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The 2009 Report on Agriculture ~By Mary Mutz
San Andreas, CA....I am pleased to present the 2009 Report of Agriculture for Calaveras County. This publication includes statistical information on acreage, yield, and gross value of Calaveras County’s agricultural products in accordance with section 2279 and 2272 of the California Food and Agricultural Code. It must be emphasized that the values contained in this report represent gross receipts and in no way reflect net farm income. The value of agricultural production for 2009 was $20,332,000. This figure represents an approximate 0.5 % decrease from the 2008 gross production value of $20,449,500. The decrease is attributable to the fall in the timber industry. Timber production decreased approximately $2,250,000. Cattle and calves continue to be the county’s leading farm commodity even..
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though the value is down. The 2009 value of cattle and calves is $5,766,000, a decrease of over $350,000 from 2008. The drop in value could be due to the economics of the industry which includes the impact of imported meat, the effects of the drought over the past few years and ranchers retaining replacement heifers for herd expansion.
Wine grapes are the second leading farm commodity in the County with a value of $3,360,000. The wine grape industry experienced a very bountiful year with a $2,000,000 increase in production from 2008. It must be noted that in 2008, a severe frost in April severely damaged or destroyed much of the crop.
Poultry followed with a value of $3,192,000.
I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the many individuals, organizations and agencies that furnished the data essential to the compilation of this report. I also wish to thank Dick Fischer, whose cattle appear on the cover. Special recognition is given to my staff, especially Shawn Zmak Kuntz who compiled the report and Eric Mayberry who provided many of the photographs.
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