THE MONTEREY COUNTY CROP REPORT FOR 2012 HAS BEEN RELEASED, AND FOR THE 2ND YEAR IN A ROW LEAF LETTUCE WAS THE TOP CROP (BRINGING IN 794 MILLION DOLLARS….FOLLOWED BY STRAWBERRIES, HEAD LETTUCE, AND THEN BROCCOLI, NURSERY CROPS, SPINACH AND WINE- GRAPES. OVERALL, THE PRODUCTION VALUE OF AGRICULTURE IN MONTEREY COUNTY WAS 4.14 BILLION DOLLARS IN 2012….WHICH WAS UP 7 PERCENT FROM 2011….AND WAS ALSO THE HIGHEST VALUE EVER IN MONTEREY COUNTY’S RECORDED HISTORY.
THE REPORT ALSO STATES THAT THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY PROVIDES 1 OUT OF EVERY 5 JOBS IN MONTEREY COUNTY.
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE THEIR 2012 CROP REPORT NEXT MONTH.
