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In 2007, USDA included a crop-specific survey of apple
producers in the annual Agricultural Resource Management
Survey (ARMS). The survey collected detailed information
about U.S. apple production in 7 States (Washington, Pennsylvania,
Oregon, North Carolina, New York, Michigan and California)
representing over 90 percent of national apple production.
Organic apple production accounted for approximately 4
percent of total apple production in the United States
in 2007, and a subsample targeting organic apple operations
was included in the survey. The pie charts below compare
organic and conventional apple operations in the use of
selected production practices and participation in Federal
programs in 2007.
Findings from the 2007 USDA Apple Survey
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