Table 46. Organic Production Expenses - Certified 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 
12,634 
15 
7 
61 
26 
2,632 
$1,000 
3,949,342 
909 
709 
55,269 
(D) 
1,727,720 
Average per farm 
..dollars 
312,596 
60,569 
101,354 
906,056 
(D) 
656,429 
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 
8,465 
11 
7 
51 
19 
1,929 
$1 ,000 
203,513 
101 
56 
5,308 
(D) 
98,397 
Agricultural chemicals, beneficial insects, 
and other organic materials for pest 
control 
...farms 
5,181 
10 
4 
45 
15 
1,481 
$1 ,000 
77,814 
(D) 
(Z) 
2,433 
(D) 
44,390 
Gasoline, diesel, fuels, and oils 
purchased for the farm business 
...farms 
11,829 
13 
7 
59 
25 
2,379 
$1 ,000 
175,114 
72 
11 
3,961 
40 
66,347 
Seed, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
...farms 
8,558 
10 
7 
54 
19 
1,479 
$1,000 
164,017 
24 
25 
5,005 
(D) 
83,738 
Hired agricultural labor including 
contract labor (include wages 
and benefit expenses) 
...farms 
8,019 
6 
7 
48 
22 
2,081 
$1 ,000 
916,269 
160 
(D) 
12,266 
911 
484,557 
Livestock purchased or leased 
(see text) 
...farms 
1,532 
1 
- 
- 
4 
101 
$1 ,000 
108,160 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
24,815 
Feed purchased for livestock and 
poultry 
...farms 
3,199 
1 
- 
2 
4 
223 
$1 ,000 
926,914 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
297,629 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
farm business 
...farms 
5,945 
8 
2 
27 
12 
975 
$1 ,000 
1 1 1 ,573 
145 
(D) 
408 
(D) 
36,616 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
...farms 
10,026 
15 
5 
32 
21 
2,036 
$1 ,000 
65,807 
10 
(D) 
(D) 
15 
25,237 
Rent and lease expenses for land, 
buildings, machinery, etc. - including 
grazing fees 
...farms 
5,327 
6 
2 
35 
11 
967 
$1 ,000 
218,651 
38 
(D) 
7,117 
77 
100,471 
Customwork such as custom 
hauling, custom planting, custom 
harvesting, etc 
...farms 
5,288 
5 
. 
34 
7 
1,027 
$1,000 
199,802 
7 
- 
3,224 
(D) 
139,122 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
costs 
...farms 
11,142 
13 
7 
50 
22 
2,268 
$1 ,000 
257,216 
30 
204 
4,700 
709 
92,878 
Utilities expense (including water 
purchased) 
...farms 
9,175 
11 
5 
51 
20 
2,269 
$1 ,000 
155,077 
74 
20 
2,497 
118 
71 ,304 
All other production expenses - Include 
animal health cost, storage, marketing 
expenses, etc. (see text) 
...farms 
7,452 
8 
7 
29 
20 
1,409 
$1 ,000 
350,252 
47 
191 
4,091 
(D) 
156,692 
-continued 
398 2014 OS - Certified Organic Farm Data 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
