Despite the worst drought in recent memory, Central California's table grape growers enjoyed a record crop in 2014.
According to numbers released Friday by the California Table Grape Commission, last year's crop was worth $1.76 billion, an all time value record. In terms of volume, it was the second largest crop in history, at 110 million boxes.
In a press release, Kathleen Nave, president of the California Table Grape Commission said exports topped 44.5 million boxes.
“Overall, 2014 was a good year for most growers. The industry was able to successfully harvest and ship a large crop at good prices over a very long season.”
