Washington State Certified Organic Acreage, Sales and Dairy Cattle

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:

Elizabeth Kirby, ekirby@wsu.edu 509 663 8181 x 283

David Granatstein, granats@wsu.edu 509 663 8181 x 222
Washington State University, Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources 1
Funding for this report was provided by the USDA Organic Farming Research Special Grant.

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.

Table 2. Washington NOP certified organic acres by crop.

------------------------- Acres -------------------------

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

-------

------------------------- Acres -------------------------

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

Roots and Tubers

Beets
Carrot
Parsnip
Potato
Seed Potato
Radish
Turnip
Other & Unspecified
Total Vegetables

------------------------- Acres -------------------------

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

Other Fruit (Kiwi)

------------------------- Acres -------------------------

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

--- No. Producers --C

T only
10
1
30
50
-28
-32
-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
64%
36%

1
--------1
-----1
-1
-1
5
--------------------5
100%
0%

--- Acres 2010 --C

T
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
75%
25%

79
-412
14
---94
-434
---148
-7
-36
-137
1,361
--------31
----125
1
---186
343
1,704
80%
20%

--- Percent (%)--C Farms

C Area
1.4
0.1
4.1
6.8
-3.8
-4.4
-12.4
0.4
2.4
0.7
7.9
-0.7
2.9
1.2
1.0
14.0
64
1.5
2.0
0.3
0.8
1.2
1.8
3.3
1.0
3.4
0.3
0.1
1.4
1.5
6.0
0.3
2.9
3.3
0.4
4.6
36
-64%
36%

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

-------------------------------------------------- Acres -------------------------------------------------C 2005

C 2006
C 2007
C 2008 C 2009 C 2010 C 09-10 T 2009 T 2010
834
804
3,135
1,318

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

Annual Farmgate Sales $

2006

2007

---------------

2008

2009
4,712,747
5,792

1,952,964

2,511,941

4,687,021

6,803,978

See group below

See group below

See group below

See group below

See group below

See group below

See group below

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

See above &

Whitman

39,532,259
32,604,025

See each Co.

See each Co.

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

See Asotin group

See Asotin group

See Asotin group

See Asotin group

18,954,448
149,590
3,718,468

32,242,417
126,675
4,777,009

44,885,049
64,109
5,130,358

See Spokane etc.

See Spokane etc.

See Spokane etc.

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

See above group

See above group

See above group

4,656,680

5,859,667

11,468,518

See Asotin group

See Asotin group

See Asotin group

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

See Mason group

See Mason group

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

See each Co.

See each Co.

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 above &

Skamania

See above &

Skamania

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

See Mason group

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

See each Co.

See each Co.

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 each Co.

See each Co.

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

----- 2005 ----C*

T
P

----- 2006 ----C

T
P

--- 2007 --C

T

--- 2008 --C

T

--- 2009 --C

T

2010
C

Milkers & Dry

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.