Table 48. Marketing Practices - Certified Organic Farms: 2014 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Kansas 
Kentucky 
Louisiana 
Maine 
Item 
Farms 
Percent 
of sales 
Farms 
Percent 
of sales 
Farms 
Percent 
of sales 
Farms 
Percent 
of sales 
SALES OUTLETS 
Consumer direct sales 
.farms 
24 
11 
43 
16 
7 
(D) 
283 
(D) 
Direct-to-retail/lnstitutions sales 
.farms 
12 
4 
17 
9 
5 
2 
193 
25 
Wholesale market sales 
.farms 
60 
85 
52 
75 
7 
(D) 
262 
(D) 
FIRST POINT OF SALES 
Locally (within 100 miles) 
Regionally (more than 100 miles but less 
.farms 
47 
(D) 
68 
68 
10 
(D) 
354 
(D) 
than 500 miles) 
.farms 
41 
48 
14 
26 
90 
122 
35 
Nationally (500 miles or further) 
.farms 
23 
32 
12 
6 
1 
(D) 
32 
(D) 
Internationally 
.farms 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
35 
20 
OTHER MARKETING INFORMATION 
Sold products through community supported 
agriculture (CSA) shares 
Acquired sufficient amount of organic 
.farms 
4 
(X) 
11 
(X) 
3 
(X) 
116 
(X) 
seed 
Had adequate organic production inputs 
.farms 
37 
(X) 
55 
(X) 
10 
(X) 
223 
(X) 
available 
.farms 
58 
(X) 
70 
(X) 
7 
(X) 
303 
(X) 
Maryland 
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
Minnesota 
Item 
Farms 
Percent 
of sales 
Farms 
Percent 
of sales 
Farms 
Percent 
of sales 
Farms 
Percent 
of sales 
SALES OUTLETS 
Consumer direct sales 
.farms 
81 
14 
98 
22 
107 
(D) 
131 
10 
Direct-to-retail/lnstitutions sales 
.farms 
37 
4 
79 
13 
39 
(D) 
63 
4 
Wholesale market sales 
.farms 
36 
82 
39 
65 
226 
76 
384 
86 
FIRST POINT OF SALES 
Locally (within 100 miles) 
Regionally (more than 100 miles but less 
.farms 
101 
42 
124 
51 
241 
24 
360 
47 
than 500 miles) 
.farms 
24 
56 
19 
41 
96 
63 
207 
42 
Nationally (500 miles or further) 
.farms 
3 
(D) 
12 
8 
40 
12 
43 
(D) 
Internationally 
.farms 
1 
(D) 
- 
- 
10 
1 
1 
(D) 
OTHER MARKETING INFORMATION 
Sold products through community supported 
agriculture (CSA) shares 
Acquired sufficient amount of organic 
.farms 
29 
(X) 
48 
(X) 
32 
(X) 
24 
(X) 
seed 
Had adequate organic production inputs 
.farms 
74 
(X) 
83 
(X) 
210 
(X) 
354 
(X) 
available 
.farms 
89 
(X) 
107 
(X) 
230 
(X) 
387 
(X) 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
2014 OS - Certified Organic Farm Data 411 
