Statistics

Based off the USDA Census, below are pie charts illustrating the the distribution for farm expenses for organic farms in 2014, and all U.S. farms in 2012.

https://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resources/Organics/organics_1_020_020.pdf

https://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_US/st99_1_004_005.pdf

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Data collected in the 2007 and 2012 Census of Agriculture is displayed below. The information was collected from the USDA Census of Agriculture Website at:

https://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_US/

Agricultural Sales: 2007 and 2012

	2007	2012	Difference
Total Sales of Agricultural Products	$297,220,491,000	$394,644,481,000	+$97,423,990,000 +32.8%
Total Sales of Organic Product	-	$3,120,717,000	-

Number of U.S. Farms Committed to Organic Practices

	Number of Farms (2012)
Certified Organic Farms	12,771
Farms Exempt from Certification	3,754
Farms Transitioning to Certified Organic	3,240
Total	19,765

Agricultural Expenses

	2007	2012	Difference
Total Farm Production Expenses	$241,113,666,000	$328,939,354,000	+$87,825,688,000 +36.4%
Chemicals Purchased	$10,074,914,000	$16,459,840,000	+$6,384,926,000 +63.3%
Percentage of Chemical Expenses	4.2%	5.0%	+0.8%

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Based off the California Department of Food and Agriculture, below is a graph depicting the comparison between the gross sales of a farm compared to the organic certification fees they are charged.

https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/i_&_c/organic.html

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Below are graphs depicting changes in agricultural expenses and land uses in Pennsylvania for the years 2007 and 2012. This information was collected from the USDA Census of Agriculture Website at: 

https://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_State_Level/Pennsylvania/

It is interesting to note from the following graphs that although the amount of farmland decreased in Pennsylvania, expenses for farmers increased. This included expenses for chemicals and pesticides. The census does not disclose the cause of these increases, however, we may possibly attribute it to the growing GMO industry. Other factors may also be the cause for these trends.

The amount of farmland in acres in Pennsylvania decreased from 2007 to 2012.

In this graph, we can see that the average expenses for Pennsylvania farms had increased from 2007 to 2012.

This graph shows the increase in spending in pesticides on Pennsylvania Farms.

The cost of chemicals purchased for Pennsylvania had increased from 2007 to 2012.