Despite a spectacular recovery in almond and walnut prices, San Joaquin County’s gross agricultural production values fell last year, the county’s agricultural commissioner reported.
The overall value of the county’s farm output totaled $3.1 billion, a 2.3% decrease from the previous year, Agricultural Commissioner Kamal Bagri said in releasing the 2024 Crop Report.
Even with the dip, “San Joaquin County stands out as an agricultural powerhouse,” Bagri told the Board of Supervisors last week in presenting the annual report…