Almonds and walnuts powered San Joaquin County to a strong 6.4% increase in total farm production last year while grape and cherry growers dealt with setbacks, Agricultural Commissioner Kamal Bagri reports.
The value of the county’s output totaled $3.4 billion, marking a turnaround from the previous year when the value of production sank 2.3%, the latest annual crop reports shows.
The report underscores the critical value that agriculture plays in the county. Bagri’s office reported earlier this year that the sector directly supports 24,025 jobs, which has grown 6.8% fom the last time that economic impact was studied in 2018…