2017 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

Washington

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Apr/19/2018

Farms Operations^†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation	412
Farm Operations - Number of Operations	35,700
Farm Operations - Acres Operated	14,700,000

Livestock Inventory ^†

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	236,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	274,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	1,160,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	215,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	21,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	7,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2018 )	45,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2017 )	(D)

Milk Production ^†

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head	23,818
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb	6,526,000,000

Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production ^†
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars

Commodity	Planted All Purpose Acres	Harvested Acres	Yield	Production or Sales	Price per Unit	Value of Production or Sales in Dollars
POTATOES
POTATOES	165,000	165,000	600 CWT / ACRE	99,000,000 CWT	8.97 $ / CWT	888,030,000
WHEAT
WHEAT	2,195,000	2,140,000	66.6 BU / ACRE	142,500,000 BU	4.75 $ / BU	680,266,000
WHEAT, WINTER	1,700,000	1,650,000	73 BU / ACRE	120,450,000 BU	4.65 $ / BU	560,093,000
WHEAT, SPRING, (EXCL DURUM)	495,000	490,000	45 BU / ACRE	22,050,000 BU	5.45 $ / BU	120,173,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE		815,000	4.35 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	3,542,000 TONS, DRY BASIS		616,693,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	70,000	425,000	5.32 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	2,263,000 TONS, DRY BASIS
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		390,000	3.28 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS	1,279,000 TONS, DRY BASIS
HAY
HAY		740,000	4.02 TONS / ACRE	2,973,000 TONS	171 $ / TON	510,900,000
HAY, ALFALFA		390,000	5.2 TONS / ACRE	2,028,000 TONS	155 $ / TON	314,340,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)		350,000	2.7 TONS / ACRE	945,000 TONS	208 $ / TON	196,560,000
HOPS
HOPS		38,438	2,047 LB / ACRE	78,693,600 LB	6.22 $ / LB	489,474,000
SWEET CORN
SWEET CORN	88,400	87,800	210 CWT / ACRE	18,438,000 CWT	6.12 $ / CWT	112,445,000
SWEET CORN, PROCESSING					90 $ / TON	78,408,000
SWEET CORN, FRESH MARKET					35.5 $ / CWT	34,037,000
SWEET CORN, UTILIZED				18,382,700 CWT
BEANS
BEANS, DRY EDIBLE	191,000	190,000	1,490 LB / ACRE	2,834,000 CWT	27.3 $ / CWT	77,368,000
BEANS, SNAP	2,500	2,400	79 CWT / ACRE	189,600 CWT	28.6 $ / CWT	5,418,000
BEANS, SNAP, UTILIZED				189,600 CWT
BEANS, SNAP, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
BEANS, SNAP, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
CORN
CORN, GRAIN		80,000	225 BU / ACRE	18,000,000 BU	4.25 $ / BU	76,500,000
CORN, SILAGE		90,000	27 TONS / ACRE	2,430,000 TONS
CORN	170,000
MINT
MINT, SPEARMINT, OIL		14,000	150 LB / ACRE	2,100,000 LB	15.6 $ / LB	32,832,000
MINT, PEPPERMINT, OIL		12,000	120 LB / ACRE	1,440,000 LB	16.5 $ / LB	23,760,000
CARROTS
CARROTS	6,400	6,300	700 CWT / ACRE	4,410,000 CWT	6.52 $ / CWT	28,771,000
CARROTS, UTILIZED				4,410,000 CWT
CARROTS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CARROTS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PEAS
PEAS, GREEN	28,300	25,900	59 CWT / ACRE	1,528,100 CWT	15.6 $ / CWT	23,889,000
PEAS, DRY EDIBLE	61,000	60,000	2,000 LB / ACRE	1,200,000 CWT	13.1 $ / CWT	15,720,000
PEAS, GREEN, UTILIZED				1,528,100 CWT
PEAS, GREEN, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
PEAS, GREEN, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PEAS, WRINKLED SEED	7,100	7,100	3,500 LB / ACRE	249,000 CWT	(D) $ / CWT	(D)
ASPARAGUS
ASPARAGUS	4,500	4,300	54 CWT / ACRE	232,200 CWT	101 $ / CWT	23,546,000
ASPARAGUS, UTILIZED				232,200 CWT
ASPARAGUS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
ASPARAGUS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
LENTILS
LENTILS	68,000	67,000	950 LB / ACRE	637,000 CWT	28.9 $ / CWT	18,409,000
CANOLA
CANOLA	55,000	54,000	1,600 LB / ACRE	86,400,000 LB	17.5 $ / CWT	15,120,000
BARLEY
BARLEY	95,000	85,000	53 BU / ACRE	4,505,000 BU	2.75 $ / BU	12,389,000
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS	2,300	1,900	180 CWT / ACRE	342,000 CWT	28.2 $ / CWT	9,209,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED				326,300 CWT
PUMPKINS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
STRAWBERRIES
STRAWBERRIES	900	800	95 CWT / ACRE	76,000 CWT	107 $ / CWT	8,009,000
STRAWBERRIES, UTILIZED				75,200 CWT
STRAWBERRIES, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
STRAWBERRIES, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
OATS
OATS	16,000	3,000	42 BU / ACRE	126,000 BU	2 $ / BU	252,000
PEARS
PEARS				280,000 TONS
CRANBERRIES
CRANBERRIES				180,000 BARRELS
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE		125,000	9.2 TONS / ACRE	1,150,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA		50,000	9.5 TONS / ACRE	475,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)		75,000	9 TONS / ACRE	675,000 TONS
CHERRIES
CHERRIES, SWEET				255,000 TONS
CHERRIES, TART				25,300,000 LB
GRAPES
GRAPES				460,000 TONS
APRICOTS
APRICOTS				8,500 TONS
APPLES
APPLES				6,700,000,000 LB
SUGARBEETS
SUGARBEETS	1,800	1,800	48.2 TONS / ACRE	87,000 TONS
PEACHES
PEACHES				14,000 TONS

(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

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.