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Organic farmers to harvest record acres in 2019

November 14, 2019

Organic agriculture is growing – in 2019, 8.3 million acres were planted and certified organic in the US. This equates to 18,155 organic farms and a 3% jump from 2018. Mercaris, a leading data provider for organic and non-gmo markets, recently released their Annual Acreage Report and Organic Farm Heat Map, which highlights density and distribution of US organic farm operations.

Highlights of the report include:

  • Organic grain farmers will harvest a record amount of acres in 2019, measuring in at 3.1 million acres.
  • This represents a 7% increase in organic field crop production from 2018.
  • The largest increases in organic harvested field crop acres this year were in the West and High Plains.
The Organic Farm Heat Map

Read the press announcement about the Annual Acreage Report from Mercaris here.

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