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Alfalfa is more valuable than any other crop grown in Arizona, including cotton.
That’s according to a USDA report showing Arizona will grow 2.1 tons of alfalfa in 2022, worth $682 million.
The second most valuable crop was romaine lettuce at $442.7 million.
In 2022, the combined value of Upland cotton and cottonseed was $163.6 million. Pima cotton values were not available. However, in Arizona he produced 255,000 480 lb bales of Upland cotton whereas in 2022 he produced 25,000 480 lb bales of Pima cotton.
Arizona is the nation’s top producer of alfalfa averaging 8.2 tons per acre compared to the national average of 3.2 tons. And most of it remains in the state and is used to feed cows on Arizona dairy farms. Only about 20% is exported to other states and countries.
According to the Arizona Department of Agriculture, Graham County is the eighth largest producer of alfalfa in the state, the seventh largest producer of barley (worth $15.6 million in 2022 according to the USDA), and cotton. is third in the cultivation of
A complete agricultural overview of Arizona can be found at: USDA/NASS 2022 Arizona State Agriculture Overview.
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