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pdf2019 Organic Survey
Data Release
10/22/20
Contents
• Overview
• Survey Design
• Highlights of the Results
• Farms and Land
• Sales
• Practices
History
• The 2019 Organic Survey is the sixth organic production and practices survey NASS has conducted.
• The 2008 Organic Production Survey (OPS) collected data from three organic operation groups –
certified, exempt, and transitioning.
• The 2011 Certified Organic Production Survey collected data from certified organic operations only.
• The 2014 Organic Survey was a census of all known U.S. farms and ranches with certified, exempt,
and transitioning land.
• The 2015 and 2016 Organic Surveys were a census of all known U.S. farms and ranches that had
certified organic production.
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2019 Organic Survey
• The 2019 Organic Survey was a census of all known operations with certified or transitioning organic
production in the United States in 2019.
• The sources for the sampling frame were the 2017 Census of Agriculture, the 2016 Certified Organic
Survey, the 2019 Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) certified organic list, and sources supplied by
Regional Field Offices (RFOs).
• All states were included in the survey.
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Timeline
• Planning – January 2019 – November 2019
• Data Collection – December 2019 – June 2020
• Data Analysis – June 2020 – September 2020
• Data Release – October 22, 2020
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Forms By Mode of Data Collection
Online
Mail
Field
Phone
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Organic Farms and Land
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Certified Organic Farms and Land, 2008 - 2019
2008*
Organic Survey
Farms
2014
Organic Survey
2016
Organic Survey
2019
Organic Survey
10,903
12,634
14,217
16,585
4,004
3,643
5,019
5,495
Cropland
2,230
(NA)
2,714
3,517
Pasture/Rangeland
1,848
(NA)
2,305
1,974
Organic land (1,000
acres)
*Includes land on exempt farms
(NA) not available
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Top States in Organic Farms, 2016 and 2019
2016
2019
California
2,713
3,012
Wisconsin
1,276
1,364
New York
1,059
1,321
Pennsylvania
803
1,048
Ohio
575
785
Iowa
732
779
Washington
677
745
Vermont
556
655
Minnesota
545
635
Indiana
420
595
Michigan
402
541
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Top States in Organic Land, 2016 and 2019
2016 (acres)
California
2019 (acres)
1,069,950
965,257
(D)
(D)
Montana
266,048
355,723
New York
264,385
323,081
Wisconsin
219,266
250,940
Texas
146,801
246,307
Nebraska
107,371
231,833
Vermont
134,336
203,002
Oregon
194,769
196,045
Idaho
178,567
180,732
Minnesota
130,688
172,968
Alaska
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
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Organic Sales
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Market Value of Certified Organic Products Sold,
2016 and 2019
2016
($ million)
2019
($ million)
% change
Total Sales
7,554
9,926
31
Crops
4,193
5,787
38
Livestock and poultry
1,157
1,663
44
Livestock and poultry products
2,205
2,476
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Top States in Organic Sales, 2019
State
California
Sales
($ million)
3,597
Washington
886
Pennsylvania
742
Oregon
454
Texas
424
North Carolina
370
New York
298
Wisconsin
269
Michigan
231
Idaho
206
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Top States in Organic Crop Sales, 2016 and 2019
2016 ($ million)
California
2019 ($ million)
2,129
2,874
Washington
533
717
Oregon
217
323
Pennsylvania
84
124
Texas
73
112
New York
52
105
Top published states only
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Crop Sectors by Sales, 2016 and 2019
2016 ($ million)
2019 ($ million)
% change from 2016
Crop Total
4,193
5,787
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Vegetables in the open
1,644
2,084
27
Fruits, berries, and tree
nuts
1,407
2,023
44
Field crops
763
1,180
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Mushrooms
111
161
45
89
133
49
113
115
2
Maple syrup
65
91
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Christmas trees
<1
<1
345
Vegetables under
protection
Nursery, floriculture and
propagative materials
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Top Crop Commodities in Sales, 2016 and 2019
2016 ($ million)
2019 ($ million)
Apples
327
475
Lettuce
277
400
Grapes
218
332
Strawberries
242
321
Corn for grain
164
278
Blueberries, cultivated
100
205
Spinach
118
179
Mushrooms
111
161
Potatoes
151
155
Alfalfa hay
107
154
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Top Vegetable Commodities in Sales, 2016 and
2019
2016 ($ million)
2019 ($ million)
Lettuce
277
400
Spinach
118
179
Potatoes
151
155
Tomatoes
175
132
Carrots
88
132
Onions
34
113
Broccoli
71
109
101
77
Cauliflower
32
68
Celery
38
65
Sweet potatoes
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Major Fruit Categories by Sales, 2016 and 2019
2016 ($ million)
Fruits, tree nuts and berries
2019 ($ million)
1,407
2,023
Berries
406
676
Apples
327
475
Grapes
218
332
Other fruits
254
314
Citrus
123
116
79
110
Tree nuts
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Top Fruit Commodities in Sales, 2016 and 2019
(including berries and tree nuts)
2016 ($ million)
2019 ($ million)
Apples
327
475
Grapes
218
332
Strawberries
242
321
Blueberries, cultivated
100
205
Raspberries
31
92
Dates
61
80
Blackberries
26
50
Lemons
57
40
Oranges
42
37
Peaches
28
36
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Top Field Crops Commodities in Sales, 2016 and
2019
2016 ($ million)
2019 ($ million)
Corn for grain
164
278
Alfalfa hay
107
154
Wheat
107
149
Soybeans
78
109
Rice
43
44
Tobacco
62
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Peanuts
13
38
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Top Livestock, Poultry, and Product Commodities
in Sales, 2016 and 2019
2016 ($ million)
Milk
2019 ($ million)
1,386
1,585
Chickens, broilers
750
1,115
Eggs
816
887
Cattle
233
293
83
139
Turkeys
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Top States in Organic Livestock and Poultry Sales,
2016 and 2019
2016 ($ million)
2019 ($ million)
Pennsylvania
387
449
California
378
386
8
221
Nebraska
(D)
108
Indiana
33
79
Washington
37
76
North Carolina
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
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Top States in Organic Livestock and Poultry
Product Sales, 2016 and 2019
2016 ($ million)
2019 ($ million)
California
382
336
Texas
204
277
Pennsylvania
189
169
Wisconsin
168
168
New York
141
163
Michigan
139
129
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125
117
111
Idaho
Oregon
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Organic Practices
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Organic Marketing Practices, 2019
Number of farms
($ million)
Direct to consumer
2,993
300
Direct to retail markets and institutions
3,196
2,035
Sales of value-added products
1,318
727
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Organic Production Practices, 2014 and 2019
Production Practice
Used buffer strips or border rows to isolate
organic from conventional crops
Organic farms using
practice, 2014
Organic farms using
practice, 2019
8,658
10,796
(NA)
9,160
6,695
7,880
(NA)
7,564
Used no-till or minimum till practices
4,881
5,970
Produced or used organic mulch/compost
5,962
5,737
Applied animal manures
Used water management practices
Planted green manures (cover crops plowed
under)
Production practice questions did not appear on the 2016 survey.
(NA) not available
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Number of Farms Reporting Crop Economic
Losses, 2019 and earlier years
Year
Unintended presence of
GMO material (farms)
Unintended presence of
non-NOP approved pesticides (farms)
In 2019
125
142
In 2018
115
145
Prior to 2018
316
280
15,248
15,339
898
777
No loss
Don’t know
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Selected Production Expenses, 2019
$ million
Organic certification
Certified organic feed
Food safety related
Hired and contract agricultural labor
Seed, annual seedlings, and planting stock
47
1,944
30
1,584
669
Organic
340
Non-organic
329
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Major Challenges for Certified Organic Farms,
2019
Number of farms
% of farms
Regulatory
7,690
54
Price issues
5,423
38
Production problems
5,551
39
Market access
4,204
30
Management issues
3,916
28
Other
3,024
21
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Future Production Plans for Certified Organic
Farms, 2019
% of farms
Increase organic production
29
Maintain current level of organic
production
44
Decrease organic production
4
Discontinue organic production
2
Discontinue all agricultural production
2
Don’t know
20
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Transitional Land – Certified Farms
2008
Organic Survey
Certified farms with
transitional land
2014
Organic Survey
2019
Organic Survey
1,397
1,272
1,857
185,796
119,458
255,060
Cropland
(NA)
110,791
223,774
Pasture/Rangeland
(NA)
8,667
31,286
Transitional land (acres)
Data on transition acres was not collected in the 2016 Survey.
(NA) not available
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Transitional Land – Other Farms (not currently
certified)
2008
Organic Survey
Not currently certified
farms with transitional
land
2014
Organic Survey
2019
Organic Survey
2,440
781
710
206,500
53,405
60,611
Cropland
(NA)
26,769
39,649
Pasture/Rangeland
(NA)
26,636
20,962
Transitional land (acres)
Data on transition acres was not collected in the 2016 Survey.
(NA) not available
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Other Information
Organic Farms by Sales Class, 2019
Sales Class
% of farms
% of sales
< $10,000
11
0.1
$10,000 - $99,999
38
3
$100,000 - $249,999
22
6
$250,000 - $499,999
12
7
$500,000+
17
84
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2019 Organic Survey and 2017 Census of
Agriculture
2016
Certified Organic
Survey
2017
Census of Agriculture
2019
Organic Survey
Certified organic farms
14,217
15,951
16,585
Organic sales certified
organic farms ($ million)
7,554
7,273
9,926
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Certified Organic Producer Demographics –
2017 Census of Agriculture
Percent of certified
organic producers
(Producers = 30,909)
Percent of all U.S. producers
(Producers = 3,399,834)
Age of producers
<35
19
8
35-64
61
58
65+
20
34
34
27
5
11
Farming
69
42
Other
31
58
New/beginning
Served in military
Primary Occupation
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Certified Organic Producer Demographics –
2017 Census of Agriculture (continued)
Percent of certified
organic producers
(Producers = 30,909)
Percent of all
U.S. producers
(Producers = 3,399,834)
Sex of producers
Male
65
64
Female
35
36
4
3
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.4
1.7
Asian
1.7
0.6
Black
0.5
1.3
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2
0.1
96.4
95.5
0.8
0.8
Hispanic
Race
White
More than one race reported
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Survey Release
• Additional information can be found in a published report
available as a PDF file on the NASS website and in the NASS
online database Quick Stats
• For more information on the 2019 Organic Survey and past
organic survey results, go to:
https://www.nass.usda.gov/organics
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All Organic Reports Available At
www.nass.usda.gov/organics
For Questions;
Virginia Harris
502-907-3211
[email protected]
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