QUICK FACTS ABOUT ARIZONA AGRICULTURE

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By Cronkite News Service

Here are quick facts about Arizona’s agriculture industry from the Arizona Farm Bureau:

_ Worth $9.2 billion annually.

_ Arizona ranks second in the U.S. in head lettuce, leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce, cauliflower and broccoli.

_ Arizona ranks second in the U.S. in lemons, third in tangerines and fourth in oranges and grapefruit.

_ Arizona grows enough cotton each year to make more than one pair of jeans for every person in the U.S.

_ There are 7,500 farms and ranches across the state.