1. 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

2. $555 B ILLION US F OOD M ARKET in 2003 1.9% organic food 1.9% organic food 98.2% non organic Source: Nutrition Business Journal

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

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

5. US O RGANIC F RUIT and V EGETABLES $4.3 billion in retail sales - 2003 Source: Organic Trade Association’s 2004 Manufacturer Survey

6. US O RGANIC F RUIT and V EGETABLES P ENETRATION 1997 - 2003 Source: Organic Trade Association’s 2004 Manufacturer Survey

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

8. 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

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

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

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

12. 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 27351.5 Nursery, greenhouse & floriculture 112.3.3 Vegetable crops 24462.2 Livestock, poultry, and products 2412.6.6

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

14. I NDEX N UMBERS of G ROWTH in CA O RGANIC A G, 1992 - 2003

15. S ALES of T OP 10 O RGANIC C OMMODITIES, CA 2003 RankCommodity Sales $ million % of organic % of CA total 1Lettuces$4111.7%2% 2Grapes267.41 3Dairy236.8.5 4Carrots195.44 5Strawberry185.12 6 Tomato - all 113.31 7 Chicken (meat) 113.32 8Spinach113.17 9Rice92.62 10Almond61.9.4

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

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

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

19. O RGANIC V EGETABLE C ROPS CA 2003 Number % of CA Veggies % of Organic Acres44,5002.326% Growers5212.2*23% Sales $155 million 2.247% * Organic as percentage of all CA farms, not just vegetables

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

21. 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.