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Overview of Global Trade & Tariff Impacts on Washington Agriculture

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A presentation titled Overview of Global Trade & Tariff Impacts on Washington Agriculture, dated December 5, 2025, to the House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Committee, by Rianne Ham, Acting Assistant Director, Farm & Food Systems Development Division. It lists 32,076 as the total number of farms (2022), $12.7 billion as the market value of crops and livestock (2024), and apples as the top commodity at $1.95 billion. It gives 2024 food and ag exports as $7.6B and states that approximately 30% of all Washington food and ag products are exported. A slide on tariff impacts lists China: -49%, Canada: -2% and Mexico: +48% under retaliation.

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2025 12 05 A33521 D290147 Wsda Overview Of Global Trade Tariff Impacts On Washington A
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2025-12-05
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2025 12 05 A33521 D290147 Wsda Overview Of Global Trade Tariff Impacts On Washington A

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“Overview of Global Trade & Tariff Impacts on Washington Agriculture.” Original at app.leg.wa.gov, dated 2025-12-05. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/2025-12-05-2025-12-05-a33521-d290147-wsda-overview-of-global-trade-tariff-impacts-on-washington-a/, SHA-256 5ce281dcfed018f2d7f7ee8620d02f5efc1748a1c0d51637edd5d257ef664e51.

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                                                                                  December 5, 2025




Overview of Global Trade & Tariff Impacts on
Washington Agriculture
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Committee
Rianne Ham, Acting Assistant Director, Farm & Food Systems Development Division
About Washington
Farms
• 32,076 – Total number       • $1.95 billion – Value of
  of farms (2022). Most         apples, Washington state’s
  farms are family owned.       top crop.

• 300+ - Varieties of crops   • 89% – Percent of
  grown in Washington.          Washington farms
                                considered small farms.
• $12.7 billion – Market
  value of crops and              • 82% – Less than 180 acres
  livestock only (2024).*         • 67% – Less than 50 acres
  *FeedingtheEconomy.com



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Preliminary Top 10 Commodities in Washington (2024)*
                          1 APPLES - $1.95 billion

                          2 MILK - $1.46 billion

                          3 CATTLE - $1.33 billion

                          4 POTATOES - $1.03 billion

                          5 WHEAT - $750 million

                          6 HAY - $484 million

                          7 ONIONS - $477 million

                          8 EGGS – $463 million

                          9 CHERRIES - $434 million

                          10 HOPS - $320 million


                                                       3
Tariff Impacts — Imports

                           Equipment, Parts, Crop Protection
                           Tools, Other




                           Fertilizer




                           Competing Imports


                                                           4
Washington Agriculture Exports

• 2024 Food and Ag Exports = $7.6B
• 2024 Total Food and Ag through WA
  Ports = $19B

• Approximately 30% of all
  Washington food and ag products
  are exported:
    • 90% wheat
    • 70% potatoes
    • 30% apples
    • 25% cherries


                                      5
Washington’s Top Export Destinations & Export Products (2024)




 Top Export Destinations          Top Export Products
 Canada        $1.3 billion       Frozen French Fries   $1.1 billion
 Japan         $1.1 billion       Fish and Seafood      $939.9 billion
 Mexico        $908.2 million     Apples                $845.2 million
 China         $692.6 million     Wheat                 $651.9 million

 South Korea   $508.2 million     Dairy                 $563 million
Tariff Impacts on Washington Agriculture Exports

   • Retaliation
      • China: – 49%
      • Canada: – 2%

   • Exports YTD (August) - 0.62%
      • Mexico: +48%




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Contact




     Rianne.Ham@agr.wa.gov   360-902-1841   agr.wa.gov

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