SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY 2010 AGRICULTURAL REPORT

HIGHLIGHTS TOTAL VALUE: $1,960,086,000 DECLINE: 2% TREND: Second Decline in a Row FACTORS: Late Spring Rains and Cool Growing Temperatures Resulted in Lower Yields NEW #1 COMMODITY: Milk FEATURED CROP: Winegrapes

CHANGES IN MAJOR CROP CATEGORIES

NOTABLE GAINS & LOSSES (VALUES) DECREASES  Asparagus: -46.8%  Peppers: -44.4%  Tomatoes: -42.6%  Blueberries: %  Cherries: -13.3% INCREASES  Silage Corn: 115.5%  Milk: 32.5%  Walnuts: 29.1%  Almonds: 16.7%

Milk  2.Grapes  3.Walnuts  4.Cherries  5.Almonds  6.Tomatoes  7.Cattle & Calves  8.Hay  9.Apples 10.Silage Corn (New) TOP TEN CROPS Grapes 2.Milk 3.Cherries 4.Tomatoes 5.Walnuts 6.Almonds 7.Hay 8.Cattle and Calves 9.Apples 10.Asparagus

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY WINEGRAPE PRODUCTION FACTS  Acres: 95,600  Value: $248,666,000  Yield: 5.7 T/Acre (2010)  Harvest: Aug - Oct  Rank Acreage: # 1  Rank in Value: #3  Wineries: >75

CHANGING GRAPE ACREAGE

SAN JOAQUIN CO. APPELLATIONS Borden Ranch Clements Hills Jahant Mokelumne River River Junction Tracy Hills Lodi

Light Brown Apple Moth Glassy-winged Sharpshooter European Grapevine Moth Invasive Winegrape Pests

THANK YOU! American Ag Credit, Farm Bureau Federation, and Lodi Winegrape Commission For Their Contributions. Commodity Groups And Farmers For Providing Information. U.C. Cooperative Extension. Agricultural Commissioner’s Staff. 10