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Certified Organic Farms Up 13 Percent in 2015
USAgNet - 09/23/2016

More than 12,000 certified organic farms in the United States generated $6.2 billion in sales in 2015, an increase of 13% from $5.5 billion reported in 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports in its 2015 Certified Organic Survey.

Ten states accounted for 78% of all certified organic food sales. California led with $2.4 billion, which accounted for 40% of the total value of all certified organic sales in the United States.

The value of sales from organic milk and eggs led all food categories with $1.9 billion followed by vegetables with $1.4 billion; fruits, tree nuts and berries with $1.2 billion; meat and poultry at $743 million and field crops at $660 million.

The top five commodities in certified organic sales were milk, eggs, broiler chickens, apples and lettuce.


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