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

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Together, the crops were valued at $527.3 with the tomatoes making up $105.1 million of that, a 5 percent increase despite a decreasesin acreage. Agricultural commissioner Rick Landonm attributed the increase to priceand yield. The No. 2 alfalfa hay, increased 41 percent to $73.4 million, attributed to a 34 percenrt increasein price. Rice came in at No. 3, valuexd at $57.8 million. Wine grapees were fourth at $42 million and seed cropsx were fifthat $35.2 million. “Thesd production figures only partially reflect the overall measure of the economic impactf agriculture has onYolo county’ds economy,” Landon said in a news release.
“Fieled labor, processing, transporting, marketing and other farm-relate services significantly multiply the value agriculture has to our When the multiplier effect of relaterd industriesis considered, agriculture contributes well over $1.5 billioh to the economy of Yolo