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Agriculture Statistics - Washington
By U.S. Department of Agriculture
Aug 14, 2006, 17:19 PST

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TOP COMMODITIES, EXPORTS, AND COUNTIES
Commodity	Value of receipts thousand $	Percent of state total farm receipts	Percent of US value
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2001
1. Dairy products	839,052	16.2	3.4
2. Apples	806,057	15.5	58.8
3. Cattle and calves	654,241	12.6	1.6
4. Potatoes	448,616	8.6	18.2
5. Wheat	447,466	8.6	7.8

All commodities	5,191,920		2.6

For more details about Washington's top agriculture commodities, see Leading commodities for cash receipts, or contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.

Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2001

Commodity Rank among
states Value
million $

1.     Fruits and preparations 2 592.8

2.     Vegetables and preparations 2 461.4

3.     Other 5 375.0

4.     Wheat and products 5 224.1

5.     Live animals and meat 17 94.6

Overall 8 1,937.5

For more information on exports see the Agricultural Trade Briefing Room or ERS's Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States (FATUS) or contact Carol Whitton, 202-694-5287.

Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 1997

Counties Percent of state's
total receipts Million $

1.     Yakima 18.3 873.5

2.     Grant 16.9 804.3

3.     Franklin 7.0 332.9

4.     Benton 6.3 300.5

5.     Walla Walla 5.4 256.9

State total 4,767.7

For more information about the Census of Agriculture see the National Agricultural
Statistics Service's web page, or call 1-800-727-9540.

*EXTRA* Need more? For a printable fact sheet about Washington Agriculture, click here.
Source: Agriculture Classroom.

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