{"id":104,"date":"2018-05-09T15:11:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T22:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ses.wsu.edu\/impact-center\/?page_id=104"},"modified":"2026-01-22T17:22:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:22:54","slug":"washington-agribusiness-status-outlook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ses.wsu.edu\/impact-center\/washington-agribusiness-status-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Agribusiness: Status &amp; Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Washington Agribusiness: Status and Outlook<\/strong> is an annual publication prepared by Washington State University faculty in the School of Economic Sciences. It is intended to be a concise overview of Washington\u2019s current and near-term agricultural activity. The publication is broken down into two primary sections. Section I reviews the status of various sub-sectors in agriculture and provides short-term projections or areas of focus moving forward. Section II provides specialty research focused on agricultural economic issues such as agricultural futures markets, organic farming, wheat milling, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feedback on any issue and suggestions for future featured articles is most welcome. Specific questions regarding focus areas in the report should be directed to the managing editor who will work with the primary authors to provide responses.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-3\" >\r\n    \n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/01\/front.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/01\/front.png 607w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/01\/front-231x300.png 231w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 607px) 100vw, 607px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2026\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/5\/WASO_2026_Web.pdf\">Washington Agribusiness: Status &amp; Outlook (pdf)<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card  wsu-color-background--gray-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/WASO_2025_cover.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/WASO_2025_cover.png 1228w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/WASO_2025_cover-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/WASO_2025_cover-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/WASO_2025_cover-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/WASO_2025_cover-1187x1536.png 1187w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1228px) 100vw, 1228px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Cover of the 2025 WASO\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 47% 54%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2025\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/WASO_2025_v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Agribusiness: Status<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/WASO_2025_v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> &amp; Outlook (pdf)<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/WASO_2024_v2.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/WASO_2024_v2.jpg 612w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/WASO_2024_v2-232x300.jpg 232w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2024\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/WASO_2024_v6_woBleeds.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/WASO_2024_v6_woBleeds.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington Agribusiness: Status and Outlook (pdf)<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/WASO_2023_vCover.png\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/WASO_2023_vCover.png 612w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/WASO_2023_vCover-232x300.png 232w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 35%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2023\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/WASO_2023_v5_wo-bleeds.pdf\">Washington Agribusiness: Status and Outlook (pdf)<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-16-9\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/WASO_20221024_1.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/WASO_20221024_1.jpg 791w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/WASO_20221024_1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/WASO_20221024_1-768x994.jpg 768w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 35%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2022\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/cahnrs\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/02\/WASO_2022_v2.pdf\">Washington Agribusiness: Status &amp; 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Randall Fortenbery, Ph.D.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suzette Galinato, M.A.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Karina Gallardo, Ph.D.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Granatstein, M.S.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark Gibson, Ph.D.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matthew Harris (Washington Potato Commission)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bruce Huffaker (N. 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