Table 2--U.S.

certified organic farmland acreage, livestock numbers, and farm operations, 1992-2008
Change
Item 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 1992-1997 1997-2002 2002-2007 2007-2008

Acres Percent
U.S. certified farmland:
Total 935,450 955,650 991,453 917,894 1,346,558 1,776,073 2,094,272 1,925,534 2,196,874 3,045,109 4,054,429 2,936,026 4,289,957 4,815,959 45 43 123 12
Pasture/rangeland 532,050 490,850 434,703 279,394 496,385 557,167 789,505 625,902 745,273 1,592,756 2,331,158 1,051,464 2,005,015 2,160,577 (7) 26 220 8
Cropland 403,400 464,800 556,750 638,500 850,117 1,218,905 1,304,766 1,299,632 1,451,601 1,452,353 1,723,271 1,884,562 2,284,943 2,655,382 111 53 76 16

Number
U.S. certified animals:
Livestock
Beef cows 6,796 9,222 3,300 - 4,429 13,829 15,197 23,384 27,285 36,662 36,113 41,636 64,514 63,680 (35) 428 176 (1)
Milk cows 2,265 2,846 6,100 - 12,897 38,196 48,677 67,207 74,435 74,840 87,082 130,159 166,178 249,766 469 421 147 50
Other cows 1/ - - - - - - 993 10,103 11,501 36,598 58,822 72,229 115,220 144,817 -- -- 1,040 26
Hogs & pigs 1,365 1,499 2,100 - 482 1,724 3,135 2,753 6,564 4,883 10,018 7,508 9,274 10,111 (65) 471 237 9
Sheep and lambs 1,221 1,186 1,600 - 705 2,279 4,207 4,915 4,561 4,270 4,471 5,372 8,155 7,455 (42) 597 66 (9)
Total Livestock 11,647 14,753 13,100 - 18,513 56,028 72,209 108,362 124,346 157,253 196,506 256,904 363,341 475,829 59 485 235 31

Poultry
Layer hens 43,981 20,625 47,700 - 537,826 1,113,746 1,611,662 1,052,272 1,591,181 1,787,901 2,415,056 3,071,994 3,872,271 5,538,011 1,123 96 268 43
Broilers 17,382 26,331 110,500 - 38,285 1,924,807 3,286,456 3,032,189 6,301,014 4,769,104 10,405,879 5,529,933 7,436,321 9,015,984 120 7,820 145 21
Turkeys - - - - 750 9,138 98,653 305,605 217,353 164,292 144,086 165,610 315,754 398,531 -- 40,647 3 26
Other/unclassified - - - - 221,389 111,359 17,244 1,880,115 670,604 583,269 792,249 427,237 560,298 565,549 -- 749 (70) 1
Total Poultry 61,363 46,956 158,200 - 798,250 3,159,050 5,014,015 6,270,181 8,780,152 7,304,566 13,757,270 9,194,774 12,184,644 15,518,075 1,201 685 94 27

Total certified operations* 3,587 3,536 4,060 4,856 5,021 6,592 6,949 7,323 8,035 8,021 8,493 9,469 11,352 12,941 40 46 55 14
1/ Includes unclassified cows and some young stock.
2/ Total poultry includes other and unclassified animals.
*Number does not include subcontracted organic farm operations.
Numbers may not add due to rounding.

Source: USDA, Economic Research Service, based on information from USDA-accredited State and private organic certifiers.