’s budding wine industry — continue to rise. Specialty crops like cacti and succulents have blossomed in spite of, or maybe even because of, the ongoing drought.


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