ALBANY, N.Y. — A recent certified organic survey from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) found that 1,407 New York farms had 331,000 certified organic acres, which produced and sold $328 million in organic commodities in 2021.

That’s according to Donnie Fike, state statistician at the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), New York Field Office.

The survey results, released Dec. 15, show that New York state organic acreage ranked second nationally, behind California. The Empire State also ranked sixth in organic sales, behind California, Washington, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Oregon.

The survey results show the following top commodity groups in organic sales for New York in 2021:

• Livestock and poultry products — $181 million, up 11 percent

• Crops — $116 million, up 10 percent

• Livestock and poultry — $31 million, up 3 percent

The 2021 organic survey, conducted in coordination with the USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) is a survey of all known U.S. farms and ranches with certified organic production in 2021, as well as those transitioning into organic production. Producers must meet the standards set out by the RMA’s National Organic Program and be certified compliant by an approved agent of the program. Additional survey results, as well as the results of previous NASS organic surveys, are available at www.nass.usda.gov/organics.