Sonoma County’s agricultural crop value reached nearly $950 million in 2023, an almost 19-percent increase from the previous year. Despite challenges like flooding and avian flu, local farmers and ranchers demonstrated resilience.Highlights from the 2023 Sonoma County Crop Report include:
- The average winegrape value per ton increased to $2,975.12 in 2023 from $2,869.62 a year earlier. Total winegrape value was $716,818,600, a 30.88 percent increase compared to 2022. Overall winegrape tonnage was 240,937.7 tons, an increase of 26.23 percent from 2022.
- Apple tonnage brought to market increased by 18.7 percent from 2022. Gravenstein prices per ton decreased by 5.61 percent from 2022 due to a lack of demand for processed apples. Overall, the value of apples increased by 11.1 percent compared to 2022.
- Livestock and poultry product value decreased 7.26 percent compared to 2022 due to a 16.3 percent decrease in organic milk production, and 11.3 percent decrease in the price per hundredweight of conventional milk. Wool production increased by 162 percent and miscellaneous poultry products increased 3.19 percent compared to 2022.
- Nursery product values decreased 2 percent from 2022. While the value of bedding plants and ornamentals continued to rise, values for cut flowers decreased 12.4 percent, and the value of miscellaneous products such as grapevines, fruit and nut trees, and succulents declined 20.6 percent. Christmas trees saw another decrease in 2023 of 6.4 percent compared to 2022.
- Cannabis cultivation acreage totaled 13.65 acres in 2023 with a total value of $25,735,400. These numbers are down from 19.38 acres and $54,129,375, respectively, from 2022. The total value includes outdoor, indoor, and mixed-light cultivation, as well as nursery product values.
The 2023 Sonoma County Crop Report, addendum and related materials are available at:
