Ag industry wants farmworkers prioritized for vaccinations in Washington By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS, Associated Press
Published: January 15, 2021, 3:01pm
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2 Photos FILE - In this June 16, 2020, file photo, workers at an orchard put on equipment as they prepare to thin apple trees in Yakima, Wash. The agriculture industry is asking Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee to move migrant farmworkers and food factory workers closer to the front of the line for the coronavirus vaccine because they perform work that cannot be delayed or performed remotely. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) Photo Gallery
SPOKANE The agriculture industry is asking Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to move migrant farmworkers and food factory workers closer to the front of the line for the coronavirus vaccine because they perform work that cannot be delayed or performed remotely.
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Washington state potato crops down
The dollar value of a Washington potato has plummeted in 2020. The Washington State Potato Commission has released additional figures detailing the economic wounds inflicted by the current pandemic.
In 2019, 165,000 acres of potatoes were planted; in 2020, only 145,000 acres of potatoes were sown, which is down 20,000 acres from the year prior. Prices for a 50 lb. carton of potatoes was $17.50 in 2019; right now, it’s $12.00.
“Carton prices are down 32% from last year mostly due to loss of restaurant and food service businesses,” Washington State Potato Executive Director Chris Voigt told iFIBER ONE News earlier this week. The overall loss endured by the Washington potato industry is just shy of $1 billion.
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