The statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in 2015 among certified U.S. farms and ranches. In 2015, the average certification cost for organic farming in the U.S. amounted to 1,517 U.S. dollars per farm.
Average organic certification costs per farm in the United States in 2008 and 2015
(in U.S. dollars)
All U.S. farms and ranches certified for meeting the standards of the National Organic Program (NOP) administered by the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)**
Method of interview
Email survey
Supplementary notes
The survey does not provide any information about the age of respondents.
* The sample count displays the number of records from the mail list that had certified organic production in 2015 or whose operational status was unknown. The mail list included 20,400 operations that met the criteria and the response rate for the U.S. was 60% (n=14,716)
** Only operations certified by an AMS approved agent were included in the 2015
survey.
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US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service. (February 6, 2017). Average organic certification costs per farm in the United States in 2008 and 2015 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/668886/average-cost-organic-certification-per-farm-us/
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