California leads the U.S. in organic food production
Published: February 1, 2022
Category: Organic News
The state of California accounts for 36% of all national organic production, with production and sales of organic projected to continue that growth.
2020 saw organic sales totaling $11.9 billion, an increase from 2019 of 14%. The counties of Monterey, Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, Kern, and Merced were the top five counties in terms of overall gross sales for 2020.
California farm acreage jumped 22% from 2014 to 2020—from 1,796,080 acres to 2,186,551 acres.
Look for the California Agricultural Organic Report for 2020-2021 in early 2022 for more details. The current report is located at: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/Statistics/
Source: California Department of Food & Agriculture
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