Specialty Crops Economics
Washington state farmers produce a diverse set of crops in a region equally diverse in climate, soil, transportation, and other resources. WSU economists have consistently met the challenge to provide the necessary expertise to support the agricultural community.
- Estimated Costs and Returns for Establishing and Producing Asparagus in Washington in 2009 (pdf) by Neibergs, Waters.
- Asparagus Production Budget Workbook (Excel Doc) by Neibergs, Waters.
- Mechanical Asparagus Harvesting Economic Analysis by Neibergs, Clary, Read.
- EB1958: Alternatives to Manual Sorting (pdf) by Ball, Folwell.
- Establishment and Annual Production Costs for Washington Asparagus in 2001 (pdf) by Ball, Folwell, Holmes.
- Asparagus Research by Ball
- Field Research Projects by Ball .
- Web Album
- Asparagus Research, Selective Machine Harvester by Ball.
- Selective Harvester June 2003 by Ball.
- Options in Financing Agribusiness Cooperatives:: AE 02-4: Research Findings and Conclusions by Duft.
- The Changing Dynamics of Grain Cooperatives in Eastern Washington: EB 1985E by Monson, Duft, Casavant, and Jessup.
- 2008 Pacific Northwest Hay Market and Export Review and Outlook Report .
- Alfalfa reports, management guides, and budgets by Neibergs.
- 2010 Estimated Cost of Producing Hops in the Yakima Valley, Washington State by Galinato, George, Hinman.
- The Contribution of the Mint Industry to Washington’s Economy by Galinato, Galinato, White, Tozer.
- Potatoes for the Fresh Market: The Costs of Growing and Packing: AE 02-8
- EB1906 (pdf)
- EB2015E: 2001 Cost of Producing Processing & Fresh Potatoes Under Center Pivot. Updated 2006,Columbia Basin, WA (pdf)
- The Economic Impact of Potatoes in Washington State: EB1925 (pdf)
- The Economic Impact of a Possible Irrigation-Water Shortage in Odessa Sub-basin Potato Production and Processing: (June 2005) (pdf)
- The Minimum Wage and Washington Competitiveness in the Potato Industry: ,1999E, (Sept. 2005) (pdf)
- The Economic Impact of Potatoes in Washington State: EB1953E (July 2006); replaces EB1925 and XB1039.
- An Economic Analysis of Three Soil Improvement Practices in the Columbia Basin, Washington State (Excel Doc) by Tozer, Galinato, McGuire, Granatstein.
- Contribution of the Grape and Wine Industry to Idaho’s Economy: Foltz, J., S. Woodall, P. Wandschneider, R. Taylor. 2007. The : Agribusiness and Tourism Impacts. J. of Agribusiness, 25(Spring):77-91 by Foltz.
- Small Winery Investment and Operating Costs by Fickle, Folwell, Ball, Clary.
- Small Winery Investment and Operating Costs, August 2005 (pdf) by Fickle, Folwell, Ball, Clary.
- Establishment and Production Costs for Washington Concord Grapes by Ball, Folwell, Watson, Keller.
- EB1965: Establishment and Production Costs for Washington Concord Grapes (pdf) by Ball, Folwell, Watson, Keller.
- XB0997E: Bulk Winery Investment and Operating Costs, reviewed 2004 (pdf) by Folwell, Castaldi.
- XB1015E: Marketing Washington Wines at the Wholesale Level, reviewed 2004 (pdf) by Grassel, Folwell.
- XB1035E: Production and Marketing Risks Associated with Wine Grapes in Washington (pdf) by Folwell, Gebers, Wample, Aegerter, Bales.
- Wine Grape Establishment and Production Costs in Washington, 2003 (pdf) by Ball, Folwell.
- Production and Marketing Risks Associated with Wine Grapes in Washington by Folwell, Gebers, Wample, Aegerter, Bales.
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