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San Joaquin County agricultural output fell 2.3% in 2024, Ag Commissioner reports
Summary
The county’s agricultural commissioner presented the 2024 crop report showing gross agricultural production of about $3.15 billion, a 2.29% decline from 2023, and outlined pest-exclusion and market certification activities.
San Joaquin County’s Agriculture Commissioner on Sept. 9 reported a 2.29% decline in gross agricultural production for 2024, to $3,146,586,502, while outlining pest-exclusion, export certification and other regulatory work the office performs for local producers.
Kamaljeet Bagri, agriculture commissioner, said San Joaquin County remains among California’s largest agricultural producers with 3,439 farms on about 891,000 acres and diverse microclimates from the Delta to the eastern foothills. “San Joaquin County stands out as an agriculture powerhouse,” Bagri said.
Hayden Lewis, agricultural biologist, reviewed the county’s top 10 commodities for 2024. Milk remained the top commodity but fell roughly 13% from 2023; almonds and walnuts saw price recoveries that improved their ranks; wine grapes and processing tomatoes reported acreage and price challenges. The report noted grapes are in a multi-year cycle of acreage change, with some older vinifera being removed.
Bagri outlined key programs the office manages: pest exclusion inspections (about 10,994 shipments inspected in 2024, including nursery and bee shipments), pest detection monitoring (7,864 traps placed for 12 target pests, inspected biweekly), and pesticide-use enforcement (1,219 restricted materials permits issued). The office also supports certified farmers markets in Lodi, Stockton, Manteca and Mountain House.
San Joaquin exports to 98 countries; top exported commodities included walnuts, almonds and rice (the report clarified that rice exported via the Port of Stockton is not grown in San Joaquin County but moves through the port).
Commissioner Bagri thanked growers, industry representatives and staff for contributing data to the report, and said the numbers represent gross commodity values, not net returns to growers.
