Organic Expansion

May 1, 2006

With total revenues of $15 billion in 2005, the entire industry is still smaller than McDonald's. But at 20% per year, it's growing like a weed. A six-year snapshot of a very fertile market.

Number of Organic Farm Animals
	1997	2000	2003
Beef Cattle	4,429	13,829	27,285
Milk Cows	12,897	38,196	74,435
Laying Hens	537,826	1,113,746	1,591,181
Broiler Chickens	38,285	1,924,807	6,301,014

Acres of Organic Crops
	1997	2000	2003
Carrots	3,323	5,665	7,943
Lettuce	5,743	11,410	11,930
Apples	8,846	9,270	13,902
Corn	42,703	77,912	105,574
Wheat	125,687	181,262	234,221
Total Cropland	850,173	1,218,905	1,451,601

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Organic Expansion

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Organic Expansion

By Fast Company Staff [2]

May 1, 2006

With total revenues of $15 billion in 2005, the entire industry is still smaller than McDonald's. But at 20% per year, it's growing like a weed. A six-year snapshot of a very fertile market.

Number of Organic Farm Animals

Acres of Organic Crops