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



TOP COMMODITIES, EXPORTS, AND COUNTIES

Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2001
Commodity Value of receipts
thousand $		 Percent of state total
farm receipts		 Percent of US value
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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