From higher costs to export worries, California’s agricultural and wine industries face many possible tariff effects. But some hope for opportunity.

As Gabe Petek, the Legislature’s budget analyst, said in a January response to Newsom’s state revenue forecast, “These gains are not tied to improvements in the state’s broader economy, which has been lackluster, with elevated unemployment, a stagnant job market outside of government and healthcare, and sluggish consumer spending.”

Southern California's trade industry in 2022 supported nearly 2 million jobs and contributed nearly $300 billion in direct economic output. Trump's tariffs could tank operations.