T RENDS in C ALIFORNIA O RGANIC A GRICULTURE Karen Klonsky Dept. of Ag. & Resource Economics University of California, Davis Karen Klonsky Dept. of Ag. & Resource Economics University of California, Davis

$555 B ILLION US F OOD M ARKET in % organic food 1.9% organic food 98.2% non organic Source: Nutrition Business Journal

US R ETAIL S ALES OF O RGANIC F OOD $10.4 Billion in 2003 Source: Organic Trade Association’s 2004 Manufacturer Survey

US R ETAIL S ALES OF O RGANIC F OOD Per Cent Growth in 2003 Source: Organic Trade Association’s 2004 Manufacturer Survey

US O RGANIC F RUIT and V EGETABLES $4.3 billion in retail sales Source: Organic Trade Association’s 2004 Manufacturer Survey

US O RGANIC F RUIT and V EGETABLES P ENETRATION Source: Organic Trade Association’s 2004 Manufacturer Survey

US C ERTIFIED O RGANIC A CREAGE by C ATEGORY, 2003 Source: Economic Research Service, USDA

CA P ERCENTAGE of US C ERTIFIED O RGANIC A CREAGE, 2001 Source: Economic Research Service, USDA CA 163,158 acres, US 2,343,924 acres

US C ERTIFIED O RGANIC V EGETABLE A CREAGE by S TATE, 2003 Source: Economic Research Service, USDA 78,905

A CRES OF CA O RGANIC C OMMODITIES 2003 – 172,233 A CRES Source: CDFA Organic Program

S ALES OF O RGANIC C OMMODITIES 2003 SALES - $330 MILLION Source: CDFA Organic Program

P ER C ENT C ASH I NCOME by C OMMODITY G ROUP, CA 2003 CommodityGroup % of all CA sales % of CA organic sales Organic as % of CA Field crops 9%5%.6%.6% Fruit and nut crops Nursery, greenhouse & floriculture Vegetable crops Livestock, poultry, and products

N UMBER OF CA O RGANIC G ROWERS 2003 – 1,765 GROWERS* Source: CDFA Organic Program * Excludes registered growers reporting no sales

I NDEX N UMBERS of G ROWTH in CA O RGANIC A G,

S ALES of T OP 10 O RGANIC C OMMODITIES, CA 2003 RankCommodity Sales $ million % of organic % of CA total 1Lettuces$4111.7%2% 2Grapes Dairy Carrots Strawberry Tomato - all Chicken (meat) Spinach Rice Almond61.9.4

A CRES OF CA O RGANIC C OMMODITIES 2003 – 172,233 A CRES Source: CDFA Organic Program

CA O RGANIC G ROWERS 2003 – 1,765 Source: CDFA Organic Program

CA O RGANIC S ALES 2003 – $330 M ILLION Source: CDFA Organic Program

O RGANIC V EGETABLE C ROPS CA 2003 Number % of CA Veggies % of Organic Acres44, % Growers5212.2*23% Sales $155 million 2.247% * Organic as percentage of all CA farms, not just vegetables

I NCOME C ONCENTRATION in CA O RGANIC A G, 2003

O VERALL T RENDS Organic sales in CA are growing at double digit rates without an increase in the number of growers. Vegetable crops and fruits dominate. Livestock and poultry sales are now growing at a faster rate than produce. The National Organic Rule does not seem to have had a negative impact on CA.