Table 73. Organic Production Expenses - 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 
1,459 
13 
10 
- 
8 
173 
$1 ,000 
6,997 
70 
19 
- 
37 
1,221 
Average per farm 
.dollars 
4,796 
5,413 
1,864 
- 
4,591 
7,060 
Organic certification expense 
.. farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
$1 ,000 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil conditioners 
.. farms 
833 
6 
9 
- 
1 
87 
$1 ,000 
407 
3 
4 
- 
(D) 
82 
Agricultural chemicals, beneficial insects, 
and other organic materials for pest 
control 
.. farms 
540 
6 
4 
2 
51 
$1 ,000 
131 
(D) 
(Z) 
- 
(D) 
23 
Gasoline, diesel, fuels, and oils 
purchased for the farm business 
.. farms 
1,238 
13 
10 
- 
8 
153 
$1 ,000 
509 
11 
2 
- 
2 
72 
Seed, plants, vines, trees, etc. 
purchased 
.. farms 
947 
8 
10 
- 
1 
75 
$1 ,000 
378 
4 
2 
- 
(D) 
63 
Hired agricultural labor including 
contract labor (include wages 
and benefit expenses) 
.. farms 
420 
7 
1 
- 
3 
69 
$1 ,000 
572 
11 
(D) 
- 
7 
116 
Livestock purchased or leased 
(see text) 
.. farms 
192 
- 
1 
- 
- 
12 
$1 ,000 
89 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
2 
Feed purchased for livestock and 
poultry 
.. farms 
340 
- 
1 
- 
1 
23 
$1 ,000 
539 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
17 
Interest paid on all debt related to the 
farm business 
.. farms 
243 
4 
2 
- 
1 
25 
$1 ,000 
378 
1 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
146 
Property taxes paid in 2014 
.. farms 
1,165 
6 
5 
- 
8 
152 
$1 ,000 
1,368 
1 
(D) 
- 
5 
223 
Rent and lease expenses for land, 
buildings, machinery, etc. - including 
grazing fees 
.. farms 
154 
_ 
1 
_ 
_ 
23 
$1 ,000 
334 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
88 
Customwork such as custom 
hauling, custom planting, custom 
harvesting, etc 
.. farms 
241 
2 
. 
. 
3 
26 
$1 ,000 
162 
(D) 
- 
- 
(D) 
18 
Repairs, supplies, and maintenance 
costs 
.. farms 
1,119 
9 
5 
- 
5 
138 
$1 ,000 
901 
9 
1 
- 
2 
109 
Utilities expense (including water 
purchased) 
.. farms 
798 
8 
5 
- 
3 
124 
$1 ,000 
540 
7 
1 
- 
2 
171 
All other production expenses - Include 
animal health cost, storage, marketing 
expenses, etc. (see text) 
.. farms 
655 
6 
1 
_ 
2 
67 
$1 ,000 
689 
6 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
92 
--continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
2014 OS - Exempt Organic Farm Data 517 
