Professional Documents
Culture Documents
2005-2010 Tables
Revised March, 2011
Table of Contents
Table 1. Washington National Organic Program (NOP) certified organic acreage summary, 2005-2010 .............2
Table 2. Washington NOP certified organic acres by specific crop, 2005-2010 ...................................................3
Table 3. Number of Washington NOP certified organic farms and acres by county, 2010 ...................................7
Table 4. Number of Washington NOP certified farms by county, 2005-2010 ........................................................8
Table 5. Washington NOP certified acres by county, 2005-2010 . ........................................................................9
Table 6. Estimated Washington WSDA and OTCO certified organic farmgate sales by region ........................10
Table 7. Trend of certified organic dairy cattle and number of dairy operations in Washington ..........................11
Contact information:
The authors thank many individuals who have cooperated on this project: L. Eklund and K. Withey (WSDA),
C. Schreiner and H. Smith (OTCO), J. Lewin and K. Olin (CCOF), D. Krapp (ICS), and M. DeVincenzo (QAI).
Table 1. Washington National Organic Program (NOP) certified organic crop acreage summary.
(Combined certifier information 2005-2010; C=Certified and T=Transition acres).
-------------------------
Acres
-------------------------
%Change
% of
Acreage summary
Forage
Vegetables
Tree Fruit
Grains, Dry Beans,
Oilseeds
Small Fruit and Nuts
Herbs
Other crops
Fallow
Other non-crop land
Other land, not specified
Total acres & double crop
C 2005
7,907
10,985
8,955
C 2006
17,321
15,466
10,110
C 2007
26,091
20,042
10,959
C 2008
30,031
19,836
16,983
C 2009
32,659
15,668
21,862
C 2010
27,753
13,263
20,662
T 2010
221
65
881
2009-10
-15%
-15%
-5%
Total
6,347
2,535
926
665
2,136
537
5,188
46,181
5,240
2,847
1,012
821
3,840
442
7,226
64,325
5,276
3,014
1,267
730
6,918
423
6,752
81,472
8,508
3,205
1,137
787
9,819
985
4,848
96,139
13,084
3,392
1,190
811
15,303
1,226
3,141
108,336
14,540
3,707
1,358
986
15,769
1,027
2,868
101,933
0
411
0
17
83
1
25
1,704
11%
9%
14%
22%
3%
-16%
-9%
-6%
14%
100%
Total area
45,009
61,540
78,529
92,555
104,962
100,553
1,704
-4%
6%
39%
27%
18%
13%
-4%
Annual % Growth
28%
13%
21%
4%
1%
1%
16%
1%
3%
No. of producers
529-20 554-26 629-71 689-53 753-10
735
5
Vegetable category includes melons. Certified acre totals include double crop. Total 2010 certified land area is 100,553 ac
including 2,868 ac undefined WSDA land either not cropped or from multiple small cropped sites not entered in data bas). 2005
data includes WSDA, OTCO, QAI, ICS; CCOF data added in 2006. Data do not include non-certified exempt farms. The numbers
of producers in red font are farms in transition to organic with no certified organic land. Totals may not add exactly due to
decimal rounding.
Forage
Hay*
Alfalfa
Mixed Alfalfa
Grass
Small Grain
Unspecified
Corn Silage
Pasture
Forage, NS
Total Forage
C 2005
3,419
1,140
C 2006
6,513
1,655
C 2007
C 2008
C 2009
C 2010
11,313
16,454
18,532
17,022
2,783
4,527
4,628
2,888
T 2010
221
--
276
892
783
1,626
1,731
1,401
--
646
1,394
2,552
5,133
4,316
5,127
20
116
285
516
449
386
--
1,351
2,456
4,911
4,652
7,408
7,220
201
157
10,651
-17,321
948
13,831
-26,092
166
13,411
-30,031
1,020
13,085
22
32,659
459
10,271
-27,752
---221
-3,756
732
7,907
* Includes ground with any cut hay, haylage, silage etc; area may also be used for pasture
Dry Beans/Pulses
C 2005
C 2006
C 2007
C 2008
C 2009
C 2010
T 2010
--122
-285
-150
557
--90
-15
-453
558
28
-52
-15
-377
472
87
75
-1
20
-481
664
167
-19
1
170
-933
1,290
252
-15
1
505
865
1,823
3,461
---------
C 2005
C 2006
C 2007
C 2008
C 2009
C 2010
T 2010
Pea
Lentil
White kidney
Fava
Pinto
Black
Other & Unspecified
Total Pulse
Grains
Wheat
Wheat, hard red
Wheat, soft white
Other & Unspecified
Emmer
Spelt
Corn
Triticale
Rye
Barley
Oats
Buckwheat
Teff
Other & Unspecified
Subtotal Grain
Summer Fallow (see other land)
Unspecified Grains & Dry Beans
Oilseeds
Canola
Flaxseed
Camelina
Sunflower
Mustard
Total Oilseed
4,008
2,180
1,860
4,644
32
23
75
96
7,791
803
6,526
2,628
726
384
440
561
447
1,159
1,256
1,157
3,779
5,524
3,210
--
--
60
75
156
170
189
175
184
254
747
1,013
-------
1,686
1,344
258
90
30
18
1
-42
5,791
1,551
513
51
169
47
11
-59
4,580
1,970
341
9
62
15
2
30
-4,289
2,265
365
28
311
112
2
-17
7,744
2,796
705
131
231
74
--39
11,767
2,672
1,137
206
151
41
21
50
145
10,949
----------
--
--
316
--
19
34
--
C 2005
C 2006
C 2007
C 2008
C 2009
C 2010
T 2010
-------
7
82
5
-8
102
153
25
14
8
-200
87
1
10
2
-100
--8
--8
-90
2
-4
96
-------
Table 2 (cont.)
Vegetables
C 2005
C 2006
C 2007
C 2008
C 2009
C 2010
T 2010
31
3,406
18
101
---4,346
20
5
-1,184
47
4,721
13
89
---5,916
47
6
-1,035
96
5,225
22
69
---8,230
40
7
12
1,606
98
5,243
15
35
84
3,256
41
96
83
3,636
32
83
64
----
29
42
37
10
15
44
31
7,689
50
3
12
1,186
5,528
38
6
9
1,084
4,462
39
6
9
1,104
----1
22
-42
205
--
19
-4
366
--
27
-95
604
--
28
7
124
1,051
9
25
10
103
653
13
17
-135
408
16
------
528
-8
--
1,088
-3
50
1,139
-7
180
1,432
30
2
183
2,107
--183
1,169
-1
215
-----
17
18
5
---
25
22
7
-3
35
23
8
9
3
58
33
6
3
4
32
29
8
15
9
21
35
8
14
17
------
56
20
6
78
31
114
23
41
104
50
29
67
43
147
29
80
45
32
109
68
79
34
53
170
37
85
120
35
152
60
------
20
138
-673
---7
10,985
17
300
4
1,347
-3
2
-15,466
18
399
2
1,866
-4
2
-20,043
21
552
3
1,600
24
-1
-19,836
38
217
2
1,697
4
4
4
-15,668
46
215
3
1,032
-4
2
-13,264
--------65
Assorted
Asparagus
Peas
Pepper
Salad Greens
Lettuce
Spinach
Other, Mixed
Sweet corn
Tomato
Eggplant
Rhubarb
Mixed Vegetables
----
Allium
Garlic
Seed Garlic
Leek
Onion
Other or NS
Beans
Green, Snap
Black, Shell
Fava, Shell
Lima, Shell
Brassicas
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Kale
Other & Unspecified
Cucurbits
Cucumbers
Watermelon
Melons, Mixed or NS
Squash,Mixed
Pumpkins
Table 2 (cont.)
Tree Fruit
C 2005
C 2006
C 2007
C 2008
C 2009
C 2010
T 2010
1,364
837
1,137
743
744
503
607
201
178
407
6,721
1,543
914
1,201
799
969
579
638
210
298
491
7,642
1,672
1,018
1,299
866
1,006
599
596
219
339
404
8,018
2,710
1,459
2,280
1,225
1,268
956
1,047
436
756
799
12,936
3,458
1,630
3,045
1,557
1,700
1,083
1,081
436
879
866
15,735
3,201
1,461
3,366
1,058
1,470
884
1,016
458
1,099
777
14,790
195
31
267
--14
44
-44
35
630
389
360
224
42
57
28
45
51
1,196
393
402
214
46
56
31
38
71
1,251
401
480
218
41
60
44
39
135
1,418
519
591
223
43
67
60
52
158
1,713
616
656
276
44
83
43
88
158
1,964
636
692
301
43
95
31
69
166
2,033
92
19
--7
---118
95
624
67
179
51
22
1,038
--
93
782
68
183
57
34
1,217
--
96
1,026
82
193
61
64
1,522
--
107
1,738
114
199
97
79
2,334
--
265
2,437
472
644
130
151
4,099
64
299
2,147
550
701
125
13
3,835
4
20
95
16
--2
133
--
C 2005
C 2006
C 2007
C 2008
C 2009
C 2010
T 2010
36
247
131
17
24
455
22
296
250
15
10
593
43
353
208
22
17
643
69
481
166
21
20
757
71
599
143
38
22
873
105
903
161
35
14
1,218
-238
-26
-264
1,695
274
65
3
2,037
1,568
583
53
3
2,207
1,676
582
62
3
2,323
1,476
881
31
4
2,392
1,475
969
14
4
2,462
1,581
868
11
3
2,463
8
91
48
-147
--
--
Apple
Gala
Red Delicious
Fuji
Golden Types
Granny Smith
Braeburn
Cripps Pink
Cameo
Honeycrisp
Other & Unspecified
Subtotal
Pear
D'Anjou
Bartlett
Bosc
Asian
Red D'Anjou
Concorde
Red Bartlett
Other & Unspecified
Subtotal
Stone
Apricot
Cherry
Nectarine
Peach
Plum/Prune/Pluot
Other & Unspecified
Subtotal
Mixed Tree Fruit
Small Fruit
Berries
Blackberry
Blueberry
Raspberry
Strawberry
Other & Unspecified
Subtotal
Grapes
Juice
Wine
Mixed & Unspecified
Table
Subtotal
Table 2 (cont.)
Nuts
Almonds
Chestnut
Filberts/Hazelnuts
Walnuts
Other & Unspecified
Subtotal
Tree Fruit
Small Fruit & Nuts
Total Fruit and Nuts
Herbs
Medicinal
Mint
Culinary
Other or Unspecified
Lavender
Total Herbs
Other Crops
Flowers, cut or edible
Green manure & cover crop
Hops
Mushrooms
Seed Crops
Other & Mixed Veg. Seed
Beet Seed
Carrot Seed
Spinach Seed
Other Seed
Greenhouse & Nursery
Mixed horticulture
Wildcraft
Other & Unspecified
Total Other Crops
C 2005
C 2006
C 2007
C 2008
C 2009
C 2010
T 2010
-2
37
3
-42
-2
36
4
3
45
1
2
37
4
5
48
6
2
37
5
3
53
5
2
39
6
3
55
5
3
2
6
3
19
-------
2,234
2,535
4,769
2,468
2,848
12,957
10,959
3,014
13,970
16,983
3,205
20,188
21,862
3,392
25,254
20,662
3,707
24,369
881
411
1,292
C 2005
C 2006
C 2007
C 2008
C 2009
C 2010
T 2010
573
166
120
35
32
926
530
254
102
93
33
1,012
518
308
212
187
42
1,267
545
199
120
227
46
1,137
568
182
128
275
37
1,190
487
193
165
474
39
1,358
-------
C 2005
C 2006
C 2007
C 2008
C 2009
C 2010
T 2010
7
70
4
6
180
-----13
14
360
11
665
6
165
7
6
127
------150
360
-821
6
148
32
6
116
-------367
56
731
16
171
54
6
-30
17
61
11
-4
57
360
-787
17
218
65
1
-46
20
-22
-3
12
362
45
811
16
361
66
<1
-20
50
60
1
8
6
10
375
12
986
--17
-----------17
*Certified mushrooms are produced in WA but individual farm production areas can be small and not entered in database.
Other Land
Fallow/Summer fallow
CREP land
Timber/Woods
Other & Unspecified
Undefined land
Total Other Land
C 2005
C 2006
C 2007
C 2008
C 2009
C 2010
T 2010
2,126
10
483
54
5,188
7,861
3,830
10
432
10
7,226
11,508
6,918
-423
-6,752
14,093
9,819
-925
60
4,848
15,652
15,303
-931
295
3,141
19,670
14,256
1512
864
164
2,868
19,664
83
--1
25
109
Totals may not add exactly due to decimal rounding. 2005 numbers include WSDA, OTCO, ICS and QAI data; CCOF data were added beginning in
2006.
Table 3. Number and area of certified farms in Washington State, by county, 2010
County
Adams
Asotin
Benton
Chelan
Columbia
Douglas
Ferry
Franklin
Garfield
Grant
Kittitas
Klickitat
Lincoln
Okanogan
Pend'Oreille
Spokane
Stevens
Walla Walla
Whitman
Yakima
East of Cascades
Clallam
Clark
Cowlitz
Grays Harbor
Island
Jefferson
King
Kitsap
Lewis
Mason
Pacific
Pierce
San Juan
Skagit
Skamania
Snohomish
Thurston
Wahkiakum
Whatcom
West of Cascades
State Total
East
West
1
--------1
-----1
-1
-1
5
--------------------5
100%
0%
79
-412
14
---94
-434
---148
-7
-36
-137
1,361
--------31
----125
1
---186
343
1,704
80%
20%
5.9
0.8
9.1
2.0
-4.2
-3.6
-23.7
0.13
3.3
7.7
4.0
-0.1
2.2
1.8
0.1
6.2
75
0.5
0.6
0.02
1.4
0.3
0.8
2.9
0.1
4.6
0.02
0.01
1.1
0.4
5.6
0.08
0.8
2.4
0.7
2.9
25
-75%
25%
2010 combined certifier data. Values were based on land area, and did not include identified double crop acres. T farms
have only transition land; C farms had certified land and may also have had land in transition.
Table 4. Trend of number of certified organic and transition farms in Washington State, by county and
region. (Combined certifiers; C = Certified and T= Transition)
County
Adams
Asotin
Benton
Chelan
Columbia
Douglas
Ferry
Franklin
Garfield
Grant
Kittitas
Klickitat
Lincoln
Okanogan
Pend'Oreille
Spokane
Stevens
Walla Walla
Whitman
Yakima
East Total
Clallam
Clark
Cowlitz
Grays Harbor
Island
Jefferson
King
Kitsap
Lewis
Mason
Pacific
Pierce
San Juan
Skagit
Skamania
Snohomish
Thurston
Wahkiakum
Whatcom
West Total
State Total
C 2005
C 2006
C 2007
C 2008
C 2009
C 2010
T 2009
T 2010
2
3
22
43
23
10
1
45
2
14
4
46
3
23
11
6
81
339
9
10
1
3
8
7
18
6
11
3
2
8
7
27
4
16
17
1
32
190
529
5
2
24
46
24
12
1
40
3
16
3
50
4
21
10
4
80
345
9
11
1
7
6
9
21
5
18
4
3
7
7
34
3
13
19
2
30
209
554
6
1
26
50
27
13
1
49
5
13
3
56
4
25
13
6
90
388
10
13
1
8
5
8
21
5
24
3
4
10
9
38
2
20
23
3
34
241
629
7
1
27
49
27
22
1
64
4
13
4
60
4
23
13
7
108
434
11
14
1
6
7
11
24
6
26
1
4
8
10
41
2
19
25
3
36
255
689
10
1
28
51
-29
-31
1
88
4
17
6
61
-5
23
9
8
109
481
11
15
2
6
7
12
26
7
25
2
4
9
11
43
5
21
23
3
40
272
753
10
1
30
50
-28
-32
--1
--1
---3
---------4
9
--------1
----------1
10
1
--------1
-----1
-1
-1
5
--------------------5
91
3
18
5
58
-5
21
9
7
103
471
11
15
2
6
9
13
24
7
25
2
1
10
11
44
2
21
24
3
34
264
735
2010 combined certifier data. 2005 values included data from WSDA, OTCO, ICS, and QAI; CCOF data were added beginning 2006.
T farms had only transition land; C farms had certified land and may have included transition land.
Table 5. Trend of certified organic and transition land area in Washington State counties by region.
(Combined certifiers; C = Certified and T= Transition)
County
Adams
Asotin
Benton
Chelan
Columbia
Douglas
Ferry
Franklin
Garfield
Grant
Kittitas
Klickitat
Lincoln
Okanogan
Pend'Oreille
Spokane
Stevens
Walla Walla
Whitman
Yakima
East of Cascades
Clallam
Clark
Cowlitz
Grays Harbor
Island
Jefferson
King
Kitsap
Lewis
Mason
Pacific
Pierce
San Juan
Skagit
Skamania
Snohomish
Thurston
Wahkiakum
Whatcom
West of Cascades
State Total
4,223
1,158
18
11,286
64
2,336
1,075
2,386
26
1,315
980
736
4,178
35,872
332
334
13
474
203
325
546
57
1,012
34
11
140
209
2,113
105
862
1,004
10
1,354
9,136
45,008
1,468
802
5,955
1,353
4,645
1,466
328
12,399
114
2,751
1,029
2,555
101
2,293
1,864
644
4,915
44,682
334
350
20
1,338
185
938
883
108
2,639
37
220
309
182
3,175
89
841
2,130
590
2,491
16,859
61,541
1,766
800
11,336
1,426
4,990
1,229
328
15,565
267
2,190
1,029
2,825
101
2,237
2,032
155
6,148
54,425
341
407
20
1,736
151
889
1,270
108
4,159
26
500
746
244
4,476
85
2,546
2,959
605
2,839
24,105
78,530
3,145
800
13,121
1,992
5,002
3,030
328
18,519
124
2,390
1,079
4,396
95
2,252
1,295
153
8,277
65,999
420
503
20
1,300
279
939
3,040
109
4,777
17
500
885
253
4,825
59
2,122
2,818
651
3,042
26,556
92,555
4,217
800
13,033
2,504
5,688
-3,749
328
20,859
124
3,032
7,876
4,000
95
2,225
1,649
165
8,012
78,356
420
455
20
1,263
275
961
3,117
113
4,357
21
500
899
421
5,820
121
1,417
2,367
738
3,321
26,606
104,962
5,914
800
9,202
2,012
4,202
-3,573
-23,796
133
3,359
7,748
4,055
-87
2,176
1,793
75
6,263
75,188
458
651
20
1,417
288
824
2,940
111
4,585
21
10
1,111
396
5,579
79
755
2,451
737
2,932
25,365
100,553
1,697
0
-3,831
-492
-1,486
--176
-328
2,937
9
327
-128
55
--8
-49
144
-90
-1,749
-3,168
38
196
0
154
13
-137
-177
-2
228
0
-490
212
-25
-241
-42
-662
84
-1
-389
-1,241
-4,409
157
-432
40
-161
-268
-1,797
5
--141
-1
---303
3,305
--------35
----291
3
--69
-398
3,703
2010 combined certifier data. Values were based on land area and did not include identified double crop acres. 2005 acres include data from
WSDA, OTCO, ICS, and QAI; CCOF data were added beginning 2006.T farms had only transition land; C farms had certified land and may
have included transition land. Transition acres are not required to be reported by certifier; actual T acres could be higher.
79
-412
14
---94
-434
---148
-7
-36
-137
1,361
--------31
----125
1
---186
343
1,704
Table 6. Estimated annual WSDA and OTCO organic farmgate sales, Washington State producers.
--------------County
Adams
Asotin
Asotin, Garfield
Asotin, Garfield,
Whitman
Benton
Chelan, Douglas
Columbia
Douglas
Ferry
Franklin
Garfield
Grant
Kittitas
Klickitat
Lincoln
Okanogan
Pend Oreille
Spokane
Spokane, Stevens,
Lincoln
Stevens
Walla Walla
Whitman
Yakima
East of Cascades
Clallam
Clark
Clark, Cowlitz
Clark, Cowlitz,
Skamania
Cowlitz
Grays Harbor
Island
Jefferson
King
Kitsap
Lewis
Mason
Mason, Grays H.
Pacific
Pierce
San Juan
Skagit
Skamania
Snohomish
2005
2006
2007
---------------
2008
2009
4,712,747
5,792
1,952,964
2,511,941
4,687,021
6,803,978
35,218
317,748
7,093,860
13,893,082
274,599
10,539,118
19,895,315
112,738
27,955,038
30,533,836
39,532,259
32,604,025
21,900,016
23,932,300
--
--
--
--
--
See Chelan
See Chelan
See Chelan
See Chelan
See Chelan
-9,650,017
-7,413,571
-7,714,118
-8,152,407
18,954,448
149,590
3,718,468
32,242,417
126,675
4,777,009
44,885,049
64,109
5,130,358
4,658,347
8,683,457
8,975,464
51,920,630
40,408
6,271,043
84,926
12,716,501
-35,288
--
--
--
See below
See below
See below
512,884
641,344
872,514
4,656,680
5,859,667
11,468,518
11,043,868
$76,601,956
685,464
16,208,926
$109,174,039
696,982
See below
See below
See below
See below
779,858
1,136,486
See Clark
See Clark
63,431
93,528
3,877,103
153,256
862,951
51,232
104,232
7,100,129
216,749
1,524,473
See below
1,743,224
See Wahk,-Pac
727,641
129,996
7,696,896
See Clark grp
1,474,582
See below
2,864,945
See Wahk,-Pac
829,904
211,098
9,078,065
See Clark grp
1,931,695
-10,812,398
0
52,924,663
41,584
5,792,017
297,440
12,078,319
-72,306
28,741,569
$171,140,332
901,503
750,085
14,604,314
93,397
24,507,400
$198,151,880
824,415
See below
See below
390,822
10,483,575
70,512
21,119,600
$164,634,092
1,233,943
1,632,818
1,235,958
1,447,368
See Clark
See Clark
1,324,944
138,318
552,919
6,793,471
250,266
4,351,611
See Thurs-Mason
See Thurs-Mason
22,747
996,155
165,750
10,096,494
166,001
1,471,090
66,136
841,383
5,873,710
263,421
5,532,312
See below
4,005,861
See Wahk,-Pac
1,690,631
209,305
13,339,494
167,384
2,045,592
82,307
1,806,137
112,993
1,125,011
5,412,335
262,028
5,613,327
0
See each Co.
11,972
1,912,661
111,021
12,011,836
177,879
2,227,662
*% of
**%
Sales
Change
2.2
.003
--
-31%
---
-10.4
11.4
---5.1
0
25.1
0.02
2.7
0.14
5.7
-0.03
--45%
-27%
---33%
-2%
3%
-8%
250%
-5%
-105%
-0.2
4.9
0.03
10
78
0.59
0.77
--
--48%
-28%
-25%
-14%
-17%
50%
---
-0.04
0.86
0.05
0.5
2.6
0.1
2.7
0
-0.01
0.9
0.05
5.7
0.08
1.06
---71%
34%
-8%
-1%
1%
---13%
-47%
-10%
6%
9%
Thurston
4,038,718
Thurston, Mason
Wahkiakum
Wahkiakum,
Pacific
Whatcom
4,947,077
See below
See below
See below
7,905,655
829,022
6,533,326
See above,
Mason
6,353,482
See each Co.
694,973
See below
3.02
-3%
-0.33
---
173,348
616,761
773,070
--See each Co.
See each Co.
2,443,454
3,828,879
4,889,039
4,938,860
5,288,494
2.51
7%
$24,943,450
$35,138,707
$42,090,942
$48,552,267
$46,070,878
22
-5%
West of Cascades
State Total
$101,545,406 $144,312,746 $213,231,273 $246,704,147 $210,704,970
100
-15%
*Percent of sales is based on 2009 only. **Percent change is based on difference from 2008 to2009. All years include sales data from
WSDA and OTCO only. No sales reported for Columbia, Ferry, or Pend Oreille Cos. Values not available or a few farms in 2007 and
2008; values may be underestimated for King, Klickitat, Lewis, Lincoln, Pierce and Skagit Cos.
Table 7. Certified dairy livestock and producers in Washington State, including animals in transition or pending
certification.
Dairy
2010
C
2,474
195
452
2,970
1,134
5,112
7,287
560
9,022
62
9,329
153
5,898
Calves &
Heifers
1,016
110
71
2,185
797
928
7,964
815
7,022
28
6,587
440
4,154
Total
3,490
305
523
5,155
1,931
6,040
15,251
1,375
16,044
90
15,916
593
10,052
34
No. organic
15
1
8
23
8
21
45
6
46
3
41
dairies
C-Certified; T-Transition; P-Pending
There were no pending (P) livestock reported 2007-2010; and no transition livestock reported 2010.
In 2010, there was 1 goat dairy certified in Washington State with 60 milkers and 20 replacement stock reported.