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.

Beef is Arizona's leading agricultural product.

Arizona produces enough beef annually to feed over 4.6 million Americans.

Arizona grows enough cotton each year to make more than one pair of jeans for every man, woman and child in the U.S.

Yuma, Arizona is the winter lettuce capital of the world.

Nationally, Arizona ranks second in the production of lemons, third in tangerine production, and 4th in the production of oranges and grapefruit.

Arizona apple growers produce 94.5 million pounds of apples each year.

There are 140,000 dairy cows in Arizona with a yearly milk production average of 21,705 pounds per cow.

Arizona has a $9.2 billion agricultural industry.