The estimated gross value of Ventura County's agriculture for calendar year 2019 is $1,990,100,000. This represents an overall decrease of 5% in comparison to 2018.
Strawberries were again the number one crop at $508,371,000, but decreased by 24% from 2018. Celery, for the first time moved up into second place, displacing Lemons, with a value of $243,455,000, increasing by 18%. Lemons dropped into third place with a value of $211,104,000, decreasing by 14%. Raspberries rose to fourth place with a value of $203,538,000, increasing by 11%. Nursery Stock dropped to fifth place with a value of $187,467,000, decreasing by 4%. Avocados remained in sixth place with a value of $116,981,000, and increased by 12%. Tomatoes remained in seventh place with a value of $46,485,000, but decreased by 5%. Cut Flowers remained in eighth place, with a value of $46,153,000, but decreased by 5%. Peppers remained in ninth place, with a value of $42,880,000, but decreased by 1%. Hemp, a crop that was reintroduced into Ventura County in 2018, replaced Cabbage as the tenth leading crop, with a value of $35,460,000. Hemp?
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Image: Elevational Changes in Ventura County
