A recent report from the state Department of Agriculture estimates that Central Washington apple growers lost at least $85 million, which is less than 5 percent of the state’s $2 billion industry. Raspberry growers in Western Washington lost $14 million, dryland wheat farmers lost $212 million, and hay growers around Ellensburg lost $11 million. In May, the agency estimated the drought could cost $1.2 billion in lost harvests, including $243 million from Yakima Basin junior irrigators. It’s unclear at this point whether total losses will reach that level, and a more detailed accounting is expected later this year. Washington’s agricultural industry makes up about 15 percent of the state’s economy and the total harvest has been valued at over 
$10 billion in recent years. The report is based on commodities where data was already available, a survey of about 450 growers, and a detailed look at the impacts to the Kittitas Reclamation District, which has junior rights and ran out of water the first week of August. Source - freshplaza.com