What are Washingtons top crops and commodities?
The top five commodities are apples, milk, wheat, potatoes and cattle. Information on Washington’s agricultural production, including the state’s top 40 agricultural commodities and the latest crop, livestock and economic estimates, is by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, Washington Field Office. To see a summary of the top 40 commodities and where Washington ranks in the U.S. see the Washington Annual Bulletin for 2004, particularly the state summary documents in the table of contents. For a map of the main agricultural commodities in each of the 39 counties in Washington, go to About WSDA and view Agriculture: Washington’s #1 Employer.
The top five commodities are apples, milk, wheat, potatoes and cattle. Information on Washington’s agricultural production, including the state’s top 40 agricultural commodities and the latest crop, livestock and economic estimates, is by the USDA’s “National Agricultural Statistics Service [external link], Washington Field Office. WSDA has compiled a summary and map of Washington’s top crops and the state’s food processing industries. USDA developed the “Pride of Washington State” brochure based on the federal agency’s 2007 Census of Agriculture.
