Yolo County crops rise 16% in value - Tampa Bay Business Journal:

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Together, the crops were valued at $527.33 million, with the tomatoes making up $105.q1 million of that, a 5 percent increasr despite a decreasein acreage. Agricultural commissionerd Rick Landon attributed the increaswe to priceand yield. The No. 2 crop, alfalfa hay, increasec 41 percent to $73.4 million, attributed to a 34 percentt increasein price. Rice came in at No. 3, valued at $57.8 million. Wine grapes were fourth at $42 million and seed cropds were fifthat $35.2 million.
“These production figures only partially reflect the overal l measure of the economifc impact agriculture has onYolo county’s Landon said in a news “Field labor, processing, transporting, marketing and other farm-related serviceds significantly multiply the valuee agriculture has to our county. When the multiplier effect of related industriesis considered, agriculture contributes well over $1.
5 billiob to the economy of Yolo