Adverse weather and flooding take a toll on Monterey crop values
According to the latest Monterey County Crop Report, adverse weather and flooding took a toll on crop values last year. The 2023 report shows a 6.1 percent decline in crop values from the previous year, with a total production value of $4.35 billion. Crop values were impacted by market demand and labor challenges. However, the decrease was mainly due to severe flooding in January and March, and below-average temperatures. Extensive flooding damaged over 20,000 acres of farmland, and the cool weather in spring and summer further delayed crop growth. “Impact to commodities from the weather were tempered to some extent by market demand for the high value crops produced in our region,” Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner Juan Hidalgo said in the report.
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