Courtesy: AgriBusiness Trading Group
509-876-8633
This Washington State apple and pear orchard offering is comprised of 56.27 ± deeded acres. The asset consists of two tax parcels and is located in Wapato, WA in Yakima County. The property lies within the boundaries of the Yakama Nation Reservation. All acres located on tribal ground are owned fee simple and can be transferred via traditional deed to a new owner. The orchard asset has been operated by the current landowner for several decades. There are 51.24 ± orchard acres, which consist of 25.50 ± acres currently planted to apples, 14.07 ± acres planted to pears, and 11.67 ± acres of open, plantable acres. Current apple varieties include Granny Smith and Cosmic Crisp and the pear variety is Bartlett. The fruit is sold to various local processors and packing sheds under year-to-year contracts.Irrigation water for the asset is delivered via surface water rights from the Wapato Irrigation Project (WIP). There are 55.60 ± acres shown as irrigable by WIP allotments. The 2024 irrigation assessment is $4,961.18. The water allocations included in the sale are not subject to Reclamation Reform Act limitations.
Wapato is located in Washington. Wapato, Washington has a population of 4,652. Wapato is more family-centric than the surrounding county with 36.13% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 32.13%.
The median household income in Wapato, Washington is $47,955. The median household income for the surrounding county is $58,380 compared to the national median of $69,021. The median age of people living in Wapato is 27.5 years.
The average high temperature in July is 88.4 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 24.9 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 8.4 inches per year, with 16.8 inches of snow per year.
