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Sonoma County releases 2024 Crop Report showing $857.6 million total value as agriculture faces market pressures
Summary
County agricultural officials presented the 2024 Sonoma County Crop Report, reporting a total crop value of $857,620,400 (a 9.3% decline from 2023), significant wine‑grape tonnage loss, poultry losses from HPAI, and policy work planned through an Ag ad hoc committee to help growers adapt.
Andrew Smith, Sonoma County’s agricultural commissioner, presented the 2024 Crop Report to the Board of Supervisors, saying the county’s total agricultural value was $857,620,400 for 2024 — a 9.3% decrease from 2023. The presentation, delivered by Deputy Agricultural Commissioner Pierpaolo Aymar and Senior Agricultural Inspector Misty Eland, outlined commodity‑level shifts and threats facing local producers.
Aymar told the board that wine grapes and poultry drove much of the change in value. He said wine grape value per ton slipped slightly (to $2,962 from $2,975 in 2023) while overall wine grape tonnage fell…
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