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Potatoes dropped to the fourth spot on the list of the top five commodities produced in Washington state in 2020.
According to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, apples remained the state’s top agricultural commodity with a value of $2 billion for 2020. This is up 7 percent from 2019.
Milk stayed in second place with a value of $1.19 billion, down 7 percent from the previous year.
Wheat moved up to number three with a production value of $949 million last year, up 20 percent from 2019.
Potatoes dropped to number four with a value of $753 million for 2020, down 19 percent from 2019.
Cattle and calves rounded out the top five with a value of $693 million, a 1 percent decrease from the previous year.
