Organic Costs and Returns
Corn Production Costs and Returns from
the 2010 ARMS-The 2010 ARMS collected detailed information about
the production practices and costs of corn growers in 19 States,
which represent more than 93 percent of U.S.-planted corn acreage.
This survey included a subsample of organic corn producers
developed from lists provided by major organic certifiers. A set of
estimates is now available from the survey that presents corn
production costs and returns on corn acres planted for grain for
2010 by region for three categories:
all corn producers 
,
conventional corn producers , and
organic corn producers.
Estimates are reported for regions deemed to have a sufficient
number of observations for statistical reliability. The regional
estimates for all producers serve as the basis for the annual
series of corn costs of production.
Milk Production Costs and
Returns from the 2010 ARMS -The 2010 ARMS collected detailed
information about the production practices and costs on dairy farms
in 26 States which represent more than 90 percent of national milk
production. A subsample of organic dairy operations was included as
part of the survey. A set of estimates is now available from
the survey that presents milk costs and returns for 2010 by State,
size of operation, and region for all milk producers
and for conventional
and organic
dairies. Estimates are reported for States, size groups, and
regions deemed to have a sufficient sample for statistical
reliability. These estimates are an update to those reported
from the 2005 ARMS by State and size of operation for all milk producers and for conventional and organic dairies. For more information about
organic milk cost and return estimates, see Characteristics, Costs, and
Issues for Organic Dairy Farming. 
Wheat Production Costs and Returns from the 2009 ARMS
-The 2009 ARMS collected detailed information about the production
practices and costs of wheat producers in 16 States: Colorado,
Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas
and Washington. These states accounted for about 85 percent of the
total wheat acres planted by all wheat producers. As part of the
survey, a subsample of organic wheat producers was developed from
lists provided by major organic certifiers. A set of estimates is
now available from the survey that presents wheat production costs
and returns for 2009 by region for
all wheat producers and for
conventional wheat and
organic wheat producers. Estimates are
reported for regions deemed to have a sufficient sample for
statistical reliability. The regional estimates for all wheat
producers are used as the basis for the annual series of wheat
costs of production. For more information about these wheat cost
and return estimates, see The Structure and Profitability of Organic Field
Crop Production: The Case of Wheat.
Soybean Production
Costs and Returns from the 2006 ARMS -The 2006 ARMS collected
detailed information about the production practices and costs of
soybean growers in 19 States, which represent more than 97 percent
of U.S. planted soybean acreage. As part of the survey, a subsample
of organic soybean producers was developed from lists provided by
major organic certifiers. A set of estimates is now available from
the survey that presents soybean production costs and returns for
2006 by region and size of operation for all soybean producers and for conventional and organic producers. Estimates are reported
for regions and size groups deemed to have a sufficient sample for
statistical reliability. The regional estimates for all producers
are used as the basis for the annual series of soybean costs of
production. For more information about these soybean cost and
return estimates, see The
Profitability of Organic Soybean Production.