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U.S.
Organic Agriculture, 1992-2005—This data set
surveys organic operations and acreage for crops and
livestock (over 40 commodities), at both the national
and State levels. Data updated in April 2009 include
the number of certified operations by State, for 2000-07
(4/09).
Organic Prices—Provides
prices at different levels of the supply chain. Wholesale
prices are for select organic and conventional prices for
the Boston and San Francisco markets for 1995-2008, for
organic and conventional broilers and eggs (2004-2008),
as well as f.o.b. prices for organic grains and feedstuffs
(2007-08). Farmgate prices cover select organic and conventional
produce items for 1999-2007. New data include organic and
conventional retail prices for select organic packaged
goods for 2004-06 (5/09).
Procurement and Contracting
by Organic Handlers—This online database contains
select results from the 2004 and 2007 Nationwide Survey
of Organic Manufacturers, Processors, and Distributors.
The surveys covered a variety of topics related to the
procurement and contracting of organic products and ingredients.
Data are available on 9 commodity groups, such as fruit
and nuts, and 45 commodities, such as berries and citrus.
In 2007, the procurement data include information from
1,013 facilities; the contracts data include information
from 620 facilities that use contracts (8/09).
Soybean Production
Costs and Returns from the 2006 ARMS—USDA's
2006 ARMS survey collected information about the production
practices and costs of soybean growers in 19 States (representing
over 97 percent of U.S. planted soybean acres). A set
of estimates is now available from the survey that presents
costs and returns for 2006 by region and size of operation
for all soybean
producers and for conventional and organic producers
for regions and size groups with sufficient sample for
statistical reliability. For more information about these
soybean cost and return estimates, see The
Profitability of Organic Soybean Production.
Milk
Production Costs and Returns in 2005—USDA's
2005 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) included
a sub-sample of organic dairies and collected detailed
information about the production practices and costs
on dairy farms in 24 States representing over 90 percent
of national milk production. Estimates of milk costs
and returns are available from the survey for 2005, by
State and size of operation for all
milk producers and for conventional and organic dairies. For
more information, see the report A
Comparison of Conventional and Organic Milk Production
Systems in the U.S. (5/07).
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