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United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service

2016 Certified Organic Survey – Pennsylvania

Northeastern Region – Pennsylvania Field Office 4050 Crums Mill Rd., Suite 203, Harrisburg, PA 17112

(717) 787-3904 · (855) 270-2719 Fax · www.nass.usda.gov/pa

The 2016 Certified Organic Survey is a survey of all operations identified as having certified organic production. Certified

organic farms must meet the standards set out by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) National Organic

Program (NOP) and be certified compliant by an approved agent of NOP. Results from the survey provide acreage,

production, and sales data for a variety of certified organic crops and certified organic livestock.

In 2016, the United States had 14,217 certified organic farms that produced $7.6 billion in certified organic products.

Pennsylvania certified organic farms were 6 percent of the U.S. total, with 803 certified farms. Of the 93,418 acres of

certified land in Pennsylvania, 72,345 acres were cropland and 21,073 acres were pastureland/rangeland. Pennsylvania’s

total gross value of certified organic agricultural products sold, at $659.6 million, was 9 percent of the total gross value of

U.S. certified organic sales. The top two certified commodities sold in Pennsylvania were broiler chickens with sales

valued at $320.5 million and chicken eggs with sales valued at $120.4 million.

For more information on the 2016 Certified Organic Survey and related reports, please visit the NASS Organic

Agriculture page at: www.nass.usda.gov/organics.

Top 10 States by Total Certified Organic Product Sales: 2016 and 2015

Geographic area

2016 2015

Total sales ($1,000)

Total certified farms

Total certified acres

Total sales ($1,000)

Total certified farms

Total certified acres

United States ..........................................

California .............................................. Pennsylvania ........................................ Washington ........................................... Oregon ................................................. Texas .................................................... Wisconsin ............................................. New York .............................................. Michigan ............................................... Colorado ............................................... North Carolina ......................................

7,553,872

2,889,156

659,629

636,245

350,896

297,484

255,450

215,859

201,067

181,297

144,917

14,217

2,713

803

677

461

217

1,276

1,059

402

181

247

5,019,496

1,069,950

93,418

78,739

194,769

146,801

219,266

264,385

76,192

176,496

31,800

6,163,472

2,435,594

331,503

626,445

269,462

210,293

222,429

220,850

186,918

155,206

82,427

12,818

2,637

681

598

409

134

1,205

934

298

136

203

4,361,849

790,413

85,164

71,781

175,675

86,665

209,615

238,700

55,926

151,571

28,727

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Certified Organic Vegetables Grown in the Open Harvested and Value of Sales: 2016

Crop Harvested Value of sales

Farms Acres Quantity Quantity Dollars

All vegetables United States ..................................................... Pennsylvania ................................................... Artichokes (cwt) ............................................ Beans, snap ................................................. Broccoli (cwt) ............................................... Cabbage, green (cwt) ................................... Cabbage, red (cwt) ....................................... Cabbage, other (cwt) .................................... Cantaloupes and muskmelons (cwt) ............. Carrots (cwt) ................................................ Cauliflower (cwt) ........................................... Celery (cwt) .................................................. Garlic (cwt) ................................................... Green onions (cwt) ....................................... Herbs, fresh cut (lbs) .................................... Honeydew melons (cwt) ............................... Lettuce (cwt) ................................................ Onions, red (cwt) .......................................... Onions, white (cwt) ....................................... Onions, yellow (cwt) ..................................... Peas, green (tons) ........................................ Peppers, bell (cwt) ....................................... Potatoes (cwt) .............................................. Spinach (cwt) ............................................... Squash (cwt) ................................................ Sweet corn (cwt) .......................................... Sweet potatoes (cwt) .................................... Tomatoes, grown in the open ........................ Watermelons (cwt) ....................................... Other vegetables (cwt) .................................

3,121

191

4 25 28 15 10

5 9

33 14

(NDP)

34 14 15 7

47

8 6

20 9

38

35 12 57 11 15

58 19

113

186,178

1,063

3 39 43 28 6

5 6

27 10

(NDP)

14 8

14 4

62

4 6

13 2

33

59 8

171 21 14

130 15

320

(NDP) (NDP)

182

(NDP) 2,816 4,732 1,066

624 459

3,653 568

(NDP)

466 821

11,688 242

9,494

1,120 1,370 2,508

3 4,728

7,271

415 26,202 1,628 3,147

(NDP) 2,495

49,357

(NDP) (NDP)

182

(NDP) 2,816 4,732 1,066

624 459

3,653 568

(NDP)

466 821

11,688 242

9,494

1,120 1,370 2,508

3 4,728

7,251

415 26,202 1,628 3,147

(NDP) 2,495

49,357

1,644,431,203

13,990,062

27,366 308,630 346,832 255,995 78,461

59,705 51,046

471,129 36,841 (NDP)

207,085 91,200

105,041 21,980

1,494,842

77,036 91,063

156,424 13,118

409,959

558,772 168,634

1,951,074 100,107 285,708

2,229,998

154,374 4,237,642

(NDP) No data present.

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Certified Organic Citrus Fruits Value of Sales: 2016

Crop Farms Tons Dollars

All citrus fruits United States ............................................. Pennsylvania .......................................... Grapefruit United States .......................................... Pennsylvania ....................................... Lemons United States .......................................... Pennsylvania ....................................... Oranges, all United States .......................................... Pennsylvania ....................................... Tangerines (mandarins) United States .......................................... Pennsylvania ....................................... Other citrus fruits United States .......................................... Pennsylvania .......................................

579

(NDP)

175 (NDP)

252 (NDP)

273 (NDP)

128 (NDP)

81 (NDP)

123,119

(NDP)

14,457 (NDP)

38,784 (NDP)

60,431 (NDP)

5,844 (NDP)

3,603 (NDP)

122,816,618

(NDP)

6,990,243 (NDP)

56,955,895 (NDP)

41,932,946 (NDP)

9,639,434 (NDP)

7,298,100 (NDP)


Certified Organic Berries Harvested and Value of Sales: 2016



All berries United States ........................................................ Pennsylvania ..................................................... Blackberries and dewberries (lbs) ................... Blueberries, cultivated (lbs) ............................. Blueberries, wild (lbs) ...................................... Cranberries (barrels) ........................................ Raspberries (lbs) ............................................ Strawberries (cwt) ........................................... Other berries (lbs) ...........................................

1,400

29

2 6 2

(NDP) 5

13 4

15,398

10

(D) 2

(D) (NDP)

2

5 (D)

(NDP) (NDP)

(D)

4,430 (D)

(NDP) 6,323

285 560

(NDP) (NDP)

(D)

4,430 (D)

(NDP) 6,323

285 560

406,116,676

141,925

(D) 21,869

(D) (NDP)

22,063

87,015 2,120

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NDP) No data present.


Certified Organic Other Fruits Harvested and Value of Sales: 2016



All other fruits (excludes apples, grapes, citrus fruits, and berries) United States ........................................................ Pennsylvania ...................................................... Apricots (tons) ................................................. Avocados (tons) .............................................. Cherries, sweet (tons) ..................................... Cherries, tart (lbs) ........................................... Coffee (lbs) ..................................................... Dates (tons) .................................................... Figs (tons) ....................................................... Nectarines (tons) ............................................. Olives (tons) .................................................... Peaches (tons) ................................................ Pears (tons) .................................................... Plums (tons) .................................................... Prunes (tons) .................................................. Other fruits (tons) ............................................

1,101 13

(NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP)

(NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP)

4

2 (NDP) (NDP)

9

24,488 112



70

(D) (NDP) (NDP)

(D)

(NDP) (NDP)



140

(D) (NDP) (NDP)

13

(NDP) (NDP)



140

(D) (NDP) (NDP)

13

253,746,497 647,085



435,820

(D) (NDP) (NDP)

(D)


Certified Organic Tree Nuts Harvested and Value of Sales: 2016



All tree nuts United States ........................................................ Pennsylvania ...................................................... Almonds, shelled (lbs) ..................................... Hazelnuts/filberts, in-shell (tons) ...................... Macadamia, wet in-shell (lbs) .......................... Pecans, in-shell (lbs) ....................................... Pistachios, in-shell (lbs) ................................... Walnuts, English, in-shell (tons) ...................... Other tree nuts (lbs) ........................................

345

(NDP)


(NDP) (NDP)

21,183 (NDP)


(NDP) (NDP)

(NDP) (NDP)


(NDP) (NDP)

(NDP) (NDP)


(NDP) (NDP)

78,900,277

(NDP)


(NDP) (NDP)



Certified Organic Apples Value of Sales: 2016

Crop Farms Pounds Dollars

All apples United States .............................................. Pennsylvania .......................................... Braeburn United States ............................................ Pennsylvania .......................................... Cameo United States ............................................ Pennsylvania .......................................... Cripps Pink United States ............................................ Pennsylvania .......................................... Fuji United States ............................................ Pennsylvania .......................................... Gala United States ............................................ Pennsylvaniaa ........................................ Golden Delicious United States ............................................ Pennsylvania .......................................... Granny Smith United States ............................................ Pennsylvania .......................................... Honeycrisp United States ............................................ Pennsylvania .......................................... Red Delicious United States ............................................ Pennsylvania .......................................... Rome United States ............................................ Pennsylvania .......................................... Other apple varieties United States ............................................ Pennsylvania ..........................................

583 10

54 (NDP)

24 1

33 (NDP)

166 1

180 3

137 3

103 (NDP)

111 2

92 1

28 (NDP)

366 10

521,191,807

722,048

9,002,044 (NDP)

2,478,317 (D)

25,333,031 (NDP)

103,153,386 (D)

130,801,976 9,828

39,769,233 (D)

56,285,569 (NDP)

41,581,513 (D)

41,315,501 (D)

7,195,725 (NDP)

64,275,512 (D)

327,422,541

293,167

4,945,828 (NDP)

1,277,259 (D)

24,103,878 (NDP)

66,188,838 (D)

78,448,113 4,297

15,369,036 (D)

37,498,105 (NDP)

44,326,698 (D)

16,219,792 (D)

1,074,159 (NDP)

37,970,835 (D)


Fresh and Processed Certified Organic Apples Value of Sales: 2016 Crop Farms Pounds Dollars

All apples United States .............................................. Pennsylvania .......................................... All apples, fresh United States ............................................ Pennsylvania .......................................... All apples, processing United States ............................................ Pennsylvania ..........................................

583 10

532 10

272 6

521,191,807

722,048

382,762,096 (D)

138,429,711 (D)

327,422,541

293,167

288,244,783 (D)

39,177,758 (D)

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.


Certified Organic Grapes Value of Sales by Utilization: 2016

Crop Farms Tons Dollars

All grapes United States ........................................... Pennsylvania ........................................ Fresh, table use, all varieties United States .......................................... Pennsylvania ........................................ Wine production, all varieties United States .......................................... Pennsylvania ........................................ Juice production, all varieties United States .......................................... Pennsylvania ........................................ Raisins, all varieties United States .......................................... Pennsylvania ........................................ Other processing uses, all varieties United States .......................................... Pennsylvania ........................................

667

(NDP)

147 (NDP)

450 (NDP)

29 (NDP)

78 (NDP)

15 (NDP)

144,403

(NDP)

25,763 (NDP)

55,077 (NDP)

6,259 (NDP)

57,048 (NDP)

257 (NDP)

218,400,863

(NDP)

55,806,856 (NDP)

139,558,614 (NDP)

2,946,161 (NDP)

19,816,057 (NDP)

273,175 (NDP)


Certified Organic Floriculture Crops, Nursery Crops, Mushrooms, and Vegetables/Herbs Under Protection Produced and Value of Sales: 2016

Crop Under glass or other protection In the open Value of sales

Farms Square feet Farms Acres Farms Dollars

Floriculture and bedding crops United States ......................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... Nursery crops, including aquatic plants United States .......................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... Propagative materials sold United States ......................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... Mushrooms United States ......................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... Tomatoes grown under protection United States ......................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... Other vegetables and fresh herbs grown under protection United States ......................................... Pennsylvania ......................................

213

3

93 (NDP)

69 3

111 12

583 38

666 50

1,546,479

(D)

1,480,412 (NDP)

5,775,088 14,100

7,000,920 3,516,726

9,795,351 583,160

10,304,481 759,100

186

5

57 (NDP)

97 (NDP)

(NDP) (NDP)

(NDP) (NDP)

(NDP) (NDP)

934 10

226 (NDP)

769 (NDP)

(NDP) (NDP)

(NDP) (NDP)

(NDP) (NDP)

338

5

135 (NDP)

143 3

111 12

583 38

666 50

24,273,779

155,136

35,315,048 (NDP)

53,320,374 189,000

110,974,221 38,829,803

39,536,601 8,366,604

49,417,138 3,181,744



Certified Organic Field Crops and Hay Harvested and Value of Sales: 2016



All field crops United States ................................................................. Pennsylvania ............................................................... Barley for grain or seed (bu) .................................... Buckwheat (bu) ........................................................ Canola, edible (lbs) .................................................. Chickpeas (garbanzo), all (cwt) ................................ Corn for grain or seed (bu) ....................................... Corn for silage or greenchop (tons) .......................... Cotton, all (bales) ..................................................... Dry edible beans, all (cwt) ........................................ Dry edible beans, black (cwt) ............................... Dry edible beans, pinto (cwt) ................................ Dry edible beans, other (cwt) ............................... Hay, all dry (tons) ..................................................... Hay, alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures dry (tons) ............ Hay, other dry (tons) ............................................ Haylage and greenchop, all (tons, green) ................. Haylage or greenchop from alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures (tons, green) .............................. Haylage, greenchop, or silage other than corn (tons, green) .............................. Herbs, dried (lbs) ..................................................... Hops (lbs) ................................................................ Mint, all (lbs of oil) ..................................................... Oats for grain or seed (bu) ....................................... Peanuts (lbs) ........................................................... Peas, all dry edible (cwt) .......................................... Peas, Austrian winter (cwt) ...................................... Popcorn (lbs shelled) ............................................... Proso millet (bu) ....................................................... Rice, all (cwt) ........................................................... Rye for grain or seed (bu) ........................................ Sorghum for grain or seed, including milo (bu) ......... Sorghum for silage or greenchop (tons) ................... Soybeans for beans (bu) .......................................... Spelt and emmer (bu) .............................................. Sunflower seed, all (lbs) ........................................... Tobacco (lbs) ........................................................... Triticale (bu) ............................................................. Wheat, all (bu) ......................................................... Wheat, durum for grain or seed (bu) ..................... Wheat, other spring for grain or seed (bu) ............ Wheat, winter for grain or seed (bu) ..................... Wild rice (finished weight, cwt) ................................. Other field crops ......................................................

7,403

483

20 6 2

(NDP) 251 168

(NDP)

1 (NDP) (NDP)

1

315 179 165 162

114

58

(NDP) (NDP) (NDP)

58 (NDP) (NDP)


19 3

8 84 42 2

18 12

39

(NDP) (NDP)

39 (NDP) (NDP)

1,684,047

55,325

211 53 (D)

(NDP) 9,736 3,293

(NDP)

(D) (NDP) (NDP)

(D)

19,851 7,638

12,213 11,684

4,829

6,855

(NDP) (NDP) (NDP)

782 (NDP) (NDP)


182 27

177

5,580 774 (D) 101 192

2,565 (NDP) (NDP) 2,565 (NDP) (NDP)

(NDP) (NDP)

13,837 1,109

(D) (NDP)

1,105,981 53,455

(NDP)

(D) (NDP) (NDP)

(D)

63,278 28,029 35,249 52,715

26,616

26,099

(NDP) (NDP) (NDP)

47,395 (NDP) (NDP)

(NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP) 5,814 1,225

2,552

189,725 38,865

(D) 181,576 10,330

90,741 (NDP) (NDP)

90,741 (NDP) (NDP)

(NDP) (NDP)

3,500

759 (D)

(NDP) 747,504

7,447

(NDP) (D)

(NDP) (NDP)

(D)

13,493 7,527 5,966 8,524

5,112

3,412

(NDP) (NDP) (NDP)

18,849 (NDP) (NDP)

(NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP) 3,426 (NDP)

(NDP)

159,050 24,181

(D) 181,576

3,854

65,022 (NDP) (NDP)

65,022 (NDP) (NDP)

762,613,158 16,415,709

32,600 11,412

(D) (NDP)

7,088,621 563,134

(NDP)

(D) (NDP) (NDP)

(D)

2,733,485 1,619,480 1,114,005 1,022,297

780,597

241,700

(NDP) (NDP) (NDP)

120,324 (NDP) (NDP)


41,497 (NDP)

(NDP)

3,187,462 279,365

(D) 548,809 28,840

676,199

(NDP) (NDP)

676,199 (NDP) (NDP)



Top Certified Organic Livestock and Poultry Inventory and Sales: 2016

Commodity Peak inventory Value of sales

Farms Number Number Dollars

Milk cows United States ............................................ Pennsylvania ......................................... Beef cows United States ............................................ Pennsylvania ......................................... Other cattle United States ............................................ Pennsylvania ......................................... Hogs and pigs United States ............................................ Pennsylvania ......................................... Sheep and lambs United States ............................................ Pennsylvania ......................................... Goats and kids United States ............................................ Pennsylvania ......................................... Chickens - layers United States ............................................ Pennsylvania ......................................... Chickens - broilers United States ............................................ Pennsylvania ......................................... Turkeys United States ............................................ Pennsylvania ......................................... Other poultry United States ............................................ Pennsylvania .........................................

2,559

303

490 16

3,048 319

151 4

102 6

70 2

818 94

215 33

103 37

130 15

279,021 15,844

46,014 292

256,031 10,307

19,817 44

12,476 226

4,475 (D)

17,516,491 2,552,513

21,732,541 10,005,925

1,511,550 878,532

(NDP) (NDP)

50,136 2,910

7,827 107

189,634 7,568

17,818 (D)

6,134 110

1,298 (D)

5,484,267 990,224

105,260,615 48,787,178

1,984,372 1,039,751

(NDP) (NDP)

57,801,387 3,554,657

10,531,380 152,807

164,407,528 7,610,461

6,891,039 (D)

1,199,815 16,725

227,551 (D)

2,462,123 640,462

749,929,661 320,539,166

83,129,395 42,074,062

79,265,683 12,236,382


Certified Organic Livestock Products and Poultry Products Sales: 2016

Commodity Farms Quantity Dollars

Milk from cows (pounds) United States ....................................................... Pennsylvania .................................................... Goat milk (pounds) United States ....................................................... Pennsylvania .................................................... Chicken eggs (dozens) United States ....................................................... Pennsylvania .................................................... Other livestock products United States ....................................................... Pennsylvania ....................................................

2,531

300

26 (NDP)

788 92

18 (NDP)

4,034,989,854

196,641,598

2,024,853 (NDP)

345,269,340 52,191,607

(NDP) (NDP)

1,385,789,843

68,894,692

1,112,260 (NDP)

815,881,254 120,359,917

2,056,912 (NDP)


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