SF31 — Organic Farming Economics

Organic Farm
Economics
& ROI.

USDA AMS · ERS · OTA · NOP

Six economics models covering transition ROI, price premium capture, certification costs, input substitution, yield gap financial impact, and whole-farm net return comparison — organic vs. conventional.

Econ Models

>20%

Avg Premium

$9.6B

Farm-Gate Sales

+32%

Growth 2017–2022

SF31-E.001 Organic Price Premium Calculator

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Crop

Conv. Price ($/unit)

Annual Volume (units)

Market Channel

Certification Year

SF31-E.002 Transition Period Cash Flow Model

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Current Gross Revenue ($/yr)

Current Operating Costs ($/yr)

Yield Gap Yr1 (%)

Yield Gap Yr2 (%)

Yield Gap Yr3 (%)

Input Cost Change (%)

Bridge Financing Rate (%)

SF31-E.003 Certification Cost & Payback Model

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Certifying Agent

Gross Organic Sales ($/yr)

Acreage

Recordkeeping Hours/Yr

Labor Rate ($/hr)

SF31-E.004 Organic Input Cost Substitution Model

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Synthetic Fertilizer Cost ($/ac)

Synthetic Pesticide Cost ($/ac)

Organic Fertility Cost ($/ac)

Organic Pest Mgmt Cost ($/ac)

Cover Crop Seed Cost ($/ac)

Acreage

SF31-E.005 Organic Premium Capture Model

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Gross Organic Revenue ($/yr)

Yield Gap Loss ($/yr)

Input Cost Increase ($/yr)

Certification Total Cost ($/yr)

Conv. Revenue Baseline ($/yr)

SF31-E.006 Whole-Farm Net Return Optimizer

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Total Acreage

Conv. Net Return ($/ac)

Organic % of Farm

Organic Price Premium (%)

Organic Cost Premium (%)

Projection Years

Yield Gap (Organic, %)

Organic FarmEconomics& ROI.

Calculation History

Organic Farm
Economics
& ROI.