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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)
(NDP) No data present.
Certified Organic Berries Harvested and Value of Sales: 2016
Crop Harvested Value of sales
Farms Acres Quantity Quantity Dollars
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.
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Certified Organic Other Fruits Harvested and Value of Sales: 2016
Crop Harvested Value of sales
Farms Acres Quantity Quantity Dollars
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
(NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP)
(NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP)
70
(D) (NDP) (NDP)
(D)
(NDP) (NDP)
(NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP)
(NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP)
140
(D) (NDP) (NDP)
13
(NDP) (NDP)
(NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP)
(NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP)
140
(D) (NDP) (NDP)
13
253,746,497 647,085
(NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP)
(NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP)
435,820
(D) (NDP) (NDP)
(D)
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NDP) No data present.
Certified Organic Tree Nuts Harvested and Value of Sales: 2016
Crop Harvested Value of sales
Farms Acres Quantity Quantity Dollars
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) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP)
(NDP) (NDP)
21,183 (NDP)
(NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP)
(NDP) (NDP)
(NDP) (NDP)
(NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP)
(NDP) (NDP)
(NDP) (NDP)
(NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP)
(NDP) (NDP)
78,900,277
(NDP)
(NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP)
(NDP) (NDP)
(NDP) No data present.
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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)
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NDP) No data present.
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.
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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)
(NDP) No data present.
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
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NDP) No data present.
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Certified Organic Field Crops and Hay Harvested and Value of Sales: 2016
Crop Harvested Value of sales
Farms Acres Quantity Quantity Dollars
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)
(NDP) (NDP) (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)
(NDP) (NDP) (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)
(NDP) (NDP) (NDP) (NDP)
41,497 (NDP)
(NDP)
3,187,462 279,365
(D) 548,809 28,840
676,199
(NDP) (NDP)
676,199 (NDP) (NDP)
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NDP) No data present.
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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
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (NDP) No data present.
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)
(NDP) No data present.