Table 20. Organic Production Expenses - Certified and Exempt Organic Farms: 2014 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
United States 
Alabama 
Alaska 
Arizona 
Arkansas 
California 
Total organic production expenses 
.. farms 
14,093 
28 
17 
61 
34 
2,805 
$1,000 
3,956,339 
979 
728 
55,269 
(D) 
1,728,942 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
280,731 
34,961 
42,831 
906,056 
(D) 
616,379 
Organic certification expense 
.. farms 
12,634 
15 
7 
61 
26 
2,632 
$1 ,000 
19,162 
17 
15 
198 
23 
5,527 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
.. farms 
9,298 
17 
16 
51 
20 
2,016 
$1 ,000 
203,920 
104 
60 
5,308 
28 
98,479 
Agricultural chemicals, beneficial insects, 
and other organic materials for pest 
control 
.. farms 
5,721 
16 
8 
45 
17 
1,532 
$1 ,000 
77,945 
(D) 
1 
2,433 
28 
44,414 
Gasoline, diesel, fuels, and oils 
purchased for the farm business 
.. farms 
13,067 
26 
17 
59 
33 
2,532 
$1 ,000 
175,623 
83 
13 
3,961 
42 
66,419 
Seed, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
.. farms 
9,505 
18 
17 
54 
20 
1,554 
$1,000 
164,395 
28 
27 
5,005 
84 
83,801 
Hired agricultural labor including 
contract labor (include wages 
and benefit expenses) 
.. farms 
8,439 
13 
8 
48 
25 
2,150 
$1 ,000 
916,841 
171 
165 
12,266 
918 
484,673 
Livestock purchased or leased 
(see text) 
.. farms 
1,724 
1 
1 
- 
4 
113 
$1 ,000 
108,250 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
24,817 
Feed purchased for livestock and 
poultry 
.. farms 
3,539 
1 
1 
2 
5 
246 
$1 ,000 
927,453 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
297,647 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
farm business 
.. farms 
6,188 
12 
4 
27 
13 
1,000 
$1 ,000 
111,951 
146 
1 
408 
138 
36,761 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
.. farms 
11,191 
21 
10 
32 
29 
2,188 
$1 ,000 
67,176 
12 
21 
(D) 
20 
25,460 
Rent and lease expenses for land, 
buildings, machinery, etc. - including 
grazing fees 
.. farms 
5,481 
6 
3 
35 
11 
990 
$1 ,000 
218,985 
38 
8 
7,117 
77 
100,559 
Customwork such as custom 
hauling, custom planting, custom 
harvesting, etc 
.. farms 
5,529 
7 
. 
34 
10 
1,053 
$1 ,000 
199,964 
(D) 
- 
3,224 
23 
139,140 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
costs 
.. farms 
12,261 
22 
12 
50 
27 
2,406 
$1 ,000 
258,117 
39 
205 
4,700 
712 
92,987 
Utilities expense (including water 
purchased) 
.. farms 
9,973 
19 
10 
51 
23 
2,393 
$1 ,000 
155,617 
82 
21 
2,497 
120 
71 ,475 
All other production expenses - Include 
animal health cost, storage, marketing 
expenses, etc. (see text) 
.. farms 
8,107 
14 
8 
29 
22 
1,476 
$1,000 
350,942 
53 
(D) 
4,091 
235 
156,785 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
2014 OS - Certified and Exempt Organic Farm Data 201 
