The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has released the results of its 2021 Certified Organic Survey.
Certified organic operations in North Dakota sold a total of $18.9 million in organic products in 2021, down 29% compared to 2019.
The number of certified organic operations in North Dakota totaled 113, down 3% from 2019.
The 2021 Certified Organic Survey is a special study conducted by NASS in conjunction with USDA’s Risk Management Agency. It provides value of sales information at the commodity level along with acreage, production, and practices data for a variety of certified organic crop and livestock operations. Information was also collected on marketing and agricultural practices, crop insurance usage, select production expenses, and acres transitioning into organic production.
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