1. TRENDS in CALIFORNIA ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
Karen Klonsky
Dept. of Ag. & Resource Economics University of California, Davis

2. $555 BILLION US FOOD MARKET in 2003
1.9% organic food
98.2%
non organic
Source: Nutrition Business Journal

3. US RETAIL SALES OF ORGANIC FOOD $10.4 Billion in 2003
Source: Organic Trade Association’s 2004 Manufacturer Survey

4. US RETAIL SALES OF ORGANIC FOOD Per Cent Growth in 2003
Source: Organic Trade Association’s 2004 Manufacturer Survey

5. US ORGANIC FRUIT and VEGETABLES $4.3 billion in retail sales - 2003
Source: Organic Trade Association’s 2004 Manufacturer Survey

6. US ORGANIC FRUIT and VEGETABLES PENETRATION 1997 - 2003
Source: Organic Trade Association’s 2004 Manufacturer Survey

7. US CERTIFIED ORGANIC ACREAGE by CATEGORY, 2003
Source: Economic Research Service, USDA

8. CA PERCENTAGE of US CERTIFIED ORGANIC ACREAGE, 2001
CA 163,158 acres, US 2,343,924 acres
Source: Economic Research Service, USDA

9. US CERTIFIED ORGANIC VEGETABLE ACREAGE by STATE, 2003
78,905
Source: Economic Research Service, USDA

10. ACRES OF CA ORGANIC COMMODITIES 2003 – 172,233 ACRES
Source: CDFA Organic Program

11. SALES OF ORGANIC COMMODITIES 2003 SALES - $330 MILLION
Source: CDFA Organic Program

12. PER CENT CASH INCOME by COMMODITY GROUP, CA 2003
% of all
CA sales
% of CA
organic sales
Organic as % of CA
Field crops 9% 5%
.6%
Fruit and nut crops 27 35
1.5
Nursery, greenhouse & floriculture 11 2 .3
Vegetable crops 24 46
2.2
Livestock, poultry, and products 12 .6

13. NUMBER OF CA ORGANIC GROWERS 2003 – 1,765 GROWERS*
* Excludes registered growers reporting no sales
Source: CDFA Organic Program

14. INDEX NUMBERS of GROWTH in CA ORGANIC AG, 1992 - 2003

15. SALES of TOP 10 ORGANIC COMMODITIES, CA 2003
Rank
Commodity
Sales $ million
% of organic
% of CA total 1
Lettuces
$41
11.7% 2% 2
Grapes 26
7.4 3
Dairy 23
6.8 .5 4
Carrots 19
5.4 5
Strawberry 18
5.1 6
Tomato - all 11
3.3 7
Chicken (meat) 8
Spinach
3.1 9
Rice
2.6 10
Almond
1.9 .4

16. ACRES OF CA ORGANIC COMMODITIES 2003 – 172,233 ACRES
Source: CDFA Organic Program

17. CA ORGANIC GROWERS – 1,765
Source: CDFA Organic Program

18. CA ORGANIC SALES 2003 – $330 MILLION
Source: CDFA Organic Program

19. ORGANIC VEGETABLE CROPS CA 2003
Number
% of CA Veggies
% of Organic
Acres
44,500
2.3
26%
Growers
521
2.2*
23%
Sales
$155 million
2.2
47%
* Organic as percentage of all CA farms, not just vegetables

20. INCOME CONCENTRATION in CA ORGANIC AG, 2003

21. OVERALL TRENDS
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.