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Total organic farm acreage has trended up since 2000, primarily driven by cropland

  • by Sharon Raszap Skorbiansky, Andrea Carlson and Ashley White
  • 11/14/2023
  • Organic Agriculture
Bar and line chart showing U.S. certified organic cropland, U.S. certified organic pasture and rangeland, and total U.S. certified organic farmland from 2000 to 2021.

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Price premiums, along with consumer demand, have driven an expansion in U.S. organic production. As a result, total certified organic U.S. acreage increased to 4.9 million in 2021, up from 1.8 million in 2000.

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