The Profit Potential of Certified Organic Field Crop Production

William McBride ; Catherine Greene ; Linda Foreman , and Mir Ali

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: corn;    wheat;    soybeans;    organic and conventional production;    average treatment-effect;    propensity-score matching;    regression with endogenous treatment-effects;    Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS);    production costs;    profitability;    organic price premium;   

RP-ID  :  ERR-188

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

This study uses data from targeted surveys of organic corn, wheat, and soybean production in an observational analysis of cost-of-production differences between conventional and organic crop production systems. Findings of this research suggest that significant economic returns are possible from organic crop production, mainly due to organic price premiums.