Washington State Food

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Washington StateFoodAgriculture

• Bill Dallas, International Trade Specialist
• Washington State
• Department of Agriculture
• http//impact.wsu.edu/IMP

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Washington State Different sides of the
mountain range

• Seattle

Spokane

• Olympia

• Yakima

• Portland, OR

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Washington - the closest US ports to Asia

• Washingtons ports are the closest continental US
  ports to North Central Asia
• 9000 km Seattle to Shanghai. Ships arrive two
  days sooner than California even with
  trans-loading from Tokyo or Pusan
• Airfreight can arrive in less than 15 hours to
  Beijing

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Washington State Agriculture

• Washington State farmers produce 5.56 billion
  worth of agricultural products in 2002.
• Food processing is a 11.9 billion industry and
  is the states second largest manufacturing
  industry.
• More than 144,000 Washington people are employed
  on farms to produce and harvest agricultural
  products. More than 37,000 people work in the
  states food processing industry.

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Washington States Major MarketsFood and
Agriculture Exports
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Key Food Exports to China/H.K. Originated in
Washington - 2003

• Exports (000s)
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• Seafood 52,007
• Fruit Nuts 45,725
• Fats Oils 27,196
• Proc Foods 21,090
• Animal Feed 9,888
• Meat bulk 9,427
• Vegetables 8,526
• Dairy Prod 5,573
• Beverages 3,495
• Prep Meat/Fish 2,348
• Cereals 1,019
• TOTAL 188,297
• Source World Trade Atlas States Export Data U.S.
  Census Bureau

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Washington Apples

• Largest apple producer in US. Grow over 50 of
  all US apples
• 30 of crop exported, half of this to Asia.
• Farmgate Value 1,024 million (2002)
• Washington quality standards exceed US standards.

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• 1Producer - 40 of total US harvest
• Farmgate Value116.4 million

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Washington Sweet Cherries

• US is the worlds largest cherry producer.
• 70 of US cherries are grown in Northwest.
• Export to Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan.

• Farmgate Value143 Million

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Washington Dairy Products

• Washington is the largest exporter of milk
  powder in the US.
• and the 2nd largest butter producer.

• 2.5 million MT of fluid milk produced worth 674
  Million

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Washington Wheat

• Third largest producer in the US.
• Soft white wheat grown for Asian markets. Over
  80 is exported.
• 11,300 sq. km. cultivated

• Farmgate Value537 million

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Washington Potatoes

• 2nd largest grower of Fall potatoes in US.
• Potatoes grown primarily for frozen french fries
  and chips.
• Pest risk assessment allow certification of
  fresh potatoes for export to China
• Farmgate Value512 million

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• Flower, shrubs, Christmas trees
• Farmgate Value295 million

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Washington Onions

• In recent years Japan has become the major export
  market for yellow onions.
• Walla Walla sweet onions have potential.
• 306,000 MT harvested
• Farmgate Value101 Million

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Washington Wine

• World class wines that have won many honors.
• 2nd largest producer of wine in the US.
• Estimated wine sales 300 million

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Seafood US Pacific Northwest

• Seattle is the homeport for the North Pacific
  fisheries.
• The major U.S. seafood companies are
  headquartered in Seattle.
• 400-500 million exported annually.

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Menu Promotion Shanghai
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Press Conference
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METRO In-store Promotion
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METRO Promotion 8 stores Shanghai, Ningbo,
Hangzhou
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Our Seafood Sales Team - 2003
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Glad to be in China!!