The Department of Agriculture just released the 2018 Census of Agriculture data for Puerto Rico. The data shows that the total value of the island’s agricultural production reached $485 million in 2018, a decrease of about $63 million from 2012 when the last Census of Agriculture was conducted. In September 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated the island, largely accounting for the 37.5 percent decrease in the number of farms and the 16.6 percent decrease in land in farms.  Due to the conditions caused by Hurricane Maria, NASS delayed the Puerto Rico Census of Agriculture from 2017 to 2018. The data show that popular crops like plantains and coffee experienced steep declines in value. In 2018, the value of plantain production dropped 47.5 percent and coffee dropped 83.7 percent from 2012. The new data shows that grains now represent a large portion of the total value of production in Puerto Rico, with an increase from $8.5 million in 2012 to $74.4 million in 2018.