statistical review of california’s organic...

Statistical Review of California’s

Organic Agriculture

2005 – 2009

Karen Klonsky

Kurt Richter

Agricultural Issues Center University of California

March 2011

Statistical Review of California’s Organic Agriculture 2005 – 2009

Karen Klonsky Extension Specialist Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics University of California, Davis and Associate Director Agricultural Issues Center University of California Kurt Richter Research Associate Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics University of California, Davis For information regarding this publication contact: Karen Klonsky Phone: (530) 752-3563 Email: [email protected] Internet Release The University of California Agricultural Issues Center has posted this publication on its website http://aic.ucdavis.edu/research1/organic.html. The internet version can be downloaded in its entirety for noncommercial use. © Copyright March 2011 The Regents of the University of California Agricultural Issues Center University of California Agricultural Issues Center One Shields Avenue Davis CA 95616-5270 Email: [email protected] Web: http://aic.ucdavis.edu Phone: (530) 752-2320 Fax: (530) 752-5451

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 2

Figure 1. Geographic Regions of Organic Production in California ................................ 3

California Organic Agriculture by Commodity Group, 2005 – 2009 ................................. 4

California Organic Agriculture by Region and Commodity Group, 2005 ......................... 5





Percent of Registered Growers and Percent of Sales by Sales Class, 2005 – 2009 .... 10

Entry and Exit Patterns of Registered Growers, 2005 – 2009 ....................................... 10

California Organic Agriculture by County, 2005 – 2009 ................................................ 11

Number of Growers ............................................................................................ 11

Number of Acres ................................................................................................. 13

Farm Level Sales Value – Dollars ....................................................................... 15

California Organic Agriculture by Commodity, 2005 – 2009 .......................................... 17

Number of Growers* ........................................................................................... 17

Number of Acres ................................................................................................. 23

Farm Level Sales Value – Dollars ....................................................................... 29

UC Agricultural Issues Center 2

Introduction

The California Organic Products Act (COPA), signed into law in 2003, provides protection to producers, processors, handlers and consumers in that foods produced and marketed as organic must meet specified standards. As part of the regulatory process, COPA requires annual registration of all processors, growers and handlers of commodities labeled as organic. State registration is separate from, and does not act as a substitute for, organic certification. State law mandates registration administered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) while federal law mandates certification by a USDA accredited third-party organization. This publication quantifies the current size and growth of the organic industry in California in terms of acres, farm gate sales and number of growers statewide and by commodity, commodity group, county, and region based on CDFA registration data from 2005 - 2009. Values for 2005 have been updated since the May 2007 ―Statistical Review of California’s Organic Agriculture: 2000 – 2005.‖ The six major commodity group classifications presented in this report include: field crops; fruit and nut crops; livestock, dairy, poultry and apiary products; nursery, greenhouse and floriculture; pasture and rangeland; and vegetable crops. The 2007 report did not include rangeland and pasture as a separate category and included those values under field crops and livestock. The state’s counties are divided into eight geographic regions based on similar groupings used by CDFA in their annual statistical reports (Figure 1). When interpreting the data, the following points should be considered. The numbers contained in this publication are derived solely from information provided in the annual registration forms of organic growers. In other words, the numbers are presented as reported to CDFA by growers. Only sales from products marketed as organic are required to be reported to CDFA. This means that income from sales of organically grown products sold in the conventional market may not be included. Income from government payment is not reported. In this report, acreage was calculated by tallying only crop production acres. Land that was double or multiple cropped was counted as one crop acre. Fallow land and land utilized for roads, houses and farm buildings were excluded from the analysis. The acreage reported here includes only those acres from which growers reported organic sales. Finally, when interpreting the total number of growers, the sum of the subcategories may not equal the total because some individual growers have reported in multiple subcategories. For example, a grower producing vegetables and fruit will count as one vegetable grower and one fruit grower, and still only account for one of the total number of growers. Simply adding the number of vegetable growers to the number of fruit growers would result in double counting. Similarly, a grower producing wheat and corn counts as one corn grower and one wheat grower but only one of the total number of field crop producers.

Statistical Review of California’s Organic Agriculture, 2005 - 2009 3

Figure 1. Geographic Regions of Organic Production in California

Bay Area

Cascade-Sierra

Central Coast

North Coast

San Joaquin Valley

Sacramento Valley

South Coast

Southeast Interior

Humboldt

Siskiy ou Modoc

Trinity Shasta Lassen

Plumas Tehama Butte

Sierra Nevada

Placer Yuba Glenn

Sutter Colusa

Lake Sonoma

Napa Yolo Solano

El Dorado

Amador Calaveras

Alpine

Mono

Sacra-mento

Mariposa

Marin

Alameda San

Mateo Santa Clara

San Joaquin

Stanislaus Merced

Madera Fresno San

Benito

Monterey

Kings Tulare Iny o

San Luis Obispo

Kern San

Bernardino

Santa Barbara

Ventura Los Angeles

Orange

San Diego Imperial

Riverside

Mendocino

Del Norte

Santa Cruz

San Francisco

Contra

Costa Tuolumne


California Organic Agriculture by Commodity Group, 2005 – 2009

Number of Growers*

YEAR Field Crops

Fruit & Nut Crops

Livestock, Dairy, Poultry

& Apiary

Nursery, Greenhouse & Floriculture

Pasture & Rangeland

Vegetable Crops

TOTAL

2005 205 1,293 91 179 35 505 1,795

2006 220 1,326 105 178 62 519 1,891

2007 266 1,511 118 192 101 564 2,156

2008 287 1,605 144 197 154 614 2,311

2009 282 1,662 142 200 157 614 2,330

* Row totals do not equal the sum of the columns because of growers in multiple commodity groups.

Number of Acres

YEAR Field Crops

Fruit & Nut Crops


& Apiary


Pasture & Rangeland

Vegetable Crops

TOTAL

2005 41,376 42,460 22,736 342 42,695 45,622 195,171

2006 58,231 52,594 19,085 266 66,235 56,710 253,121

2007 72,063 53,904 22,121 271 130,097 75,450 353,906

2008 72,669 63,534 86,422 359 155,297 85,708 463,989

2009 77,340 66,375 88,333 354 179,702 74,065 486,169

Farm Level Sales Value – Dollars

YEAR Field Crops

Fruit & Nut Crops


& Apiary


Pasture & Rangeland

Vegetable Crops

TOTAL

2005 23,226,368 166,887,263 92,246,798 8,071,675 30,199 220,443,629 510,905,932

2006 27,425,643 214,434,753 135,856,843 6,232,942 78,674 244,542,874 628,571,729

2007 33,688,375 274,661,275 138,909,483 12,444,795 796,670 347,469,012 807,969,610

2008 39,556,788 335,534,818 144,164,603 14,501,511 3,105,574 371,294,375 908,157,668

2009 50,354,710 340,496,697 158,727,624 13,547,752 2,315,376 355,173,535 920,615,693


California Organic Agriculture by Region and Commodity Group, 2005

Number of Growers*

REGION Field Crops

Fruit & Nut Crops


& Apiary


Pasture & Rangeland

Vegetable Crops

TOTAL

Bay Area 7 25 8 16 4 28 51

Cascade-Sierra 40 58 9 18 7 45 111

Central Coast 18 149 5 39 — 131 243

North Coast 21 250 36 52 11 109 354

Sacramento Valley 77 153 5 18 8 53 252

San Joaquin Valley 19 238 16 9 5 49 301

South Coast 18 349 8 25 — 72 392

Southeast Interior 6 77 4 2 — 23 103

TOTAL Growers 205 1,293 91 179 35 505 1,795

Number of Acres

REGION Field Crops

Fruit & Nut Crops


& Apiary


Pasture & Rangeland

Vegetable Crops

TOTAL

Bay Area 390 364 1,798 7 5,944 253 8,757

Cascade-Sierra 11,788 638 240 110 11,130 1,220 25,126

Central Coast 1,036 2,514 1,309 45 — 23,572 28,476

North Coast 1,555 7,588 16,917 31 4,375 473 30,939

Sacramento Valley 16,589 5,354 12 33 10,572 2,736 35,296

San Joaquin Valley 8,617 16,551 2,159 34 10,674 8,357 46,391

South Coast 645 7,078 66 43 — 4,215 12,047

Southeast Interior 756 2,313 234 39 — 4,797 8,139

TOTAL Acres 41,376 42,460 22,736 342 42,695 45,622 195,171


REGION Field Crops

Fruit & Nut Crops


& Apiary


Pasture & Rangeland

Vegetable Crops

TOTAL

Bay Area 168,255 1,564,865 4,421,502 251,136 11 1,871,361 8,277,130

Cascade-Sierra 5,407,044 1,215,911 50,377 7,651 15,232 828,413 7,524,628

Central Coast 852,395 30,456,241 44,927 3,353,677 — 114,436,562 149,143,802

North Coast 897,139 16,680,669 35,233,543 971,740 13,811 5,307,130 59,104,032

Sacramento Valley 12,453,321 14,820,705 24,100 924,572 1,135 14,184,721 42,408,554

San Joaquin Valley 1,940,855 62,344,962 45,379,765 448,763 10 44,412,776 154,527,131

South Coast 1,160,953 27,032,945 6,723,985 372,312 — 26,851,148 62,141,343

Southeast Interior 346,406 12,770,965 368,599 1,741,824 — 12,551,518 27,779,312

TOTAL Sales 23,226,368 166,887,263 92,246,798 8,071,675 30,199 220,443,629 510,905,932

* Row totals do not equal the sum of the columns because of growers in multiple commodity groups. The sum of the regions may not equal the Total Growers because of growers in multiple regions.

— Data not reported to protect confidentiality.



Number of Growers*

REGION Field Crops

Fruit & Nut Crops


& Apiary


Pasture & Rangeland

Vegetable Crops

TOTAL

Bay Area 6 27 11 13 11 24 57

Cascade-Sierra 42 47 7 14 7 44 110

Central Coast 14 163 7 36 — 135 253

North Coast 24 237 44 51 36 104 373



South Coast 17 363 7 30 1 76 411


TOTAL Growers 220 1,326 105 178 62 519 1,891

Number of Acres

REGION Field Crops

Fruit & Nut Crops


& Apiary


Pasture & Rangeland

Vegetable Crops

TOTAL

Bay Area 860 411 503 8 10,019 509 12,309

Cascade-Sierra 14,836 634 267 2 11,704 533 27,977

Central Coast 985 3,229 514 46 — 26,524 31,298

North Coast 2,596 9,551 13,902 40 17,817 485 44,390



South Coast 500 8,316 1,062 76 4 4,492 14,450

Southeast Interior 776 3,126 42 41 — 5,496 9,481

TOTAL Acres 58,231 52,594 19,085 266 66,235 56,710 253,121


REGION Field Crops

Fruit & Nut Crops


& Apiary


Pasture & Rangeland

Vegetable Crops

TOTAL

Bay Area 641,073 2,241,528 5,804,052 278,901 14 6,590,406 15,555,974

Cascade-Sierra 6,540,419 890,328 16,290 14,665 528 1,145,454 8,607,684

Central Coast 634,317 37,100,600 31,370 2,506,952 — 109,937,803 150,211,042

North Coast 269,926 20,478,042 45,407,384 1,507,781 71,649 6,326,397 74,061,179

Sacramento Valley 14,383,978 16,388,541 241,700 912,227 879 14,707,032 46,634,357

San Joaquin Valley 3,627,553 83,944,654 75,428,742 524,250 604 61,686,488 225,212,291

South Coast 996,398 36,853,096 8,274,721 366,269 5,000 32,454,549 78,950,033

Southeast Interior 331,979 16,537,964 652,584 121,897 — 11,694,745 29,339,169

TOTAL Sales 27,425,643 214,434,753 135,856,843 6,232,942 78,674 244,542,874 628,571,729





Number of Growers*

REGION Field Crops

Fruit & Nut Crops


& Apiary


Pasture & Rangeland

Vegetable Crops

TOTAL

Bay Area 8 32 11 18 15 28 67

Cascade-Sierra 56 58 6 18 10 53 134

Central Coast 18 200 9 45 3 155 301

North Coast 35 290 56 56 57 102 445



South Coast 12 416 6 22 1 79 458


TOTAL Growers 266 1,511 118 192 101 564 2,156

Number of Acres

REGION Field Crops

Fruit & Nut Crops


& Apiary


Pasture & Rangeland

Vegetable Crops

TOTAL

Bay Area 1,983 419 543 8 12,718 520 16,191

Cascade-Sierra 18,880 773 191 9 16,867 496 37,216

Central Coast 669 3,977 1,323 103 18,322 19,660 44,055

North Coast 2,863 9,218 15,957 45 39,225 821 68,128



South Coast 475 8,082 62 43 5 21,623 30,290

Southeast Interior 1,226 2,768 46 6 — 5,719 9,764

TOTAL Acres 72,063 53,904 22,121 271 130,097 75,450 353,906

Farm Level Sales Value - Dollars

REGION Field Crops

Fruit & Nut Crops


& Apiary


Pasture & Rangeland

Vegetable Crops

TOTAL

Bay Area 309,312 2,129,250 4,397,791 1,016,250 7,018 6,648,235 14,507,856

Cascade-Sierra 9,176,197 1,769,607 53,355 31,087 27,359 961,001 12,018,606

Central Coast 269,912 54,305,454 378,089 7,676,591 4 117,872,819 180,502,869

North Coast 491,091 23,851,147 72,574,828 1,736,688 732,824 6,912,666 106,299,244

Sacramento Valley 18,248,833 18,488,071 1,640,952 1,078,379 15,598 19,535,805 59,007,638

San Joaquin Valley 4,155,791 98,702,283 53,019,153 539,038 11,867 133,746,470 290,174,602

South Coast 376,345 56,632,686 6,000,262 353,125 2,000 45,448,518 108,812,936


TOTAL Sales 33,688,375 274,661,275 138,909,483 12,444,795 796,670 347,469,012 807,969,610





Number of Growers*

REGION Field Crops

Fruit & Nut Crops


& Apiary


Pasture & Rangeland

Vegetable Crops

TOTAL

Bay Area 9 35 14 19 17 35 73

Cascade-Sierra 58 59 10 23 22 58 149

Central Coast 23 204 12 39 5 160 310

North Coast 44 319 64 47 80 110 488



South Coast 11 432 8 27 — 86 484


TOTAL Growers 287 1,605 144 197 154 614 2,311

Number of Acres

REGION Field Crops

Fruit & Nut Crops


& Apiary


Pasture & Rangeland

Vegetable Crops

TOTAL

Bay Area 1,387 265 2,280 11 10,021 812 14,775

Cascade-Sierra 24,458 687 427 73 22,647 1,074 49,366

Central Coast 1,002 5,155 1,348 115 18,338 24,641 50,600

North Coast 4,377 11,051 18,525 26 46,085 483 80,547

Sacramento Valley 27,001 6,451 2,296 51 32,141 5,730 73,670


South Coast 133 9,556 64 61 — 22,399 32,216

Southeast Interior 3,519 2,983 41 6 — 5,135 11,928

TOTAL Acres 72,669 63,534 86,422 359 155,297 85,708 463,989

Farm Level Sales Value - Dollars

REGION Field Crops

Fruit & Nut Crops


& Apiary


Pasture & Rangeland

Vegetable Crops

TOTAL

Bay Area 112,430 1,749,996 8,493,929 511,541 368,009 7,337,409 18,573,315

Cascade-Sierra 13,834,990 1,635,817 57,325 162,004 148,353 1,228,579 17,067,067

Central Coast 355,764 62,544,110 309,308 9,628,115 256 165,919,533 238,757,086

North Coast 618,036 31,744,899 57,175,101 2,238,271 2,372,114 7,430,455 101,578,876

Sacramento Valley 20,717,150 23,993,780 2,028,732 1,008,658 15,294 27,747,128 75,510,743


South Coast 319,607 76,624,033 6,963,416 551,488 — 32,320,485 116,780,031


TOTAL Sales 39,556,788 335,534,818 144,164,603 14,501,511 3,105,574 371,294,375 908,157,668





Number of Growers*

REGION Field Crops

Fruit & Nut Crops


& Apiary


Pasture & Rangeland

Vegetable Crops

TOTAL

Bay Area 10 34 11 20 15 34 71

Cascade-Sierra 58 60 9 24 20 63 150

Central Coast 32 200 12 46 7 156 303

North Coast 46 329 67 46 82 113 498



South Coast 16 451 6 29 — 89 503

Southeast Interior 12 111 3 3 3 26 144

TOTAL Growers 282 1662 142 200 157 614 2,330

Number of Acres

REGION Field Crops

Fruit & Nut Crops


& Apiary


Pasture & Rangeland

Vegetable Crops

TOTAL

Bay Area 1,947 265 2,260 8 10,208 528 15,217

Cascade-Sierra 21,953 692 429 72 36,971 756 60,873

Central Coast 218 4,427 1,376 129 18,623 23,775 48,548

North Coast 6,690 10,961 19,245 24 54,402 734 92,056

Sacramento Valley 21,255 5,911 3,606 36 32,793 4,755 68,357


South Coast 133 10,957 68 63 — 22,784 34,012

Southeast Interior 4,052 3,458 62 8 305 3,738 11,621

TOTAL Acres 77,340 66,375 88,333 354 179,702 74,065 486,169


REGION Field Crops

Fruit & Nut Crops


& Apiary


Pasture & Rangeland

Vegetable Crops

TOTAL

Bay Area 394,415 1,876,782 13,894,912 364,886 7,522 3,228,396 19,766,914

Cascade-Sierra 15,082,473 1,224,932 66,632 186,019 65,126 1,919,610 18,544,792

Central Coast 1,344,069 60,915,379 797,958 8,404,119 85 153,074,029 224,535,638

North Coast 864,393 37,345,424 68,946,498 2,121,534 1,875,438 7,096,957 118,250,243

Sacramento Valley 20,374,266 22,854,360 3,377,155 782,523 164,825 22,841,822 70,394,950


South Coast 1,551,844 70,519,301 6,969,184 1,275,217 — 41,231,476 121,548,023

Southeast Interior 1,780,653 25,125,043 743,492 15,602 4 17,860,471 45,525,265

TOTAL Sales 50,354,710 340,496,697 158,727,624 13,547,752 2,315,376 355,173,535 920,615,693




Percent of Registered Growers and Percent of Sales by Sales Class, 2005 – 2009

Sales Class ($ per year)

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

% Growers

% Sales

% Growers

% Sales

% Growers

% Sales

% Growers

% Sales

% Growers

% Sales

0 - 4,999 26 0 23 0 23 0 22 0 22 0

5,000 - 9,999 9 0 8 0 7 0 7 0 7 0

10,000 - 49,999 26 2 26 2 26 2 24 2 24 2

50,000 - 99,999 11 3 12 3 12 2 13 2 11 2

100,000 - 249,999 12 7 12 6 11 5 13 5 13 5

250,000 - 499,999 6 8 7 8 7 7 9 8 8 8

500,000 - 999,999 4 11 6 13 6 10 6 11 6 12

1,000,000 & above 6 68 6 68 7 73 7 71 8 72

All 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Entry and Exit Patterns of Registered Growers, 2005 – 2009

Organic Growers: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Continuing from the previous year 1,519 1,530 1,676 1,873 1,968

Entering 276 361 480 438 362

Total registered growers 1,795 1,891 2,156 2,311 2,330

Exiting at the end of the year 265 215 283 343 n/a

Continuing into the next year 1,530 1,676 1,873 1,968 n/a

n/a = not available


California Organic Agriculture by County, 2005 – 2009

Number of Growers

Region/County 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Bay Area 51 57 67 73 71

Alameda 3 4 5 3 4

Contra Costa 8 8 9 10 9

Marin 32 39 44 50 49

San Francisco — — — — —

San Mateo 6 5 8 9 8

Cascade-Sierra 111 110 134 149 150

Amador 4 4 5 6 5

Calaveras 3 — 4 4 4

El Dorado 15 12 15 17 16

Lassen — — — — —

Modoc 6 8 10 12 14

Nevada 15 15 18 19 26

Placer 16 18 20 18 19

Plumas 4 6 5 5 4

Shasta 15 14 21 25 22

Sierra — — — — —

Siskiyou 24 26 32 40 36

Trinity 7 3 — 3 3

Central Coast 243 253 301 310 303

Monterey 60 72 79 86 86

San Benito 45 40 50 52 50

San Luis Obispo 50 55 70 74 66

Santa Clara 16 19 17 19 16

Santa Cruz 75 69 86 81 87

North Coast 354 373 445 488 498

Del Norte — — 3 5 5

Humboldt 64 76 102 114 113

Lake 56 54 68 65 66

Mendocino 90 86 107 117 123

Napa 30 35 42 51 52

Sonoma 113 120 123 137 140

* The total of the counties may not equal the region total because of growers in multiple counties. —- Data not reported to protect confidentiality.



Number of Growers (continued)

Region/County 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Sacramento Valley 252 265 287 303 272

Butte 54 52 54 59 50

Colusa 23 23 30 37 25

Glenn 25 37 39 39 32

Sacramento 10 11 13 13 14

Solano 27 24 30 29 28

Sutter 35 37 41 43 32

Tehama 12 10 15 17 23

Yolo 53 57 51 57 54

Yuba 14 15 15 15 17

San Joaquin Valley 301 327 352 386 408

Fresno 93 112 123 134 143

Kern 25 28 31 36 36

Kings 6 11 16 16 21

Madera 40 39 40 43 42

Merced 41 43 45 49 46

San Joaquin 17 18 19 24 26

Stanislaus 33 25 27 32 28

Tulare 48 52 51 55 71

South Coast 392 411 458 484 503

Los Angeles 14 12 15 19 16

Orange 7 8 7 8 10

San Bernardino 5 3 4 3 4

San Diego 271 281 301 307 323

Santa Barbara 52 54 68 74 73

Ventura 44 54 63 73 77

Southeast Interior 103 106 124 135 144

Imperial 20 19 23 28 24

Inyo — — — — —

Mono — — — — —

Riverside — — — — 3

Tuolumne 76 79 92 98 111

* The total of the counties may not equal the region total because of growers in multiple counties. — Data not reported to protect confidentiality.



Number of Acres

Region/County 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Bay Area 8,757 12,309 16,191 14,775 15,217

Alameda 72 228 228 74 79

Contra Costa 250 138 140 356 389

Marin 8,402 11,662 15,532 14,000 14,713


San Mateo 26 277 287 342 31

Cascade-Sierra 25,126 27,977 37,216 49,366 60,873

Amador 374 374 485 945 683

Calaveras 36 — 22 38 37

El Dorado 111 98 107 161 127

Lassen — — — — —

Modoc 2,513 2,690 3,057 5,543 5,851

Nevada 200 84 78 112 148

Placer 1,929 2,536 3,386 5,380 3,566

Plumas 3,021 3,086 371 559 560

Shasta 524 1,495 2,023 2,957 2,090

Sierra — — — — —

Siskiyou 16,333 17,494 27,572 33,649 47,593

Trinity 32 12 — 21 21

Central Coast 28,476 31,298 44,055 50,600 48,548

Monterey 15,891 18,607 22,502 24,751 24,630

San Benito 6,614 6,618 13,139 13,896 12,563

San Luis Obispo 2,799 2,679 6,395 6,899 7,253

Santa Clara 344 867 527 644 729

Santa Cruz 2,828 2,526 1,493 4,409 3,374

North Coast 30,939 44,390 68,128 80,547 92,056

Del Norte — — 7,839 9,181 8,356

Humboldt 6,850 12,881 27,832 32,149 43,179

Lake 1,333 1,498 1,841 1,689 2,061

Mendocino 3,442 6,360 5,352 7,198 7,079

Napa 1,040 2,207 2,421 2,628 2,431

Sonoma 10,677 13,645 22,844 27,703 28,952




Number of Acres (continued)

Region/County 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Sacramento Valley 35,296 44,802 52,800 73,670 68,357

Butte 14,581 15,784 16,043 16,670 15,884

Colusa 2,822 2,809 4,318 6,988 4,536

Glenn 2,883 3,540 4,412 3,846 3,806

Sacramento 465 491 421 546 435

Solano 1,019 886 1,195 1,366 1,339

Sutter 6,690 7,592 10,694 11,197 10,173

Tehama 943 565 632 15,533 16,030

Yolo 4,848 11,608 13,660 16,265 14,829

Yuba 1,045 1,526 1,425 1,260 1,323

San Joaquin Valley 46,391 68,415 95,460 150,887 155,486

Fresno 10,739 18,016 19,090 16,499 22,671

Kern 7,816 13,325 18,505 23,432 15,352

Kings 4,626 12,211 13,276 4,994 11,755

Madera 4,001 4,236 5,204 5,998 5,269

Merced 7,140 7,572 26,239 77,895 77,483

San Joaquin 576 596 708 1,155 1,131

Stanislaus 9,308 9,794 9,774 18,195 17,970

Tulare 2,186 2,666 2,664 2,718 3,854

South Coast 12,047 14,450 30,290 32,216 34,012

Los Angeles 97 167 18,985 19,005 19,006

Orange 320 164 126 356 357

San Bernardino 74 66 30 36 45

San Diego 5,672 6,752 5,399 5,643 6,459

Santa Barbara 1,631 1,935 1,977 2,918 2,856

Ventura 4,254 5,366 3,773 4,259 5,289

Southeast Interior 8,139 9,481 9,764 11,928 11,621

Imperial 5,383 5,777 6,026 6,188 5,447

Inyo — — — — —

Mono — — — — —

Riverside — — — — 791

Tuolumne 2,163 3,010 2,502 4,635 5,086





Region/County 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Bay Area 8,277,130 15,555,974 14,507,856 18,573,315 19,766,914

Alameda 545,775 751,505 1,348,505 724,384 687,650

Contra Costa 1,426,443 1,953,256 1,889,063 1,751,906 2,061,169

Marin 6,222,374 8,278,506 6,792,602 11,389,993 16,791,218


San Mateo 77,438 4,571,107 4,477,086 4,702,732 223,077

Cascade-Sierra 7,524,628 8,607,684 12,018,606 17,067,067 18,544,792

Amador 463,460 569,807 1,014,113 746,192 598,713

Calaveras 26,546 — 32,857 40,040 69,126

El Dorado 301,282 204,002 243,007 352,163 327,601

Lassen — — — — —

Modoc 573,631 864,169 1,623,597 1,698,852 1,810,294

Nevada 318,615 293,382 226,629 308,927 603,493

Placer 1,797,897 1,996,503 2,459,989 3,597,641 4,333,758

Plumas 58,859 43,685 82,430 118,899 73,134

Shasta 636,508 541,970 781,396 910,978 1,065,045

Sierra — — — — —

Siskiyou 3,263,639 4,026,967 5,506,833 9,157,851 9,377,870

Trinity 62,141 5,324 — 135,524 134,558

Central Coast 149,143,802 150,211,042 180,502,869 238,757,086 224,535,638

Monterey 74,184,416 80,364,222 103,174,354 126,350,868 127,682,710

San Benito 40,603,341 36,326,973 37,031,411 40,100,864 26,579,369

San Luis Obispo 6,046,145 4,763,564 10,105,856 25,767,292 20,916,829

Santa Clara 2,540,015 3,512,861 4,162,533 3,676,016 8,941,915

Santa Cruz 25,769,885 25,243,422 26,028,715 42,862,045 40,414,814

North Coast 59,104,032 74,061,179 106,299,244 101,578,876 118,250,243

Del Norte — — 9,638,001 10,979,005 9,641,006

Humboldt 7,663,036 11,415,180 15,233,250 22,100,914 26,872,726

Lake 1,428,886 1,300,842 2,124,240 2,617,972 2,684,898

Mendocino 8,005,191 8,739,339 8,399,288 15,638,077 21,429,885

Napa 4,870,963 7,909,419 10,929,403 12,585,101 13,469,609

Sonoma 29,510,354 37,073,398 59,975,062 37,657,807 44,152,118




Farm Level Sales Value – Dollars (continued)

Region/County 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Sacramento Valley 42,408,554 46,634,357 59,007,638 75,510,743 70,394,950

Butte 6,720,226 6,755,707 8,088,617 11,588,655 6,716,942

Colusa 4,067,242 3,355,535 4,557,338 6,949,483 5,982,944

Glenn 2,706,375 3,994,321 5,931,914 5,602,593 5,518,418

Sacramento 757,547 875,243 1,013,908 1,188,744 1,292,979

Solano 2,551,223 3,351,765 3,752,842 5,736,836 6,982,128

Sutter 5,045,622 7,107,180 9,256,787 10,729,589 11,538,289

Tehama 1,339,218 1,429,433 1,786,183 1,732,946 2,354,103

Yolo 12,500,874 13,009,466 16,531,432 20,393,242 23,292,205

Yuba 6,720,226 6,755,707 8,088,617 11,588,655 6,716,942

San Joaquin Valley 154,527,131 225,212,291 290,174,602 298,319,491 302,049,868

Fresno 23,132,246 33,371,868 41,002,685 54,266,560 54,978,703

Kern 48,256,757 72,184,695 144,225,333 106,425,764 107,421,778

Kings 1,143,429 2,572,138 7,338,476 10,003,898 13,931,680

Madera 10,327,516 12,610,507 11,634,022 15,899,813 13,693,655

Merced 19,432,595 32,970,460 43,496,997 67,099,710 50,833,211

San Joaquin 1,973,924 2,954,190 3,957,653 5,052,644 6,901,465

Stanislaus 15,133,104 17,943,553 23,395,808 23,757,812 31,272,922

Tulare 35,127,560 50,604,880 15,123,628 15,813,290 23,016,453

South Coast 62,141,343 78,950,033 108,812,936 116,780,031 121,548,023

Los Angeles 7,321,849 7,730,147 6,696,811 7,781,616 7,541,167

Orange 1,588,592 1,499,503 1,701,059 3,287,026 2,884,170

San Bernardino 358,142 483,400 132,870 81,176 145,960

San Diego 22,695,898 22,297,172 39,328,996 32,724,875 44,708,893

Santa Barbara 12,253,886 17,887,274 26,780,820 30,377,076 26,417,447

Ventura 17,922,976 29,052,537 34,172,380 42,528,262 39,850,388

Southeast Interior 27,779,312 29,339,169 36,645,859 41,571,062 45,525,265

Imperial 18,846,369 18,080,706 23,006,366 27,761,524 28,083,501

Inyo — — — — —

Mono — — — — —

Riverside — — — — 547,795

Tuolumne 8,367,506 10,292,400 12,125,143 12,565,023 16,135,225



California Organic Agriculture by Commodity, 2005 – 2009

Number of Growers*

Commodity 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Fruit & Nut Crops TOTAL 1,293 1,326 1,511 1,605 1,662

Berries Blackberry 53 59 80 82 84

Blueberry 28 31 37 45 57

Boysenberry 16 17 21 21 19

Cranberry — — — — —

Currant 3 3 — — —

Olallieberry 12 10 7 8 8

Raspberry 56 55 76 79 85

Strawberry 111 119 132 153 155

Other 8 10 17 21 17

Citrus Grapefruit 108 110 109 128 123

Kumquat 24 28 20 32 20

Lemons 138 143 155 180 184

Lime 49 54 54 59 64

Orange 238 247 254 252 253

Tangelo 48 52 48 47 56

Tangerines & mandarins 98 101 96 97 93

Mandarins — — — 9 16

Other — — — — —

Grapes Grapes, all** 277 289 340 404 433

Grapes, juice 8 6 6 7 6

Grapes, raisin 54 59 66 88 93

Grapes, table 75 86 87 94 104

Grapes, wine 137 135 174 206 224

Grapes, other 3 3 7 9 6

Nuts Almond 75 80 78 85 80

Chestnut 10 10 11 12 8

Hazelnut — — — — —

Hickory nuts — — — — —

Macadamia 9 6 7 6 4

Peanut — — 3 — —

Pecan 6 5 5 9 5

Pistachio 13 13 13 15 15

Walnut 159 147 174 173 159

Other — — — — —

Pome Fruits Apple 199 186 194 208 201

Asian pear 54 43 48 51 46

Crabapple — 3 4 4 —

Pear 92 82 88 91 84

Quince 12 13 14 16 19

Other — 3 — — —

* The sum of the number of growers by commodity does not equal the group total because of growers with multiple commodities. — Data not reported to protect confidentiality. ** Grapes, all equals the number of growers who produce and market organic grape juice, raisins, table, grapes, wine, and other uses.



Number of Growers* (continued)

Commodity 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Stone Fruits Apricot 71 53 58 75 77

Cherry 51 47 54 62 59

Nectarine 57 59 59 74 73

Peach 116 113 113 135 130

Plum 115 114 106 135 117

Prune 31 29 31 34 28

Pluots — — — 11 17

Other 33 30 24 27 24

Subtropical & Tropical

Avocado 178 201 240 265 292

Banana 3 3 3 — 3

Cherimoya 18 24 19 17 24

Coconut — — — — —

Date 12 10 12 12 14

Fig 79 81 81 86 79

Guava 29 28 23 28 36

Jujube 9 15 8 10 13

Kiwi fruit 30 30 31 28 32

Loquat 9 11 5 15 12

Mango — — 3 4 —

Olive 35 37 40 41 44

Papaya — — — — —

Passion fruit 6 12 8 10 10

Persimmon 102 102 96 118 112

Pineapple — — — — —

Pomegranate 59 66 61 74 69

Prickly pear 4 6 5 8 3

Other 22 22 20 18 17

Vegetable Crops TOTAL 505 519 564 614 614

Alliums Chives 23 31 31 37 33

Garlic 117 119 119 131 128

Leeks 79 81 81 93 85

Onions 152 157 157 178 182

Shallots 28 31 29 26 29

Other 10 10 12 15 14

* The sum of the number of growers by commodity does not equal the group total because of growers with multiple commodities. — Data not reported to protect confidentiality.




Commodity 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Brassicas Arugula 92 93 96 112 97

Broccoli 143 148 154 175 169

Brussels sprouts 12 14 15 23 26

Cabbage 106 107 105 117 126

Cauliflower 82 84 93 101 87

Chinese cabbage 28 26 32 27 25

Collards 54 51 54 64 69

Horseradish 4 7 6 5 8

Kale 93 109 117 134 133

Kohlrabi 25 24 30 37 34

Misc. leaf vegetables 63 61 73 62 63

Mustard 32 40 43 46 52

Radish & daikon 95 89 87 106 108

Turnip 59 59 58 68 69

Watercress 11 12 9 7 10

Brassicas, other 37 39 29 33 36

Unclassified Mixed vegetables, 5 acres or less — — — — —

Vegetable crops, fallow — — — 6 4

Chenopods Beets 153 148 153 170 183

Chard 136 149 159 166 173

Spinach 121 115 120 139 136

Other — 5 4 — 3

Composites Artichokes 36 44 51 56 64

Burdock 3 5 4 3 6

Cardoon 5 3 4 4 —

Chickory 18 18 18 21 15

Endive 25 27 26 26 32

Lettuce, all 173 191 193 210 196

Radicchio 30 34 33 35 36

Salad mix 88 91 83 94 87

Salsify — — — — —

Other 59 70 57 58 61

Cucurbits Cantaloupe 99 101 94 119 117

Cucumber 170 180 177 206 208

Gourd 22 21 22 26 19

Honeydew 45 42 42 55 49

Squash, summer 200 210 213 239 241

Squash, winter 149 147 150 163 175

Watermelon 87 90 86 113 104

Pumpkin — — — 29 41

Other 59 70 57 58 61

* The sum of the number of growers by commodity does not equal the group total because of growers with multiple commodities.





Commodity 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Legumes & Sprouts

Beans, fresh market 147 142 150 184 177

Peas, fresh market 91 82 95 111 109

Sprouts 12 9 10 11 12

Other 16 14 12 14 12

Other Vegetables

Jicama — — — — 3

Rhubarb 23 23 22 20 25

Sweet potatoes 14 12 11 11 12

Yams — 3 6 5 5

Other 17 22 23 27 22

Solanaceous Crops

Eggplants 105 106 114 128 130

Peppers 156 170 174 193 212

Potato 92 97 96 121 109

Tomatillo 40 44 47 53 56

Tomato, canned/processed 29 28 29 32 28

Tomato, fresh market 231 235 249 278 292

Other — 7 3 — —

Succulent Vegetables & Sweet Corn

Asparagus 39 37 39 48 43

Mushrooms 11 11 11 14 14

Okra 26 28 27 29 35

Prickly pear pads 9 9 6 12 5

Sweet corn 86 82 75 104 101

Other 6 6 8 8 8

Umbels & Herbs

Basil 141 144 143 155 156

Carrots 133 137 133 149 147

Celery & celeriac 48 57 54 67 64

Cilantro 79 87 97 114 107

Fennel 46 50 53 66 65

Mixed herbs 97 101 102 111 116

Parsley 82 87 90 98 93

Parsnip 12 12 14 14 11

Other 54 62 69 81 68

Field Crops TOTAL 205 220 266 287 282

Fiber Cotton — — — — —

Flax — — — — —

Cover crops — — — — —

Other — — — — —





Commodity 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Legumes Alfalfa 30 35 47 50 57

Beans, dried 20 12 13 17 20

Clover — — — 3 4

Peas, dried 3 — — 7 11

Soybeans 8 8 6 6 4

Vetch 5 5 4 5 7

Other 6 6 4 4 6

Grain & Forage Crops

Barley 10 10 10 16 12

Buckwheat — — — — —

Field corn 13 10 15 17 20

Oats 15 18 20 24 23

Popcorn 6 5 5 7 8

Rice 70 73 93 89 60

Rye 6 3 5 6 4

Ryegrass — 4 8 11 16

Sorghum — — — — —

Sudan grass — — 3 4 —

Wheat 23 25 31 34 33

Wild rice 6 5 7 10 10

Field & seed crops, fallow — — 4 4 —

Other 21 23 26 33 37

Sugar Crops Cane 3 — — — —

Sugarbeets — — — — —

Other — — — — —

Oil Crops Jojoba 3 3 — — —

Safflower 6 — — 9 10

Sesame — — — — —

Sunflower 4 3 4 4 6

Other 3 — — — 3

Seed Crops Grass 6 6 6 5 5

Legume — — — — —

Sesame, confectionary — — — — —

Sunflower, confectionary 8 7 6 5 4

Vegetable seed 10 4 5 — 6

Other 4 4 6 5 7

Beverage Crops Tea — — — — —

Other — — — — 4





Commodity 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Livestock, Dairy, Poultry & Apiary TOTAL 91 105 118 144 142

Dairy Dairy cattle 18 25 27 28 31

Milk, fluid — — 8 21 22

Other 14 24 19 18 17

Livestock Goats — — — — —

Sheep — — — — —

Honey 5 4 4 4 3

Livestock, others 3 — — 3 —

Cattle 4 — 13 25 28

Hogs & pigs — — — — 4

Sheep & lambs 4 3 3 7 9

Poultry, others — — — — —

Chickens, meat 3 5 5 5 4

Layer hens — — — — —

Turkeys 41 39 38 50 45

Pasture & Rangeland TOTAL 35 62 101 154 157

Pasture & Rangeland

Pasture (irrigated) 21 36 55 93 98

Rangeland 10 10 18 33 36

Woodlot — — — — —

Other 11 23 47 61 58

Nursery, Greenhouse & Forestry TOTAL 179 178 192 197 200

Cactus, Aloe Vera 6 5 3 5 7

Christmas trees — — — — —

Edible flowers 18 15 18 26 24

Greenhouse cut flowers or greens 6 — 5 8 10

Greenhouse grown container plants/ornamentals 20 14 22 23 24

Greenhouse grown vegetable transplants 42 46 50 47 54

Outdoor grown container plants/ornamentals 16 20 27 24 21

Outdoor grown cut flowers or greens 92 93 92 95 90

Outdoor grown vegetable transplants 14 19 22 21 17

Vines, canes & other propagative matter 5 5 5 5 4

Other 25 25 31 27 31

* The sum of the number of growers does not equal the group total because of growers with multiple commodities. — Data not reported to protect confidentiality.

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Number of Acres

Commodity 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Fruit & Nut Crops TOTAL 42,460 52,594 53,904 63,534 66,375

Berries Blackberry 114 125 135 199 241

Blueberry 74 146 220 305 467

Boysenberry 2 3 3 4 6


Currant 0 0 — — —

Olallieberry 5 3 2 4 2

Raspberry 332 447 485 810 1,161

Strawberry 1,406 1,868 1,806 2,701 2,185

Other 2 2 4 3 2

Citrus Grapefruit 114 125 135 199 241

Kumquat 74 146 220 305 467

Lemons 2 3 3 4 6

Lime — — — — —

Orange, all 0 0 — — —

Tangelo 5 3 2 4 2

Tangerines & mandarins 332 447 485 810 1,161

Mandarins 1,406 1,868 1,806 2,701 2,185

Other — — — — —

Grapes Grapes, all** 14,405 16,810 16,786 22,102 24,470

Grapes, juice 258 228 228 209 171

Grapes, raisin 4,535 5,269 6,233 8,481 9,948

Grapes, table 2,830 4,254 4,053 4,288 4,844

Grapes, wine 6,781 7,059 6,255 9,108 9,491

Grapes, other 0 0 17 17 15

Nuts Almond 3,470 4,214 4,840 5,987 5,414

Chestnut 43 44 20 45 43



Macadamia 17 19 21 12 12

Peanut — — 0 — —

Pecan 2 1 2 3 122

Pistachio 735 785 785 905 862

Walnut 4,018 4,448 4,987 4,844 4,613

Other — — — — —

Pome Fruits Apple 2,482 3,029 3,818 3,285 3,295

Asian pear 150 27 29 28 33

Crabapple — 0 16 16 —

Pear 476 292 236 238 276

Quince 1 1 4 3 4

Other — 8 — — —


** Grapes, all equals the number of acres of organic grape juice, raisins, table grapes, wine, and other uses.




Commodity 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Stone Fruits Apricot 380 350 379 339 360

Cherry 129 230 233 242 267

Nectarine 367 539 649 701 818

Peach 719 889 994 1,051 1,130

Plum 378 674 686 815 919

Prune 1,471 1,679 1,622 1,625 1,253

Pluots — — — 7 42

Other 118 168 139 147 144

Subtropicals & Tropical

Avocado 1,876 2,475 2,793 3,745 4,601

Banana 1 1 1 — 1

Cherimoya 12 22 18 16 20


Date 800 809 886 885 1,066

Fig 1,442 1,737 1,700 1,628 1,267

Guava 20 16 10 12 17

Jujube 2 17 2 3 8

Kiwi fruit 317 296 442 417 475

Loquat 1 4 0 2 1

Mango — — 60 61 —

Olive 484 1,768 1,504 1,889 1,563

Papaya — — — — —

Passion fruit 1 3 3 3 3

Persimmon 553 550 113 143 142


Pomegranate 152 349 442 694 313

Prickly pear 1 5 1 1 0

Other 44 42 29 27 24

Vegetable Crops TOTAL 45,622 56,710 75,450 85,708 74,065

Alliums Chives 6 11 9 6 2

Garlic 285 260 167 287 568

Leeks 88 84 62 98 74

Onions 533 531 647 1,069 863

Shallots 28 25 39 46 26

Other 3 3 8 7 7





Commodity 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Brassicas Arugula 784 565 420 550 508

Broccoli 2,997 3,245 2,525 3,214 3,089

Brussels sprouts 7 8 6 54 20

Cabbage 398 346 267 346 296

Cauliflower 1,437 1,741 1,160 1,385 863

Chinese cabbage 25 33 33 109 90

Collards 70 59 35 54 44

Horseradish 114 114 115 174 174

Kale 269 280 159 196 163

Kohlrabi 6 9 5 5 5

Misc. leaf vegetables 2,405 1,787 2,023 2,083 2,424

Mustard 23 136 44 42 76

Radish & Daikon 75 85 59 153 105

Turnip 40 29 30 40 28

Watercress 8 9 8 4 4

Other 104 80 60 91 56


Vegetable crops, fallow — — — 2,335 386

Chenopods Beets 263 264 223 293 305

Chard 494 474 301 263 401

Spinach 3,321 3,733 3,030 3,695 3,993

Other — 0 1 — 15

Composites Artichokes 253 394 655 768 869

Burdock 8 10 23 24 146

Cardoon 0 0 0 0 —

Chickory 22 48 45 51 18

Endive 338 395 360 279 361

Lettuce, all 4,343 5,646 3,784 4,018 4,219

Radicchio 541 465 994 1,084 263

Salad mix 8,896 9,586 9,265 10,564 8,799


Other 19 149 195 212 193

Cucurbits Cantaloupe 682 773 955 1,358 1,148

Cucumber 228 257 310 375 353

Gourd 3 8 6 12 4

Honeydew 109 133 240 145 165

Squash, summer 399 429 370 521 445

Squash, winter 985 920 475 664 544

Watermelon 304 321 343 304 289

Pumpkin — — — 85 57

Other 208 212 135 160 160





Commodity 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Legumes & Sprouts

Beans, fresh market 289 333 391 689 702

Peas, fresh market 117 123 113 162 155

Sprouts 4 4 4 2 2

Other 5 6 4 9 4

Other Vegetables

Jicama — — — — 1

Rhubarb 1 1 1 1 1

Sweet potatoes 1,314 1,337 2,120 2,214 2,242

Yams — 87 135 285 287

Other 88 166 111 85 45

Solanaceous Crops

Eggplants 56 71 130 119 112

Peppers 431 586 484 819 721

Potato 1,601 923 691 1,062 784

Tomatillo 8 12 10 22 9

Tomato, canned/processed 4,173 7,748 7,875 9,284 8,623

Tomato, fresh market 668 782 994 961 1,354

Other — 6 2 — —


Asparagus 246 280 242 461 362

Mushrooms 14 13 413 20 20

Okra 7 17 6 18 22

Prickly pear pads 5 7 2 6 1

Sweet corn 292 327 254 250 229

Other 6 3 45 8 4

Umbels & Herbs

Basil 55 108 109 115 113

Carrots 3,092 6,889 11,571 11,378 5,634

Celery & celeriac 1,043 1,110 18,926 19,425 19,269

Cilantro 161 121 145 253 251

Fennel 52 64 162 98 103

Mixed herbs 145 382 329 396 113

Parsley 88 118 109 137 116

Parsnip 9 8 3 10 2

Other 492 744 214 187 165

Field Crops TOTAL 41,376 58,231 72,063 72,669 77,340


Flax — — — — —

Cover Crops — — — — —

Other — — — — —





Commodity 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Legumes Alfalfa 6,106 8,482 12,002 13,321 12,712

Beans, dried 688 655 550 867 920

Clover — — — 248 238

Peas, dried 75 — — 303 253

Soybeans 7 4 1 1 0

Vetch 577 421 501 955 1,087

Other 50 78 5 5 2


Barley 1,220 2,628 802 2,597 3,070


Field corn 479 298 458 880 841

Oats 1,155 2,188 2,967 3,348 3,590

Popcorn 198 193 189 290 282

Rice 14,475 18,103 24,988 24,421 16,473

Rye 369 334 1,247 1,400 1,147

Ryegrass — 1,000 1,415 2,294 3,030


Sudan grass — — 216 704 —

Wheat 8,892 16,349 19,403 8,727 20,607

Wild rice 857 1,488 716 1,144 1,539

Field and seed crops, fallow — — 852 190 —

Other 4,350 4,059 4,484 6,962 8,106



Other — — — — —

Oil Crops Jojoba 573 573 — — —

Safflower 540 — — 3,298 2,586

Sesame — — — — —

Sunflower 35 2 0 0 0

Other 97 — — — 4

Seed Crops Grass 1 1 1 1 58

Legume — — — — —


Sunflower, confectionary 1 1 1 1 1

Vegetable seed 244 136 74 — 260

Other 21 154 63 183 71


Other — — — — 7





Commodity 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Livestock, Dairy, Poultry & Apiary TOTAL 22,736 19,085 22,121 86,422 88,333

Dairy Dairy cattle 14,506 12,658 10,174 13,457 14,722

Milk, fluid — — 332 2,140 3,390

Other 2,746 5,685 4,397 3,840 3,515


Sheep — — — — —

Honey 1 1 0 3 3

Livestock, others 505 — — 505 —

Cattle 3,863 — 6,669 12,535 11,026

Hogs & pigs — — — — 1,498

Sheep & lambs 543 46 46 547 571


Chickens, meat 3 4 144 160 14


Turkeys 445 391 262 52,951 52,948

Pasture & Rangeland TOTAL 42,695 66,235 130,097 155,297 179,702

Pasture & Rangeland

Pasture (irrigated) 13,916 20,537 31,268 30,707 32,339

Rangeland 21,020 29,030 51,597 66,867 94,088


Other 7,759 16,664 47,228 57,717 53,271

Nursery, Greenhouse & Forestry TOTAL 342 266 271 359 354

Cactus, Aloe Vera 2 1 0 4 4


Edible flowers 3 2 4 9 2

Greenhouse cut flowers or greens 2 — 2 3 1

Greenhouse grown container plants/ornamentals 6 5 14 16 12

Greenhouse grown vegetable transplants 129 29 79 86 91

Outdoor grown container plants/ornamentals 4 5 9 60 59

Outdoor grown cut flowers or greens 93 135 97 100 117

Outdoor grown vegetable transplants 5 6 6 10 5

Vines, canes & other propagative matter 23 0 1 10 20

Other 67 72 51 50 33



California Organic Agriculture by Commodity, 2005 – 2009 Farm Level Sales Value – Dollars

Commodity 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Fruit & Nut Crops TOTAL 166,887,263 214,434,753 274,661,275 335,534,818 340,496,697

Berries Blackberry 1,419,963 2,839,615 2,223,066 4,339,018 3,273,639

Blueberry 974,548 2,074,287 6,961,080 5,880,549 7,460,975

Boysenberry 15,461 17,368 24,141 30,674 82,062


Currant 232 17,101 — — —

Olallieberry 31,333 17,722 20,010 34,268 33,538

Raspberry 9,718,033 14,733,405 13,962,088 22,265,201 25,771,510

Strawberry 25,140,717 30,096,574 52,732,160 67,624,566 55,083,921

Other 8,155 9,780 16,158 31,974 7,717

Citrus Grapefruit 1,710,137 2,399,832 4,228,810 3,802,154 3,651,403

Kumquat 152,375 159,967 161,901 141,063 104,717

Lemons 3,481,870 4,228,385 6,048,702 6,758,891 8,448,129

Lime 226,450 272,236 293,676 301,398 277,835

Orange, all 7,263,945 11,034,358 13,239,443 17,969,522 16,770,714

Tangelo 583,914 599,002 612,784 894,196 804,022

Tangerines & Mandarins 1,274,405 1,968,200 1,993,035 2,553,084 2,130,231

Mandarins — — — 78,325 498,492

Other 23 31 21 30 27

Grapes Grapes, all** 54,483,111 67,444,574 80,879,486 92,341,339 109,346,921

Grapes, juice 478,558 345,800 510,014 425,740 452,008

Grapes, raisin 10,932,133 12,670,188 15,716,708 20,682,629 26,561,525

Grapes, table 24,647,598 29,949,294 38,017,236 37,836,627 40,762,188

Grapes, wine 18,424,241 24,479,244 26,515,140 33,355,267 41,517,957

Grapes, other 581 48 120,388 41,077 53,243

Nuts Almond 11,251,907 13,854,716 15,056,390 19,265,363 13,179,623

Chestnut 40,335 29,838 12,522 30,560 25,835



Macadamia 20,299 17,525 27,925 19,177 194,739

Peanut — — 1,294 — —

Pecan 2,230 2,582 7,915 4,373 4,113

Pistachio 1,516,907 2,342,362 2,887,253 4,282,661 2,893,818

Walnut 4,908,996 7,044,057 7,779,738 11,687,833 10,200,370

Other — — — — —

Pome Fruits Apple 5,472,984 5,028,611 8,232,909 10,537,195 7,408,133

Asian pear 79,917 119,009 131,247 150,945 148,376

Crabapple — 340 200,450 200,317 —

Pear 853,561 560,066 841,368 1,018,604 998,811

Quince 1,637 2,910 11,909 14,959 20,418

Other — 30,300 — — —


** Grapes, all equals the total farm sales value of organic grape juice, raisins, table grapes, wine, and other uses.




Commodity 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Stone Fruits Apricot 707,417 1,102,449 1,407,938 1,422,792 1,682,729

Cherry 586,351 514,835 1,321,214 1,523,777 1,892,482

Nectarine 2,861,213 3,979,225 5,349,256 6,116,118 6,130,870

Peach 5,774,153 6,335,172 8,968,931 9,221,354 9,365,498

Plum 1,633,601 2,601,215 3,847,006 3,835,907 6,849,362

Prune 2,342,360 2,839,633 3,800,325 3,578,617 3,189,276

Pluots — — — 19,696 124,506

Other 470,225 531,372 533,744 939,411 590,696

Subtropical & Tropical

Avocado 8,133,898 8,969,198 14,248,701 15,013,996 20,314,474

Banana 330 260 200 — 1,170

Cherimoya 39,191 52,747 63,261 70,927 85,387


Date 6,781,837 8,642,413 8,859,494 9,093,751 9,635,111

Fig 1,958,726 2,909,968 2,899,450 4,444,805 3,308,614

Guava 45,524 35,601 15,914 22,938 19,719

Jujube 17,362 17,995 12,309 12,780 36,078

Kiwi fruit 3,394,747 3,734,182 1,342,634 4,671,181 4,273,162

Loquat 1,409 8,231 1,805 1,859 1,409

Mango — — 674,240 189,259 —

Olive 711,460 856,476 888,175 1,108,928 936,702

Papaya — — — — —

Passion fruit 1,400 5,282 6,783 3,922 13,351

Persimmon 483,332 567,630 681,366 777,825 743,434


Pomegranate 201,979 2,703,014 916,991 923,979 296,165

Prickly pear 1,527 7,058 1,640 1,869 2,937

Other 72,264 151,764 148,010 144,654 182,798

Vegetable Crops TOTAL 220,443,629 244,542,874 347,469,012 371,294,375 355,173,535

Alliums Chives 222,182 575,713 1,309,149 707,802 381,313

Garlic 1,093,388 1,591,936 1,113,324 1,855,110 8,233,076

Leeks 857,863 1,091,279 858,276 1,294,186 1,621,678

Onions 3,255,002 3,542,067 4,291,837 5,655,395 4,428,362

Shallots 308,507 331,950 306,082 217,118 312,531

Other 26,216 43,505 121,433 160,333 125,565





Commodity 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Brassicas Arugula 4,047,156 2,914,688 3,430,360 5,749,472 4,967,120

Broccoli 10,253,472 10,749,472 9,217,274 13,711,755 16,695,052

Brussels sprouts 29,487 60,675 33,387 341,951 313,106

Cabbage 2,300,390 2,238,664 1,744,807 1,821,390 1,801,638

Cauliflower 6,729,607 6,501,888 4,348,737 8,168,695 4,745,890

Chinese cabbage 149,924 134,124 263,487 908,972 993,088

Collards 239,938 125,931 370,639 835,646 478,953

Horseradish 22,084 38,054 63,950 49,430 82,004

Kale 1,650,449 1,602,208 2,050,040 3,223,521 1,153,094

Kohlrabi 19,861 43,986 36,912 46,223 38,509

Misc. leaf vegetables 7,230,371 5,535,648 8,729,904 9,637,048 9,649,944

Mustard 63,403 440,218 491,993 143,636 137,687

Radish & Daikon 558,299 649,881 309,683 956,975 830,295

Turnip 182,232 230,408 167,489 342,416 304,146

Watercress 209,314 508,465 516,821 268,015 267,764

Other 2,004,397 190,492 351,177 471,211 1,363,825


Vegetable crops, fallow — — — — —

Chenopods Beets 1,332,681 954,620 1,084,483 1,811,032 2,089,043

Chard 1,703,202 1,418,080 1,476,103 2,507,000 2,304,530

Spinach 17,154,542 15,620,575 14,265,753 28,169,821 25,860,212

Other — 1,427 5,258 — 54,007

Composites Artichokes 2,205,214 2,848,184 3,798,984 3,161,895 3,284,040

Burdock 27,280 61,806 128,017 43,435 45,474

Cardoon 609 900 202 255 —

Chickory 124,678 243,387 216,381 338,467 171,950

Endive 1,829,453 1,540,724 1,878,986 1,798,998 2,008,368

Lettuce, all 19,222,659 23,483,228 29,000,605 26,750,266 21,420,938

Radicchio 2,890,956 1,781,375 2,998,998 4,849,885 2,220,748

Salad mix 39,283,890 36,552,582 43,461,942 56,299,044 52,870,634


Other 182,759 196,912 928,585 1,122,614 958,289

Cucurbits Cantaloupe 2,476,022 3,001,960 3,356,367 4,102,312 3,239,396

Cucumber 2,822,593 3,002,681 2,410,427 2,533,491 2,205,711

Gourd 4,978 5,975 14,751 7,276 6,319

Honeydew 491,865 591,390 726,870 853,538 663,681

Squash, summer 2,905,545 2,874,370 2,398,721 2,953,418 3,667,819

Squash, winter 1,981,129 1,733,849 2,145,937 3,096,376 2,554,357

Watermelon 946,462 1,001,846 1,342,211 1,648,967 1,229,562

Pumpkin — — — 144,568 185,688

Other 703,269 832,896 834,248 770,963 459,650





Commodity 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Legumes & Sprouts

Beans, fresh market 4,642,883 1,893,987 1,464,726 1,747,256 1,810,248

Peas, fresh market 465,022 346,881 577,475 769,607 520,181

Sprouts 2,598,564 1,533,288 1,957,236 1,865,333 2,158,626

Other 430,974 268,045 363,384 429,161 240,717

Other Vegetables

Jicama — — — — 2,400

Rhubarb 3,909 3,348 3,365 3,140 2,474

Sweet potatoes 5,885,740 4,890,823 5,172,371 10,200,050 13,052,055

Yams — 497,050 857,405 1,585,447 1,144,507

Other 353,692 1,055,457 1,203,864 5,740,671 1,010,277

Solanaceous Crops

Eggplants 336,019 586,122 900,807 668,884 571,552

Peppers 3,274,865 3,933,211 4,995,864 6,814,880 5,457,856

Potato 2,777,191 4,868,469 3,275,156 4,668,893 4,573,913

Tomatillo 16,328 33,233 30,081 47,430 36,431

Tomato, canned/processed 7,372,208 7,112,282 10,295,728 19,277,531 20,997,229

Tomato, fresh market 7,480,493 11,307,003 11,594,261 15,994,600 13,845,028

Other — 3,285 672 — —


Asparagus 1,749,116 2,134,325 1,672,401 2,377,323 2,656,847

Mushrooms 3,955,231 5,871,410 4,570,810 7,078,078 7,746,318

Okra 21,648 47,245 20,892 33,546 40,793

Prickly pear pads 12,324 10,380 12,725 15,890 1,731

Sweet corn 582,129 708,966 723,952 779,165 645,364

Other 817,798 612,409 7,723,518 806,949 962,879

Umbels & Herbs

Basil 1,408,416 904,520 4,659,385 1,702,905 1,994,257

Carrots 24,858,068 39,423,380 103,693,910 60,230,517 64,974,615

Celery & celeriac 6,764,933 10,404,757 13,783,652 17,462,817 14,882,774

Cilantro 890,289 1,136,434 1,706,362 1,768,887 2,683,274

Fennel 369,621 452,340 843,542 761,462 808,250

Mixed herbs 784,181 5,201,871 4,327,642 4,779,169 625,483

Parsley 949,633 1,207,482 1,016,310 1,695,844 1,499,654

Parsnip 29,383 25,531 41,339 31,698 32,835

Other 1,555,470 1,119,914 5,607,865 2,416,924 3,763,162

Field Crops TOTAL 23,226,368 27,425,643 33,688,375 39,556,788 50,354,710


Flax — — — — —

Cover Crops — — — — —

Other — — — — —





Commodity 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Legumes Alfalfa 2,633,604 4,390,967 5,639,848 6,929,937 8,190,843

Beans, dried 914,153 569,219 366,625 468,954 802,333

Clover — — — 145,565 99,415

Peas, dried 41,043 — — 140,342 56,534

Soybeans 4,197 4,288 1,221 388 610

Vetch 22,310 115,940 130,102 202,370 466,785

Other 16,100 9,875 89,448 6,140 2,935


Barley 1,023,393 989,584 256,691 1,464,591 1,105,789


Field corn 249,787 298,682 276,433 384,357 865,046

Oats 198,706 316,734 464,223 740,612 635,705

Popcorn 173,797 270,782 192,224 248,186 494,601

Rice 11,531,098 14,053,886 18,376,584 20,269,453 18,557,083

Rye 26,646 17,916 97,544 83,132 55,144

Ryegrass — 3,610 101,255 142,749 648,969


Sudan grass — — 32,275 161,361 —

Wheat 1,794,871 2,585,800 4,021,004 2,576,420 6,563,332

Wild rice 1,147,153 948,048 743,847 1,100,607 1,541,206

Field and seed crops, fallow — — — — —

Other 1,282,678 1,218,820 1,612,765 2,973,419 3,372,290



Other — — — — —

Oil Crops Jojoba 541,891 549,042 — — —

Safflower 105,930 — — 202,499 3,299,554

Sesame — — — — —

Sunflower 33,255 4,774 1,350 550 607

Other 5,719 — — — 5,500

Seed Crops Grass 195,532 259,223 297,836 249,180 282,658

Legume — — — — —


Sunflower, confectionary 21,689 25,814 25,933 30,990 43,035

Vegetable seed 868,176 261,469 324,758 — 474,224

Other 50,815 185,764 283,431 168,506 298,648


Other — — — — 15,720





Commodity 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Livestock, Dairy, Poultry & Apiary TOTAL 92,246,798 135,856,843 138,909,483 144,164,603 158,727,624

Dairy Dairy cattle 38,245,730 47,261,952 26,821,757 32,388,247 36,953,469

Milk, fluid — — 5,970,041 20,273,592 40,175,465

Other 26,500,574 51,767,098 33,310,726 43,335,334 49,850,877


Sheep — — — — —

Honey 9,877 9,309 7,095 8,283 2,322

Livestock, others 25,241 — — 302 —

Cattle 268,125 — 7,155,481 14,729,660 12,855,607

Hogs & pigs — — — — 1,717

Sheep & lambs 4,301 6,680 7,900 7,905 4,001


Chickens, meat 14,452,000 20,792,800 51,829,975 21,099,366 100,900


Turkeys 12,057,492 13,819,906 11,904,693 9,704,515 17,730,344

Pasture & Rangeland TOTAL 30,199 78,674 796,670 3,105,574 2,315,376

Pasture & Rangeland

Pasture (irrigated) 30,165 22,105 364,555 2,000,095 894,382

Rangeland 13 16 403,629 33,049 62,482


Other 21 51,553 27,486 1,071,330 1,357,512

Nursery, Greenhouse & Forestry TOTAL 8,071,675 6,232,942 12,444,795 14,501,511 13,547,752

Cactus, Aloe Vera 2,605 3,150 776 24,815 20,595


Edible flowers 12,097 24,599 191,425 197,417 120,321

Greenhouse cut flowers or greens 306,729 — 952,712 274,070 11,240

Greenhouse grown container plants/ornamentals

330,019 345,517 1,443,411 1,398,378 1,391,945

Greenhouse grown vegetable transplants

3,471,658 3,594,852 7,558,169 8,195,014 9,471,166

Outdoor grown container plants/ornamentals

229,655 51,443 204,318 147,647 48,728

Outdoor grown cut flowers or greens

730,843 766,042 720,667 2,397,759 1,125,376

Outdoor grown vegetable transplants

327,284 291,995 315,407 281,652 284,240

Vines, canes & other propagative matter

136,385 4,803 7,646 109,420 114,606

Other 2,517,704 906,866 1,045,003 1,460,279 950,956


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