Report to Congress:

Organic Crops and the Federal Crop Insurance Program

Risk Management Agency

January 28, 2010

Supporting Documentation

Table A. Data Supporting Chart 1. Organic Acreage 1995-2005 Source: ERS

Data Supporting Chart 1. Organic Acreage 1995-2005 Source: ERS

1995 1997 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Total 914800 1346558 1776073 2094272 1925534 2196874 3045109 4054429

Pasture 276300 496385 557167 789505 625902 745273 1592756 2331158

Cropland 638500 850173 1218905 1302392 1299632 1451601 1452353 1723271

Table B. Data Supporting Chart 2. Organic Livestock Source: ERS

Data Supporting Chart 2. Organic Livestock Source: ERS

1995 1997 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Beef 0 4429 13829 15197 23384 27285 36662 36113

Dairy 0 12897 38196 48677 67207 74435 74840 87082

Poultry 0 798250 3159050 5014015 6270181 8780152 7304566 13757270
Table C. Data Supporting Chart 3--Certified organic and total U.S. acreage, selected crops and livestock, 1995-2005

Chart 3--Certified organic and total U.S. acreage, selected crops and livestock, 1995-2005 

 Total U.S. 

Certifie

d 

Item 

 certified 

organic cropland 

organic

/ 

1995 1997 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2005/1 total 

 -------------------------------------------------- Acres --------------------------------------------------

Percen

t 

U.S. Total: 

914,80

0

 

1,346,55

8 1,776,073 

 

2,094,27

2 

 

1,925,53

4 

 

2,196,87

4 

 

3,045,10

9 

 

4,054,429 

 

796,436,71

7 0.51%

Total pasture and rangeland: 2/ 

276,30

0

 

496,385 557,167 

 

789,505 

 

625,902 

 

745,273 

 

1,592,75

6 

 

2,331,158 

 

455,786,63

4 0.51%

 

Total cropland: 

638,50

0

 

850,173 1,218,905 

 

1,302,39

2 

 

1,299,63

2 

 

1,451,60

1 

 

1,452,35

3 

 

1,723,271 

 

340,650,08

3 0.51%

Grains--

 Corn 32,650

 

42,703 77,912 

 

93,551 

 

96,270 

 

105,574 

 

99,111 

 

130,672 

 

81,759,000 0.16%

 Wheat 96,100

 

125,687 181,262 

 

194,640 

 

217,611 

 

234,221 

 

214,244 

 

277,487 

 

57,229,000 0.48%

 Oats 13,250

 

29,748 29,771 

 

33,254 

 

53,459 

 

46,074 

 

42,616 

 

46,465 

 

4,246,000 1.09%

 Barley 17,150

 

29,829 41,904 

 

31,478 

 

34,031 

 

30,265 

 

26,629 

 

39,271 

 

3,875,000 1.01%

 Sorghum --

 

3,075 1,602 

 

938 

 

3,043 

 

4,152 

 

4,453 

 

6,042 

 

6,454,000 0.09%

 Rice 8,400

 

11,043 26,870 

 

29,022 

 

22,381 

 

20,152 

 

22,173 

 

26,428 

 

3,384,000 0.78%

 Spelt 12,350

 

1,704 12,606 

 

7,639 

 

6,939 

 

9,719 

 

6,203 

 

8,169 -- --

 Millet 18,550

 

12,285 15,103 

 

23,366 

 

17,575 

 

26,935 

 

21,036 

 

14,175 

 

565,000 2.51%

 Buckwheat 13,250

 

7,616 10,599 

 

14,311 

 

8,388 

 

8,086 

 

7,960 

 

6,364 -- --

 Rye 2,900

 

4,365 7,488 

 

7,056 

 

9,644 

 

11,616 

 

10,289 

 

8,597 

 

1,433,000 0.60%
Chart 3--Certified organic and total U.S. acreage, selected crops and livestock, 1995-2005 

Beans-- 

 Soybeans 47,200

 

82,143 136,071 

 

174,467 

 

126,540 

 

122,403 

 

114,239 

 

122,217 

 

72,142,000 0.17%

 Dry beans --

 

4,641 14,010 

 

15,080 

 

2,430 

 

9,836 

 

7,642 

 

10,561 

 

1,659,300 0.64%

 Dry peas & lentils 5,900

 

5,187 10,144 

 

9,362 

 

7,476 

 

16,188 

 

15,893 

 

17,757 

 

571,000 3.11%

Oilseeds--

 Flax 5,850

 

8,053 25,076 

 

20,672 

 

20,484 

 

14,940 

 

35,104 

 

30,843 

 

983,000 3.14%

 Sunflowers 14,200

 

10,894 19,342 

 

15,295 

 

7,624 

 

7,121 

 

9,742 

 

6,087 

 

2,709,000 0.22%

Hay and silage--

 All types 84,100

 

126,797 231,207 

 

253,641 

 

267,827 

 

327,538 

 

356,590 

 

411,342 

 

61,649,000 0.67%

Vegetables--

 Tomatoes --

 

2,322 3,063 

 

3,451 

 

3,406 

 

3,866 

 

4,084 

 

6,655 

 

411,840 1.62%

 Lettuce --

 

5,743 11,410 

 

16,073 

 

10,475 

 

11,930 

 

13,457 

 

11,986 

 

324,500 3.69%

 Carrots --

 

3,323 5,665 

 

4,757 

 

8,684 

 

7,943 

 

6,070 

 

5,737 

 

98,870 5.80%

 All vegetables 

 

48,227 62,342

 

71,667 

 

69,887 

 

78,905 

 

86,822 98,525

 

2,114,110 4.66%

Fruits--

 Tree nuts --

 

4,908 4,468 

 

5,883 

 

7,558 

 

10,385 

 

11,391 

 

15,986 

 

943,300 1.69%

 Citrus --

 

6,099 6,509 

 

9,741 

 

7,377 

 

11,724 

 

13,141 

 

10,152 

 

939,000 1.08%

 Apples --

 

8,846 9,270 

 

12,189 

 

13,242 

 

13,902 

 

12,554 

 

12,772 

 

381,160 3.35%

 Grapes --

 

19,299 12,575 

 

14,532 

 

16,018 

 

21,041 

 

19,974 

 

22,800 

 

934,750 2.43%

 All fruit 

 

49,414 43,481

 

55,675 

 

60,693 

 

77,989 

 

80,707 

 

97,277 

 

3,911,200 2.48%

Herbs, nursery, and 

greenhouse--

 Herbs, culinary and medicinal --

 

6,407 4,288 

 

5,677 

 

25,782 

 

24,598 

 

7,213 

 

5,250 -- --

 Herbs, wildcrafted --

 

83,888 36,545 

 

8,498 

 

489 

 

12 -- --

Other cropland--

 Cotton 32,850

 

9,974 15,027 

 

11,456 

 

10,551 

 

9,875 

 

9,213 

 

9,537 

 

14,195,400 0.07%

 Peanuts --

 

2,969 2,085 

 

4,653 

 

5,134 

 

5,698 

 

9,514 

 

11,940 

 

1,657,000 0.72%
Chart 3--Certified organic and total U.S. acreage, selected crops and livestock, 1995-2005 

 Potatoes --

 

4,335 5,433 

 

7,533 

 

6,593 

 

6,569 

 

7,300 

 

6,581 

 

1,107,200 0.59%

 Trees for maple syrup 10,200

 

13,858 11,965 

 

12,030 

 

1,121 

 

1,514 

 

13,357 

 

12,247 -- --

 Fallow --

 

31,798 57,688 

 

72,595 

 

64,668 

 

83,003 

 

116,582 

 

165,040 16,559,229 1.00%

U.S. 

Certifie

d 

animals 

organic

/ 

2005/1 total 

U.S. certified animals: 

Percen

t 

 Livestock--

 Beef cows 0

 

4,429 13,829 

 

15,197 

 

23,384 

 

27,285 

 

36,662 

 

36,113 32,915,000 0.11%

 Milk cows 0

 

12,897 38,196 

 

48,677 

 

67,207 

 

74,435 

 

74,840 

 

87,082 9,058,000 0.96%

 Other cows 3/ 0

 

- - 

 

993 

 

10,103 

 

11,501

 

36,598 

 

58,822 53,517,000 0.11%

 Hogs & pigs 0

 

482 1,724 

 

3,135 

 

2,753 

 

6,564 

 

4,883 

 

10,018 61,197,000 0.02%

 Sheep and lambs 0

 

705 2,279 

 

4,207 

 

4,915 

 

4,561 

 

4,270 

 

4,471 6,230,000 0.07%

Total Livestock 0

 

18,513 56,028 

 

72,209 

 

108,362 

 

124,346 

 

157,253 

 

196,506 

162,917,00

0 0.12%

 Poultry--

 Layer hens 0

 

537,826 1,113,746 

 

1,611,66

2 

 

1,052,27

2 

 

1,591,18

1 

 

1,787,90

1 

 

2,415,056 

347,917,00

0 0.69%

 Broilers 4/ 0

 

38,285 1,924,807 

 

3,286,45

6 

 

3,032,18

9 

 

6,301,01

4 

 

4,769,10

4

 

10,405,87

9 

8,740,650,0

00 0.12%

 Turkeys 0

 

750 9,138 

 

98,653 

 

305,605 

 

217,353 

 

164,292 

 

144,086 -- --

 Other/unclassified 0

 

221,389 111,359 

 

17,244 

 

1,880,11

5 

 

670,604 

 

583,269 

 

792,249 -- --

Total Poultry 0

 

798,250 3,159,050 

 

5,014,01

5 

 

6,270,18

1 

 

8,780,15

2 

 

7,304,56

6 

 

13,757,27

0 -- --

-- = Not available. 
Chart 3--Certified organic and total U.S. acreage, selected crops and livestock, 1995-2005 

1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA, www.nass.usda.gov. 

The 2005 U.S. Total, Total pasture and rangeland, total cropland, dry peas & lentils, and fallow acreage comes from NASS' 2002 Census. 

All other US cropland totals come from NASS' 2006 Agricultural Statistics report. 

2/ Including revisions of 2000-2001 

estimates. 

3/ Includes unclassified cows and some 

young stock. 

4/ The 2004 U.S. Total, according to NASS' 2006 Annual Statistics Report 

Sources: 1995, Agrisystems International; 1997-2003, and USDA, Economic Research Service, based on information from USDA-accredited State and private organic certifiers. 

Table D. Data Supporting 

Chart 4. Number of Farms by Sales Source: NASS

Farms % Value % Average

$1 to $4,999 8,285 45% $12,665,000 1% $1,528.67 

$5,000 to 

$9,999 1,935 11% $13,391,000 1% $6,920.41 

$10,000 to 

$24,999 2,318 13% $36,792,000 2% $15,872.30 

$25,000 to 

$49,999 1,551 9% $53,691,000 3% $34,617.02 

$50,000 or more 4,158 23% $1,592,573,000 93% $383,014.19