According to a report furnished to the Board of Supervisors, Riverside County's agricultural sector contracted last year, declining 1% in value. This week, the board received and filed Agricultural Commissioner Ruben Arroyo's "2021 Agricultural Production Report," the highlight of which was the $12.32 million slide in aggregate crop values.

The agricultural base countywide was valued at $1.40 billion last year, compared to $1.42 billion in 2020, which boasted the greatest commodity values of the last five years.

Despite their decline in value, vegetables continued to remain the dominant crop, netting $324.89 million in 2021, as opposed to $334.43 million in 2020. Broccoli, lettuce, artichokes and corn held the highest values. Though Riverside County, particularly the western half, has its roots in citrus production, the total value for citrus in 2021 was only $127.47 million, ranking behind trees and vines, milk and livestock and poultry.

The 2020 value of citrus crops was $126.56 million, according to the report. The total acreage set aside for citrus cultivation last year was roughly 19,400 acres. Among the leading citrus products were lemons, mandarins and ruby grapefruit.

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