Table 1: Organic grain acreage, 2001.  (ERS, 2003)

Corn

Wheat

Oats

Spelt

Soybeans

Illinois

4333

2210

2154

287

6879

Indiana

940

822

55

32

1166

Michigan

4388

3776

567

3816

16894

United States

93551

194640

33254

7639

174467

Table 2: Organic livestock, number of head, 2001.  (ERS, 2003)

Beef cows

Milk cows

Hogs & pigs

Sheep/lamb

Layer hens

Broilers

Turkeys

Illinois

429

260

426

0

325

1800

100

Indiana

0

0

0

0

52600

0

0

Michigan

247

91

9

50

52335

1132

9

Pennsylvania

300

5456

12

216

243786

938860

69120

Iowa

791

1338

1198

0

138894

36000

1000

Minnesota

711

2238

83

240

18678

1800

0

Wisconsin

1174

10803

175

190

15687

25733

8069

United States

15197

48677

3135

4207

1611622

3286456

98653

Table 3. Prices for Organic and conventional grains, Rodale Institute OPX, 4/26/2004

Organic (premium quality)

Conventional

Premium

#2 Yellow Corn

$5.50/bu

$2.91/bu

$2.59/bu

Soybeans (feed)

$12/bu

$9.66/bu

$2.34/bu

Soybeans (tofu)

$20/bu

N/A

Oats (feed)

$4.75/ 23# bu

$1.86/ 23# bu

$2.89/ 23# bu

Hard Red Wheat

$6.50/bu

$3.70/bu

$2.8/bu