Ag Facts
Arizona ranks second in the U.S. in head lettuce, leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce, cauliflower and broccoli production.
Arizona has more than 15,000 farms and ranches across the state.
Dairy is Arizona's leading agricultural product.
Arizona produces enough beef annually to feed over 4.6 million Americans.
215 pairs of jeans can be produced from 1 bale of cotton grown in Arizona.
Yuma, Arizona is the winter lettuce capital of the world.
Nationally, Arizona ranks second in the production of lemons, third in tangerine production.
Apple growers over the last 5 or 6 years average close to 20 million pounds per year.
In 2010, there was an average of 177,000 milk cows in Arizona with a yearly milk production of 23,441 pounds per cow.
Arizona has a $10.3 billion agricultural industry.
