FACT SHEET ON ARIZONA AGRICULTURE’S NEW ECONOMIC NUMBER

Arizona – Tuesday, November 19, 2024 – Arizona agriculture’s and agribusiness’ overall economic contribution to the state is $30.9 billion, a just-released number based primarily on the United States Department of Agriculture’s Census of Agriculture, and a few other data sources. The Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension’s economic team of Claudia Montanía, Dari Duval, George Frisvold, José Quintero have just announced the numbers at Arizona Farm Bureau’s Annual Meeting in Tucson.

 

What: Arizona’s Agribusiness System in the State Economy 

Who, Researchers and authors: Claudia Montanía, Dari Duval, George Frisvold, José Quintero, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension

Where: This statewide impact study report was just announced at Arizona Farm Bureau's 2024 Annual Meeting in Tucson. 

Why: This study quantifies the importance of agriculture and agribusiness to Arizona’s economy. Agriculture and agribusiness include on-farm production of crops, livestock, and livestock products; agricultural support services; agricultural input suppliers; agricultural processing; and marketing and distribution.

Special Note: If you'd like to interview any of the economists, contact Julie Murphree at juliemurphree@azfb.org. 

 

The Report

Statewide Executive Summary_11122024.pdf