Current Status of Organic Agriculture in Washington State 211 Data as of Nov. 211 Ppt. Ver. Feb. 21, 212 Cloudview EcoFarms; M. Wiman Elizabeth Kirby and David Granatstein WSU-Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources In cooperation with the Washington State Department of Agriculture Organic Food Program and Oregon Tilth Certified Organic
Consumer Demand Growth of US Organic Food Sales Organic Food Sales (Bil $) 3 25 2 15 1 5 1% 4 % of all food sales 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Organic fruits & vegetables sales increased 11.8% in 21 = 39.7% of organic food sales and 12% of all national produce sales. Organic dairy = 6% of national dairy market Source: OTA, Nutrition Business Journal
Certified Organic Farm Area Washington State 12, 1, 8, Certified + Transition Acres 6, 4, 2, Certified + Transition; includes all land area but no double crop 25-211 WSDA only 1995-23; OTCO, QAI, ICS added in 24; CCOF added 26
Certified Organic Crop Acres Washington State C 21 C 211 T 211 % Diff 1-11 Forage 27,753 26,823 69-3 Vegetables 13,263 15,194 26 15 Tree Fruit 2,662 19,592 866-5 Grains, Dry Beans, Oilseeds 14,54 1,991 -- -24 Small Fruit and Nuts 3,77 4,276 344 15 Herbs 1,358 1,565 -- 15 Mixed Horticulture 986 979 2-1 Fallow 15,769 7,697 266-51 Other non-crop land 1,27 732 -- -29 Undefined land 2,868 2,259 1-21 Total 11,933* 9,18 1,592-12 Combined certifiers data 211 includes 922 acres double crop; certified land area = 89,186 ac. 21 includes 1,38 acres double crop; certified area = 1,553 ac
Crop distribution of certified organic acres in Washington 211 Grains, Beans, Oilseeds 12% Mixed Hort 3% Small Fruit & Nuts 5% Fallow & other land 12% Forage 3% Vegetables 17% Tree Fruit 21% Certified acres 9,18 Transition acres 1,592 Combined certifiers data Certified land area =89,186 ac including 2,259 unidentified ac. Double crop = 922ac
Crop distribution of certified organic acres in Washington 35, 3, 25, Acres 2, 15, 1, 5, 26 27 28 29 21 211 Combined certifiers data; double crop ac included
Estimated Organic Share of Washington Agriculture No. farms 1.9% Farmland.7% Harvested cropland 1.5% Apples * 8.5% Farmgate sales 4.3% Alvarez Farm produce: C. Donovan Comparisons are based on 27 Census of Agriculture and 28 organic certifier data except apple percent which is based on 211 certifier data.
For an overview of PNW organic agriculture as related to national organic production (28), please refer to an earlier WSU-CSANR presentation and resources available online: http://csanr.wsu.edu/publications/techreports/wa_orgstats_9_final.pdf USDA-NASS 28 Organic Production Survey http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/publications/27/online_highlights/organics/index.asp Photo: WSU CSANR
ARS Photo Organic Tree Fruit Acres Washington State --- Certified acres --- % Change --- Transition acres --- 29 21 211 1-11 28 21 211 Apple 15,735 14,79 14,296-3 4,256 63 725 Pear 1,964 2,33 1,917-6 444 118 18 Cherry 2,437 2,147 1,826-15 797 94 12 Apricot 265 299 296-1 479 2 -- Peach & Nectarine 1,238 1,251 1,146-8 832 16 21 Plum & Prune 13 125 92-26 49 -- Mixed stone 3 13 17 31 164 2 -- Total 21,799 2,639 19,59-5 6,721 88 866 Tree fruit has a 2% share of all organic acreage in Washington State Combined certifiers data
Photo: F. Peryea Acres 18, 16, 14, 12, 1, 8, 6, 4, 2, Alar $ drop Organic Apple Area Washington State MD $ drop Retail chains $ drop 88 89 9 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 11 Certified apple Transition apple 14,296 ac = 8.5% of WA apple bearing acreage (based on 211 WA-NASS estimate of 167,489 acres) Some historical events that have influenced organic apple production include the Alar incident, price volatility ($ drop), the introduction of mating disruption (MD) for codling moth control, and market entry by national chain supermarkets (Retail chains). Combined certifiers data
25, Estimated U.S. Organic Apple Trend West = >95% of area 2, US Total* Acres 15, 1, 5, West* Washington State East/Midwest* CA Based on combined data from WSDA, ERS, CDFA AZ Apple Growers Assoc., QAI and OTCO; * same data for 28 and 29, except WA, ID and CA
More information on Washington organic tree fruit statistics is available on-line at: http://csanr.wsu.edu/pages/organic_statistics
Organic Vegetable Acres Washington State 25, Acres 2, 15, 1, 5, 24 25 26 27 28 29 21 211 Other & Mixed Onions Green Beans Potatoes Peas Sweet Corn 211 certified vegetables = 15,194 ac
Organic Berry Acres Washington State 1,8 1,6 Photo: Blue Dog Farm Acres 1,4 1,2 Blueberry Canefruit Strawberry Other & Mixed 1, 8 6 4 2 Blueberry area expanding: 1,258 ac certified 24 25 26 27 28 29 21 211 Photo: Boistfort Valley Farm FNDC, NZ 211 total WA certified berries = 1,649 acres Combined certifiers data
Organic Grape Acres Washington State 4, 3,5 3, Juice Wine Table & Mixed Acres 2,5 2, 1,5 1, 5 24 25 26 27 28 29 21 211 M. McCoy Lopez Island Vineyards 211 total certified grapes = 2,599 acres Combined certifiers data LIV
Organic Grain, Pulse & Oilseed Washington State Acres 16, 14, 12, Acres 1, 8, 6, 4, 2, 24 25 26 27 28 29 21 211 Wheat Corn Other cereals Beans & Peas NS Grain Oilseed Bluebird Grain Farms Organic Emmer 211 organic grain, pulse and oilseed = 1,991 acres Combined certifiers data
Organic Forage Trend Washington State 35, 3, Pasture Other Hay (inc. grass-alf mixed) Alfalfa Hay 25, Acres 2, 15, 1, 5, 24 25 26 27 28 29 21 211 211 WA organic forage total = 26,823 ac Combined certifiers data
Organic Alfalfa US acres(*1) 3 25 2 15 1 5 US WA 97 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 211 12, 11, 1, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, WA acres US ac (*1) WA ac Up to 45% of reported WA hay was not segregated by type and may include additional alfalfa. US values are from USDA-ERS; WA values are from reported combined certifier data compiled by WSU-CSANR and includes only acres reported as alfalfa and does not include area reported as mixed alfalfa-grass hay. Note: much of the organic hay is not reported by type.
Number of Certified Farms by County Washington 211 12 13 1 11 21 34 Okanogan 57 1 44 51 28 4 22 7 3 87 11 9 7 25 5 1 1 25 31 2 94 27 12 2 2 14 19 1 21 1 6 -- -- -- 1 # Farms 729 certified 2 transition Eastern WA 64% of farms* Western WA 36% of farms* Combined certifiers data; County farm numbers are estimated; a few growers report farm sites as one certification number/county whereas land may be in multiple counties
County Certified Farm Area Washington 211 371 455 1,316 81 22 1 1 671 291 111 2,694 2 771 3,38 13 5,627 68 2,959 1,148 4,271 31 1,235 15 8 2,674 5 5,419 131 4,71 219 Okanogan 3,926 343 1,733 23,36 529 8,699 39 4 1,961 2,56 126 3,32 2,328 8 2,117 85 4 64 -- -- -- 8 Cert 89,186ac* Trans 1,592 ac Eastern WA 71% of certified ac Western WA 29% *Combined certifiers data. Area includes undefined land &, does not include 922 double crop acres. County numbers are estimated; a few growers report farm sites as one certification number/county whereas land may be in multiple counties.
Regional Certified Farms and Area Washington State No. of farms 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 12 1 8 6 4 2 Acres * 1 24 25 26 27 28 29 21 211 Acres East Acres West Farms East Farms West Area does not include double crop acres. Farm number includes both livestock and crop producers. Combined certifiers data
Estimated Organic Dairy Cows Washington State - - - - - - - - - Certified - - - - - - - - - 26* 27 28 29 21 211 Milkers & dry 2,97 7,282 9,22 9,329 5,898 6,325 Calves & Replacement 2,18 7,964 7,22 6,587 4,154 4,592 heifers Total 5,15 15,251 16,44 15,916 1,52 1,917 No. organic dairies 23 45 46 41 34 33 1 Goat dairy; 4 milk goats & 2 replacement stock in 211 Photo: Organic Valley Organic dairy cows represented 4% (28) and 2.5% (21-11) of state milk herd** Combined certifiers data; WSDA data collected in 26-11 reflect number of animals on farm in previous year; other certifier data are current year. *An additional 5,112 milkers had pending status in 26. ** Based on NASS WA annual statistics.
Estimated Organic Dairy Cows* Washington State 18, 16, 14, 12, 1, 8, 6, 4, 2, 25 26 27 28 29 21 211 Milkers/Dry Calves & Replacement Heifers Total Photo: Organic Valley Combined certifiers data; *WSDA data collected in 26-211 reflect previous year numbers. Other certifier data are current year.
Estimated Certified Washington Organic Poultry 211 Number of poultry* Number of producers Layers >262,1 27 Pullets >55, -- Broilers >2.5 mill 14 Turkeys -- 4 Ducks -- 4 Combined certifiers data. *Poultry numbers were not available for all producers, i.e.poultry number values are minimums
Summary of Organic Farms Washington State Photos: Organic Trade Assoc. 26 27 28 29 21 211 Certified acres a 64,325 81,472 96,139 18,336 11,933 9,18 Transition acres 7,89 13,183 9,38 3,73 1,74 1,592 No. Producers b 554-26 629-71 689-53 753-1 735-5 729-2 a Acres include double crop and undefined land; area certified = 61,541 ac (26); 78,529 ac (27); 92,555 (28); 14,962 (29); 1,533 (21) ; 89,186 (211) b Includes crop and livestock producers. Values in black represent farms with certified organic land (may also have transition acres); red values indicate farms that have only transition acres.
Estimated Washington Organic Farmgate Sales by Region 26 27 28 29* 21* ------ % Growth------ -----------------------MILLION----------------------- 6-7 8-9 9-1 East $19.2 $ 171.1 $198.1 $164.6 $185.4 57% -17% 13% West $ 35.1 $ 42.1 $ 48.6 $ 46.1 $ 59.2 2% -5% 29% Total $144.3 $213.2 $246.7 $21.7 $244.6 48% -15% 16% OPS 28 Reported WA Sales $281.9MIL** Photos courtesy of Red Dog Farm, Finnriver Farm, and Sunny Pine Farm *Sales do not include values from farms that did not renew certification during reporting year. WSDA and OTCO data only. ** USDA-NASS 28 Organic Production Survey WA sales = Certified and Exempt.
21 Organic Farmgate Sales County estimates: East of the Cascades ARS photo organic pepper- cucumbercorn rotation Photo: WSU Small Farms Program $ 185.4 MIL total East 76% of state sales $244.6 MIL total WA Grant $ 64,5,943 Benton $ 22,11,629 Walla Walla $ 2,11,47 Yakima $ 19,51,245 Chelan, Douglas* $ 24,111,199 Franklin $ 13,188,25 Okanogan $ 1,664,717 Klickitat $ 6,645,54 Adams $ 4,45,89 Spokane, Stevens, Lincoln $ 962,448 Kittitas $ 169,558 Asotin, Whitman $ 15,73 Kittitas sales tripled and Walla Walla sales nearly doubled *WSDA & OTCO data; previous year (21) sales reported in 211. County sales are estimates (sales reported for county may include sales from sites in other counties. *Ex: some Douglas Co. farm gate sales reported as Chelan
21 Organic Farmgate Sales County estimates: West of the Cascades Skagit $ 13,177,534 Pierce $ 8,44,218 King $ 7,631,333 Thurston $ 6,281,221 Lewis $ 5,787,645 Whatcom $ 5,218,145 Snohomish $ 2,51,332 Clark, Cowlitz $ 1,67,527 Grays Harbor $ 1,42,45 Clallam $ 1,299,68 Jefferson $ 1,163,653 Pacific, Wahkiakum $ 752,67 Skamania $ 436,959 San Juan, Island $ 338,94 Kitsap $ 332,138 Photo courtesy of Sequim Lavender Festival $59.2MIL total West 24% of total $244.6MIL total WA Skagit, Pierce, and Island Co. annual sales more than doubled WSDA & OTCO data; previous year (21) sales reported in 211. County sales are estimates (sales reported for county may include sales from sites in other counties.
Organic Farm Size by Sales WSDA certified Washington farms Sales Category % of Farms % of Sales Annual gross sales 26 21 26 21 <25K 38 31 1 1 25-1K 24 22 5 3 1-25K 15 17 1 8 25K-1MM 17 21 33 32 >1MM 6 9 51 56 Photo: WSU Small Farms Program
Organic Farmgate Sales Washington (WSDA) 25 Farmgate sales (million $) 2 15 1 5 2 24 26 28 29 21 Sales category *WSDA farms only. Sales all years do not include values from farms that did not reapply during reporting year.
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