Avocado, egg production declines contribute to county's total crop value decrease

Significant drops in the annual production value of avocados and eggs contributed to a San Diego County 2014 crop report with a total production value which was down from the 2013 figure.

During 2014 the county's 5,732 farms grew crops with a total production value of $1,817,465,383. The 2013 crop value was $1,850,307,291.

"I'm not surprised that there was a slight drop in production," said San Diego County Farm Bureau executive director Eric Larson. "There was low production of avocados and low production of eggs."

During 2013 avocados were grown on 21,082 acres of San Diego County farmland,...