Farm Facts That Feed You

• Arizona has a nearly $31 billion agricultural industry, according to the 2024 U of A. Economic report.
• Arizona has 16,710 farms and ranches. Source USDA-NASS, Most recent Census of Agriculture (2022).
• Beef and Dairy are Arizona’s leading agricultural products/commodities. Source: USDA-NASS
• Arizona dairies average approximately 1,500 to 2,000 cows per dairy. (Most parts of the country average herd size of 100 to 150 cows per dairy.) Source: UDA
• Cash receipts for Milk in Arizona ranges anywhere from $600 million to $800 million to the economy each year (cash value varies depending on current milk prices in the market at the time and only represents cash receipts). Each dairy of 1,000 cows contributes more than $3 million to the economy per year. Source: USDA-NASS and UDA
• Most leafy greens’ seeds, specifically broccoli, come out of Yuma. Source: Yuma Fresh Vegetable
• There are approximately 205,000 dairy cows (numbers can fluctuate) in Arizona with a yearly milk production average of 24,000 pounds per cow, approximately 75 pounds daily. They milk 305 days per year. Source: UDA
• Arizona’s dairy cows are known for high productivity, often exceeding the national average due to modern management practices, climate conducive for raising dairy cows, optimal nutrition, and breeds like Holsteins. UDA and Arizona Milk Producers
• Arizona produces enough beef annually to feed over 8 million Americans. Source: Arizona Beef Council
• Arizona grows enough cotton each year to make more than one pair of jeans for nearly every American. Source: Arizona Cotton Growers
• Arizona can grow 1,366 pounds of Upland cotton on one acre of land. Source: USDA-NASS
• Arizona ranks third in Pima cotton production. Source: USDA-NASS
• Arizona is the fourth largest producer of durum wheat in the nation. Arizona’s Desert Durum ® is exported to Italy annually to make quality pasta. Source: USDA-NASS
• Yuma, Arizona is the winter lettuce capital of the world.
• Arizona ranks second in the U.S. in head lettuce, leaf lettuce, Romaine lettuce and cauliflower and broccoli production. Source: USDA-NASS
• The gross income of the Arizona pork industry ranges anywhere from $45 to $60 million. Source: USDA-NASS and Arizona Pork Council

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