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Washington Ag Production Hit Nearly $14B in 2023
Washington Ag Production Hit Nearly $14B in 2023
Washington Ag Production Hit Nearly $14B in 2023
According to NASS, the value of Washington’s Agricultural production in 2023 totaled almost $14 billion, up 6% year-over year.  The value of Washington’s crop production in 2023 was $7.71 billion, down about 10% from the record high value of $8.56 billion in 2022.  ...
Washington’s 2022 Ag Production Hits Record $12.8B
Washington’s 2022 Ag Production Hits Record $12.8B
Washington’s 2022 Ag Production Hits Record $12.8B
Washington’s farming community set a record two years ago.  Ag production in 2022 totaled $12.8 billion, shattering the previous record high of $10.4 billion in 2015 and up 27% from the revised previous year value of $10.1 billion.  The value of ...
Voigt: Growers Looking Forward To 2023
Voigt: Growers Looking Forward To 2023
Voigt: Growers Looking Forward To 2023
The past two years have been challenging for potato growers across the Pacific Northwest.  Last year, the growing and planting season was delayed thanks to a late spring snow storm that dumped several inches of snow in several locations.  An...
PNW 2021 Potato Value Comes In Just Under $2B
PNW 2021 Potato Value Comes In Just Under $2B
PNW 2021 Potato Value Comes In Just Under $2B
According to NASS, the value of all potatoes sold last year in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, totaled $1.92 billion.     Washington's 2021 potato crop sold was valued at $666 million, down 5% from 2020.  The marketing year average price for fall potatoes was $7.75 per cwt, up...
Trinity Trailers Works To Meet The Needs Of NW Farmers
Trinity Trailers Works To Meet The Needs Of NW Farmers
Trinity Trailers Works To Meet The Needs Of NW Farmers
The old saying is work smarter, not harder.  And that’s where Trinity Trailer comes in to help a host of growers across the Pacific Northwest.  Keith Eastman Trinity Trailer market manager said their flagship product the EagleBridge was invented in 1975, and what makes it revolutionary is the fact that EagleBridge was the first segmented belt trailer design.   “Our founder and the ...
Shipping Remains A Concern For Northwest Ag
Shipping Remains A Concern For Northwest Ag
Shipping Remains A Concern For Northwest Ag
The supply chain continues to be a challenge for Americans, not only when it comes to products coming into the United States, but goods heading out.  Chris Voigt, Executive Director of the Washington state Potato Commission said they continue to struggle when it comes to getting product overseas, despite red hot demand for U.S. potato...

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