431 Buffalo Rd Mesa, WA 99343

Property Details for 431 Buffalo Rd

Property type

Vineyards

Property subtype

Farms

Description

This organic, Washington State apple and cherry orchard offering is comprised of 119.50 m/l deeded acres across two tax parcels in the heart of the Columbia Basin – a region that accounts for approximately one-third of the total value of agricultural production in the state. There are 87.16 m/l planted cropland acres, which consist of 76.05 m/l acres currently planted to apples, 11.11 m/l acres planted to cherries, and 27.79 m/l acres of open, plantable acres that recently had apple trees removed. Washington’s organic apple growers produce more than 93% of the country’s organic apple output, according to the Washington Tree Fruit Association. Current apple varieties include Golden Delicious, Gala, Granny Smith, Pink Lady, and Fuji and the cherry variety is Chelan. The asset has been operated by the current landowner for several decades and the fruit is sold to various local packing sheds under year-to-year contracts. Irrigation water for the asset is delivered via surface water rights from the South Columbia Basin Irrigation District. There are 119.50 m/l acres shown as irrigable by SCBID with a total allotment of 492.65 acre-feet. The 2024 irrigation assessment is $11,115.57. The water allocations included in the sale are not subject to Reclamation Reform Act limitations. There is a single-family residence (SFR), a single-wide manufactured home, and numerous general-purpose agricultural buildings located on the property and included in the sale of this asset. The SFR is currently occupied by the orchard foreman and the manufactured home is currently vacant.

Location Insight

City

Mesa

County

Franklin

State

Washington

Longitude

-119.242903

Latitude

46.619244