Farmers in Washington state lost at least $336 million to the drought last summer, a preliminary estimate likely to climb as more figures on yields and prices became available, according to a report by the state Department of Agriculture, the Capital Press of Salem, Ore., reported.
The report estimated specific dollar losses for only a handful of crops — wheat, apples, blueberries and red raspberries.
Losses for other commodities, including Washington mainstays such as potatoes, milk and cattle, will be tallied later as information becomes available, according to the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA).
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