2018 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW
Washington
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Jun/19/2019
| Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation | 412 |
| Farm Operations - Number of Operations | 35,700 |
| Farm Operations - Acres Operated | 14,700,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 230,000 |
| Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 280,000 |
| Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 1,180,000 |
| Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 230,000 |
| Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 21,000 |
| Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 8,000 |
| Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 ) | 50,000 |
| Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2018 ) | 17,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head | 24,318 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in $ | 1,131,648,000 |
| Milk - Production, Measured in Lb | 6,736,000,000 |
Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production †
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars
| Commodity | Planted All Purpose Acres | Harvested Acres | Yield | Production | Price per Unit | Value of Production in Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPLES | ||||||
| APPLES, UTILIZED | 6,365,000,000 LB | 2,185,875,000 | ||||
| APPLES, FRESH MARKET | 5,025,000,000 LB | 0.413 $ / LB | 2,075,325,000 | |||
| APPLES, PROCESSING | 1,340,000,000 LB | 165 $ / TON | 110,550,000 | |||
| APPLES | 170,000 | 39,400 LB / ACRE | 6,700,000,000 LB | 0.343 $ / LB | ||
| WHEAT | ||||||
| WHEAT | 2,220,000 | 2,165,000 | 70.8 BU / ACRE | 153,210,000 BU | 5.45 $ / BU | 835,677,000 |
| WHEAT, WINTER | 1,700,000 | 1,650,000 | 76 BU / ACRE | 125,400,000 BU | 5.4 $ / BU | 677,160,000 |
| WHEAT, SPRING, (EXCL DURUM) | 520,000 | 515,000 | 54 BU / ACRE | 27,810,000 BU | 5.7 $ / BU | 158,517,000 |
| POTATOES | ||||||
| POTATOES | 165,000 | 165,000 | 640 CWT / ACRE | 105,600,000 CWT | 6.52 $ / CWT | 688,512,000 |
| HAY & HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAY & HAYLAGE | 830,000 | 4.07 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS | 3,382,000 TONS, DRY BASIS | 637,554,000 | ||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 475,000 | 3.59 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS | 1,706,000 TONS, DRY BASIS | |||
| HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA | 60,000 | 355,000 | 4.72 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS | 1,676,000 TONS, DRY BASIS | ||
| HAY | ||||||
| HAY | 760,000 | 3.64 TONS / ACRE | 2,764,000 TONS | 187 $ / TON | 518,891,000 | |
| HAY, ALFALFA | 350,000 | 4.5 TONS / ACRE | 1,575,000 TONS | 183 $ / TON | 288,225,000 | |
| HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 410,000 | 2.9 TONS / ACRE | 1,189,000 TONS | 194 $ / TON | 230,666,000 | |
| HOPS | ||||||
| HOPS | 39,170 | 1,984 LB / ACRE | 77,727,700 LB | 5.5 $ / LB | 427,502,000 | |
| CHERRIES | ||||||
| CHERRIES, SWEET, UTILIZED | 243,800 TONS | 426,470,000 | ||||
| CHERRIES, SWEET, FRESH MARKET | 214,400 TONS | 1,900 $ / TON | 407,360,000 | |||
| CHERRIES, SWEET, PROCESSING | 29,400 TONS | 650 $ / TON | 19,110,000 | |||
| CHERRIES, SWEET | 40,000 | 6.12 TONS / ACRE | 245,000 TONS | 1,750 $ / TON | ||
| CHERRIES, TART | (D) | (D) LB / ACRE | (D) LB | (D) $ / LB | ||
| CHERRIES, TART, FRESH MARKET | (D) LB | (D) $ / LB | (D) | |||
| CHERRIES, TART, PROCESSING | (D) LB | (D) $ / LB | (D) | |||
| CHERRIES, TART, UTILIZED | (D) LB | (D) | ||||
| GRAPES | ||||||
| GRAPES, UTILIZED | 466,000 TONS | 360,910,000 | ||||
| GRAPES, PROCESSING | 466,000 TONS | 774 $ / TON | 360,910,000 | |||
| GRAPES | 74,000 | 6.3 TONS / ACRE | 466,000 TONS | 774 $ / TON | ||
| PEARS | ||||||
| PEARS, UTILIZED | 394,000 TONS | 210,630,000 | ||||
| PEARS, FRESH MARKET | 294,500 TONS | 600 $ / TON | 176,700,000 | |||
| PEARS, PROCESSING | 99,500 TONS | 341 $ / TON | 33,930,000 | |||
| PEARS | 20,600 | 19.3 TONS / ACRE | 398,000 TONS | 535 $ / TON | ||
| BLUEBERRIES | ||||||
| BLUEBERRIES, TAME, UTILIZED | 136,100,000 LB | 139,177,000 | ||||
| BLUEBERRIES, TAME, FRESH MARKET | 41,910,000 LB | 1.86 $ / LB | 77,953,000 | |||
| BLUEBERRIES, TAME, PROCESSING | 94,190,000 LB | 0.65 $ / LB | 61,224,000 | |||
| BLUEBERRIES, TAME | 14,400 | 9,470 LB / ACRE | 136,500,000 LB | 1.02 $ / LB | ||
| SWEET CORN | ||||||
| SWEET CORN | 74,000 | 72,000 | 230 CWT / ACRE | 16,560,000 CWT | 5.08 $ / CWT | 84,080,000 |
| SWEET CORN, PROCESSING | 80 $ / TON | 64,452,000 | ||||
| SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET | 43.9 $ / CWT | 19,628,000 | ||||
| SWEET CORN, UTILIZED | 16,560,000 CWT | |||||
| CORN | ||||||
| CORN, GRAIN | 85,000 | 220 BU / ACRE | 18,700,000 BU | 4.1 $ / BU | 76,670,000 | |
| CORN, SILAGE | 80,000 | 26 TONS / ACRE | 2,080,000 TONS | |||
| CORN | 165,000 | |||||
| RASPBERRIES | ||||||
| RASPBERRIES, UTILIZED | 75,040,000 LB | 35,913,000 | ||||
| RASPBERRIES | 9,500 | 7,980 LB / ACRE | 75,800,000 LB | 0.479 $ / LB | ||
| RASPBERRIES, FRESH MARKET | (D) LB | (D) $ / LB | (D) | |||
| RASPBERRIES, PROCESSING | (D) LB | (D) $ / LB | (D) | |||
| MINT | ||||||
| MINT, SPEARMINT, OIL | 12,300 | 142 LB / ACRE | 1,748,000 LB | 16.7 $ / LB | 29,229,000 | |
| MINT, PEPPERMINT, OIL | 11,000 | 120 LB / ACRE | 1,320,000 LB | 19.4 $ / LB | 25,608,000 | |
| ASPARAGUS | ||||||
| ASPARAGUS | 4,500 | 4,100 | 65 CWT / ACRE | 266,500 CWT | 100 $ / CWT | 26,195,000 |
| ASPARAGUS, UTILIZED | 261,200 CWT | |||||
| ASPARAGUS, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| ASPARAGUS, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| PEAS | ||||||
| PEAS, GREEN | 33,000 | 32,400 | 55 CWT / ACRE | 1,782,000 CWT | 12.8 $ / CWT | 22,766,000 |
| PEAS, DRY EDIBLE | 52,000 | 51,000 | 2,500 LB / ACRE | 1,275,000 CWT | 11.5 $ / CWT | 14,663,000 |
| PEAS, GREEN, UTILIZED | 1,780,200 CWT | |||||
| PEAS, GREEN, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| PEAS, WRINKLED SEED | 7,000 | 7,000 | 3,900 LB / ACRE | 273,000 CWT | (D) $ / CWT | (D) |
| PEAS, GREEN, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| CANOLA | ||||||
| CANOLA | 70,000 | 67,000 | 1,790 LB / ACRE | 119,930,000 LB | 16.9 $ / CWT | 20,268,000 |
| CARROTS | ||||||
| CARROTS | 6,000 | 5,900 | 620 CWT / ACRE | 3,658,000 CWT | 5.46 $ / CWT | 19,982,000 |
| CARROTS, UTILIZED | 3,658,000 CWT | |||||
| CARROTS, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| CARROTS, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| BARLEY | ||||||
| BARLEY | 85,000 | 67,000 | 73 BU / ACRE | 4,891,000 BU | 4 $ / BU | 19,564,000 |
| LENTILS | ||||||
| LENTILS | 60,000 | 59,000 | 1,200 LB / ACRE | 708,000 CWT | 25.9 $ / CWT | 18,337,000 |
| PUMPKINS | ||||||
| PUMPKINS | 2,800 | 2,400 | 125 CWT / ACRE | 300,000 CWT | 40 $ / CWT | 11,844,000 |
| PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET | 40 $ / CWT | 11,844,000 | ||||
| PUMPKINS, UTILIZED | 296,100 CWT | |||||
| APRICOTS | ||||||
| APRICOTS, UTILIZED | 7,800 TONS | 10,410,000 | ||||
| APRICOTS | 1,000 | 7.85 TONS / ACRE | 7,850 TONS | 1,330 $ / TON | ||
| APRICOTS, FRESH MARKET | (D) TONS | (D) $ / TON | (D) | |||
| APRICOTS, PROCESSING | (D) TONS | (D) $ / TON | (D) | |||
| STRAWBERRIES | ||||||
| STRAWBERRIES | 900 | 820 | 105 CWT / ACRE | 86,100 CWT | 107 $ / CWT | 9,167,000 |
| STRAWBERRIES, UTILIZED | 85,800 CWT | |||||
| STRAWBERRIES, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| STRAWBERRIES, PROCESSING | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| PEACHES | ||||||
| PEACHES, UTILIZED | 13,070 TONS | 9,099,000 | ||||
| PEACHES | 1,800 | 7.4 TONS / ACRE | 13,300 TONS | 696 $ / TON | ||
| PEACHES, FRESH MARKET | (D) TONS | (D) $ / TON | (D) | |||
| PEACHES, PROCESSING | (D) TONS | (D) $ / TON | (D) | |||
| BEANS | ||||||
| BEANS, SNAP | 3,200 | 3,200 | 77 CWT / ACRE | 246,400 CWT | 31.9 $ / CWT | 7,856,000 |
| BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED | 246,400 CWT | |||||
| BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET | (D) $ / CWT | (D) | ||||
| BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING | (D) $ / TON | (D) | ||||
| OATS | ||||||
| OATS | 17,000 | 4,000 | 46 BU / ACRE | 184,000 BU | 2.3 $ / BU | 423,000 |
| CUT FLOWERS | ||||||
| CUT FLOWERS | ||||||
| CUT CULTIVATED GREENS | ||||||
| CUT CULTIVATED GREENS | ||||||
| SUGARBEETS | ||||||
| SUGARBEETS | 1,800 | 1,800 | 48.2 TONS / ACRE | 87,000 TONS | ||
| FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED | ||||||
| FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE | ||||||
| FOLIAGE PLANTS | ||||||
| FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE, POTS | ||||||
| FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE | ||||||
| PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL | ||||||
| PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE | ||||||
| HAYLAGE | ||||||
| HAYLAGE | 119,000 | 10.5 TONS / ACRE | 1,249,000 TONS | |||
| HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA) | 95,000 | 11 TONS / ACRE | 1,045,000 TONS | |||
| HAYLAGE, ALFALFA | 24,000 | 8.5 TONS / ACRE | 204,000 TONS | |||
| CHICKPEAS | ||||||
| CHICKPEAS | 190,000 | 189,300 | 1,680 LB / ACRE | 3,180,000 CWT | ||
| BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL, POTS | ||||||
| CRANBERRIES | ||||||
| CRANBERRIES | 168,000 BARRELS | |||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL | ||||||
| BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL | ||||||
(NA) Not Available
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate
(X) Not Applicable
(Z) Less than half the rounding unit
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate
(X) Not Applicable
(Z) Less than half the rounding unit
Census State Profile: Washington
Ranked Items Within The U.S., 2012
| Item | Quantity | U.S. Rank | Universe 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000) | |||
| Total value of agricultural products sold | 9,120,749 | 17 | 50 |
| Value of crops, including nursery and greenhouse | 6,492,042 | 11 | 50 |
| Value of livestock, poultry, and their products | 2,628,708 | 25 | 50 |
| VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000) | |||
| Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas | 1,473,574 | 21 | 50 |
| Tobacco | - | - | 19 |
| Cotton and cottonseed | - | - | 17 |
| Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes | 1,064,081 | 3 | 50 |
| Fruit, tree nuts, and berries | 2,931,370 | 2 | 50 |
| Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture and sod | 333,252 | 11 | 50 |
| Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops | 18,925 | 5 | 49 |
| Other crops and hay | 670,840 | 8 | 50 |
| Poultry and eggs | 261,992 | 26 | 50 |
| Cattle and calves | 994,835 | 17 | 50 |
| Milk from cows | 1,136,856 | 10 | 50 |
| Hogs and pigs | 4,542 | 34 | 50 |
| Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and milk | 9,605 | 26 | 50 |
| Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys | 17,899 | 23 | 50 |
| Aquaculture | 187,222 | 1 | 50 |
| Other animals and other animal products | 15,758 | 23 | 50 |
| TOP CROP ITEMS (acres) | |||
| Wheat for grain, all | 2,186,813 | 7 | 49 |
| Winter wheat for grain | 1,669,175 | 6 | 48 |
| Forage-land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop | 748,909 | 27 | 50 |
| Spring wheat for grain | 514,374 | 5 | 29 |
| Vegetables harvested, all | 351,639 | 3 | 50 |
| TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number) | |||
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens | 7,511,065 | 23 | 50 |
| Layers | 7,236,128 | 16 | 50 |
| Pullets for laying flock replacement | 1,980,818 | 16 | 50 |
| Cattle and calves | 1,162,792 | 27 | 50 |
| Colonies of bees | 96,685 | 9 | 50 |
Other State Highlights, 2012
| Economic Characteristics | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Farm by value of sales | |
| Less than $1,000 | 12,513 |
| $1,000 to $2,499 | 4,387 |
| $2,500 to $4,999 | 4,084 |
| $5,000 to $9,999 | 3,542 |
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 2,658 |
| $20,000 to $24,999 | 740 |
| $25,000 to $39,999 | 1,220 |
| $40,000 to $49,999 | 623 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 | 1,380 |
| $100,000 to $249,999 | 2,081 |
| $250,000 to $499,999 | 1,286 |
| $500,000 or more | 2,735 |
| Total farm production expenses ($1,000) | 7,839,554 |
| Average per farm ($) | 210,463 |
| Net cash farm income of the operations ($1,000) | 1,752,459 |
| Average per farm ($) | 47,047 |
| Operator Characteristics | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Principal operators by primary occupation | |
| Farming | 17,650 |
| Other | 19,599 |
| Principal operators by sex | |
| Male | 29,730 |
| Female | 7,519 |
| Average age of principal operator | 58.8 |
| All operators by race 2 | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 732 |
| Asian | 804 |
| Black or African American | 96 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 70 |
| White | 57,631 |
| More than one race | 451 |
| All operators of Spanish, Hispanic or Latino Origin 2 | 2,981 |
Note: See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology.
1 Universe is number of states in U.S. with item.
2 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
- Represents zero.
1 Universe is number of states in U.S. with item.
2 Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
- Represents zero.