Washington’s value of agricultural production was $10.6 billion in 2017
The value of agricultural production in Washington increased 3.8 percent to $10.6 billion in 2017. Apples were the number one commodity by value, at $2.4 billion (23.0 percent of the total). The chart below shows the top five commodities by value. The second chart rounds out the top ten by value. According to the National […]
17th of October 2017
Value of agricultural production in Washington down slightly in 2016
According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, agricultural production in Washington in 2016 had a total value of $10.630 billion (down from $10.719 billion in 2015). The top ten commodities by value were apples, milk, potatoes, cattle and calves, wheat, cherries, hay, hops, grapes, and pears. Together, their value accounted for 71.7 percent of the […]
14th of October 2016
Agricultural production in Washington valued at $10.7 billion
In 2015, agricultural production in Washington was valued at $10.7 billion (up from $10.2 billion in 2014). According to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), this is a record high. Also, "Record high values of production were established for four of the top ten Washington commodities, including apples, cattle and calves, eggs, and hops." Apples continue to […]
8th of September 2016
29th of October 2015
27th of October 2015
We're Number Two…in organic farm sales
Here’s an interesting fact we missed last month: In 2014 Washington state’s organic farms ranked second in the nation for total sales of organic products. At $515 million in total sales, we were behind only California which clocked an impressive $2.2 billion. The total amount is the value of crop production sales plus the value of livestock […]
9th of October 2015
Value of Washington agriculture is $10.1 billion, and tariffs in several markets could be going down
Washington’s agricultural production in 2014 was valued at $10.119 billion, up from $10.061 billion in 2013. (The 2013 number was revised down from the figure that was released earlier this year.) Apples are still the highest-valued commodity in the state, at $1.896 billion. But their value declined by 11.2 percent over 2013, and by 23.6 […]