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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 Dairy

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 dairy production based on financial data from 2018.

The primary objectives of this COP model are to assist:

New entrants to the organic dairy industry;
Conventional farmers in considering the decision to adopt some organic production methods and even engage in the transition to certified organic production by understanding the organic COP and profitability;
Organic farmers in the management of their own production costs and to benchmark their results to average industry performance.