California Farmers Transform Trade at Oakland Port

Farm exports are now 53 percent of total exports from the port. Asia is gobbling up California products.

Alameda Patch
Idle cranes at the Port of Oakland.
Idle cranes at the Port of Oakland.

California's farmers transformed trade at the Port of Oakland, with the amount of farm exports increasing 233 percent over the past five years, port officials said.

Farm exports are now 53 percent of total exports from the port. Total farm exports were 3.9 million metric tons last year, up from 1.2 million metric tons in 2012, port officials said.

Business development manager Beth Frisher said in a statement that the growing middle class in Asia is eager for high-quality U.S. farm products. Oakland is the last stop on the West Coast for ships returning to Asia.

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