University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Researcher I found it Yuma County Agribusiness contributed $4.4 billion to Arizona’s economy in 2022, based on the 2022 Agriculture Survey.
Yuma-grown agricultural products produce a third of the sales of American vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes, and are ranked 13th nationwide for total crop sales. This study ranked Yuma Competitive lolCalifornia and Washington counties are known for their high value specialty crops.
Researchers believe that Yuma’s crop production value growth stems from the transition to production of more valuable specialty crops, such as winter vegetables. In total, Yuma County’s crop industry directly donated $1.3 billion, while livestock donated $167.3 million in county sales.
George Frisvold, a professor of agricultural economics at the university, noted that the county uses less than an acre foot of water per $1,000 vegetables sold. Researchers also ranked Yuma County first among counties in the Colorado River Basin, accounting for 18% of crop sales, with cash wage rates for irrigated land consuming 8% of basin irrigated water. He said that.
Jose Quintero, an agriculture corporation analyst at the University of Agriculture’s University of Life and Environmental Sciences, said the study will be a reference for planning and decision-making.
