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Organic farms generally have higher average net operating incomes than conventional farms within their revenue class. In the 2016 Census of Agriculture, 35% of farms reporting organic product sales were making revenues between $10k-$99k, and 36% of farms with organic product sales were making revenues between $100k-$499k (compared to 24% of overall Ontario farms in this revenue class). (Note: This revenue may not be 100% from organic product sales, as farms are able to report both organic product sales and non-organic product sales.)

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Cost of Production for Organic Field Crops

This document is part of the 2020 series of organic cost of production (COP) models prepared by the Organic Council of Ontario. This particular model focuses on organic field crops and a three year crop rotation of corn, soybeans, and wheat. This document is accompanied by the Budget spreadsheet.

The primary objectives of this COP model are to assist:

conventional farmers interested in adopting some organic production methods or potentially in transitioning to certified organic production in order to gain an understanding of the organic COP and profitability.
organic farmers in order to:
- understand where they are spending their money
- determine what the profitability of their crops is and could be
- benchmark their farm against the published COP model
- strive to meet or exceed the published COP’s yield and profit potential