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Vegetables Grown in Washington
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Acres
Harvested |
No. of
Farms |
Acres
Harvested |
No. of
Farms |
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| Potato | 155,074 | 415 | 129,110 | 431 | |
| Sweet corn | 86,721 | 580 | 60,471 | 617 | |
| Green pea | 51,722 | 358 | 57,830 | 431 | |
| Asparagus | 20,187 | 325 | 24,504 | 380 | |
| Onion, dry | 17,716 | 165 | 6,419 | 133 | |
| Carrot | 9,315 | 134 | 5,474 | 92 | |
| Lima bean, green | 6,058 | 74 | 2,212 | 44 | |
| Cucumber and Pickle | 3,221 | 134 | 2,328 | 126 | |
| Chinese pea | 2,774 | 76 | 839 | 16 | |
| Bean, snap | 1,691 | 149 | 1,773 | 143 | |
| Pumpkin | 1,687 | 172 | 1,051 | 153 | |
| Squash | 878 | 135 | 1,106 | 152 | |
| Broccoli | not available | 56 | 1,028 | 39 | |
| Lettuce and romaine | 768 | 96 | 1,296 | 87 | |
| Cabbage | 597 | 69 | 466 | 75 | |
| Watermelon | 497 | 36 | 647 | 48 | |
| Pepper, bell | 493 | 72 | 427 | 54 | |
| Rhubarb | 465 | 40 | 361 | 31 | |
| Spinach | 464 | 50 | 805 | 51 | |
| Cauliflower | not available | 24 | 544 | 20 | |
| Garlic | 414 | 90 | 73 | 73 | |
| Tomato | 351 | 128 | 346 | 114 | |
| Radish | 327 | 32 | 305 | 26 | |
| Cantaloupe | 148 | 55 | 105 | 41 | |
| Onion, green | 135 | 35 | 330 | 35 | |
| Turnip | 125 | 12 | 186 | 10 | |
| Beet | 91 | 78 | 91 | 46 | |
| Celery | 90 | 11 | 95 | 9 | |
| Pepper, chili | 48 | 37 | 72 | 41 | |
| Mustard greens | 42 | 24 | 64 | 15 | |
| Eggplant | 13 | 22 | 273 | 26 | |
| Melon, honeydew | 13 | 8 | 21 | 11 | |
| Production of following crops is recorded in
Washington Minor Crops. The USDA Census of
Agriculture does not collect acerage and farm data on these crops, but some information is available based on personal communication with extension agents. |
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| Artichoke (40 farms) | Azuki bean | Belgium endive | Black-eyed pea | Brussels sprout | |
| Chinese cabbage | Chinese kale | Chinese mustard | Collard | Daikon | |
| Edamame (20 farms) | Elephant garlic | Endive | Horseradish | Jerusalem artichoke | |
| Kale | Kohlrabi | Leek | Mung bean | Okra | |
| Parsley | Parsnip | Pimento | Rutabaga | Shallot | |
| Sweet potato | Swiss chard | Tomatillo | Wasabi (2 farms) | ||
Boxes shaded according to crop groupings
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Data Sources:
Pages 306, 314-321 in the 1997 Census
of Agriculture. Washington State and County Data. Volume 1, Geographic
Area Series. Part 47. National Agricultural Statistics Service. United
States Department of Agriculture. Issued March 1999. Washington Minor Crops.
Alan Schreiber and Laura Ritchie. Food and Environmental Quality Lab. Washington
State University. Richland, Washington.