Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
71% of farmers report reduced yields as a major concern due to climate change (Bayer AG, 2024).
75% of farmers are already impacted by climate change or worried about its impacts (Bayer AG, 2024).
89% of the production value of organic dairy farms in the United States came from dairy activity in 2021, remaining stable from 86% in 2005 (Gillespie et al., 2024).
142 cows was the average size of organic dairy farms in the United States in 2021, increasing from 109 cows in 2008 (Gillespie et al., 2024).
3,100 organic dairy farms were in the United States in 2019, increasing from 2,004 in 2008 (Gillespie et al., 2024).
6.6% of total fluid milk sales in the United States were certified organic in 2022, increasing from 2.9% in 2009 (Gillespie et al., 2024).
352,289 certified organic dairy cows were in the United States in 2021, increasing from 2,265 in 1992 (Gillespie et al., 2024).
10% is the projected increase in milk production in the United States and 21% in Canada by 2033 (OECD and FAO, 2024).
2% of total GDP in the United States and Canada comes from agriculture, forestry and fisheries (OECD and FAO, 2024).
25 million hectares of forest in the United States could lose more than 20% of the basal area of host trees to insects and diseases by 2027 (FAO, 2024).
