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The Washington State Potato Commission and Washington State University teamed up to measure the economic impact of potato production and subsequent potato processing in Washington state. The farm gate value of Washington potatoes in 2022 came in at approximately $876.9 million. The value of finished potato products exported amounted to $3.24 billion. That money flowed through the sector supply chains within Washington, generating nearly $2.58 billion in additional indirect business-to-business transactions. Wages and salaries from the Washington state potato sector resulted in $1.5 billion. Total economic output dependent on the potato sector amounted to over $7.35 billion. In addition, state and local governments collected $254.67 million in tax revenue directly dependent on the state’s potato sector.
