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N.Y., Pennsylvania in Top 10 for Organic Sales
Pennsylvania Ag Connection - 09/22/2016
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the results of the 2015 Certified Organic Survey, which show that 12,818 certified organic farms in the United States sold a total of $6.2 billion in organic products in
2015, up 13 percent from $5.5 billion in 2014. Pennsylvania and New York ranked in the top 10 in organic sales.
New York shows that 934 certified organic farms sold a total of $221 million in organic products in 2015, up 34 percent from $164 million in 2014.
Pennsylvania shows that 681 certified organic farms sold a total of $332 million in organic products in 2015, up 6 percent from $313 million in 2014.
The 2015 Certified Organic Survey is a census 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.
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