No small potatoes
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October 08, 2008 - 05:00 AM

Scott Terrell

Workers for Wallace Farms harvest red potatoes Tuesday in a field off Chuckanut Drive near the intersection with Thomas Road.

Record-high values of production were set for four of the top five commodities in Washington for 2007, including potatoes.

Potato growers contributed $685 million to the state’s agricultural economy, ahead of the previous high of $562 million set in 2006, the Washington State Department of Agriculture announced Monday.

The value of production for apples was $1.75 billion compared with the previous high of $1.41 billion, set in 2006. 

Milk production reached $1.06 billion compared with $688 million in 2006. 

Wheat, at $975 million, surpassed the previous record of $756 million set in 1996. 

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