2018 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

Arizona

† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: Jun/20/2019

Farms Operations^†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation	1,365
Farm Operations - Number of Operations	19,200
Farm Operations - Acres Operated	26,200,000

Livestock Inventory ^†

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	215,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	205,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	1,020,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	300,000
Goats, Angora - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	27,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	33,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2019 )	115,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2018 )	170,000

Milk Production ^†

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head	23,933
Milk - Production, Measured in $	771,590,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb	4,978,000,000

Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production ^†
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars

Commodity	Planted All Purpose Acres	Harvested Acres	Yield	Production	Price per Unit	Value of Production in Dollars
HAY
HAY		300,000	7.82 TONS / ACRE	2,346,000 TONS	209 $ / TON	488,622,000
HAY, ALFALFA		260,000	8.3 TONS / ACRE	2,158,000 TONS	209 $ / TON	451,022,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)		40,000	4.7 TONS / ACRE	188,000 TONS	200 $ / TON	37,600,000
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE						488,622,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA	35,000
LETTUCE
LETTUCE, HEAD	38,700	38,600	310 CWT / ACRE	11,966,000 CWT	37.9 $ / CWT	453,511,000
LETTUCE, HEAD, FRESH MARKET					37.9 $ / CWT	453,511,000
LETTUCE, ROMAINE	27,000	26,900	330 CWT / ACRE	8,877,000 CWT	37.5 $ / CWT	332,888,000
LETTUCE, ROMAINE, FRESH MARKET					37.5 $ / CWT	332,888,000
LETTUCE, LEAF, FRESH MARKET					44.7 $ / CWT	105,134,000
LETTUCE, LEAF	9,900	9,800	240 CWT / ACRE	2,352,000 CWT	44.7 $ / CWT	105,134,000
LETTUCE, HEAD, UTILIZED				11,966,000 CWT
LETTUCE, ROMAINE, UTILIZED				8,877,000 CWT
LETTUCE, LEAF, UTILIZED				2,352,000 CWT
MELONS
MELONS, CANTALOUP	16,400	16,300	230 CWT / ACRE	3,749,000 CWT	23.2 $ / CWT	86,977,000
MELONS, CANTALOUP, FRESH MARKET					23.2 $ / CWT	86,977,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED				(D) CWT
MELONS, CANTALOUP, UTILIZED				3,749,000 CWT
MELONS, WATERMELON, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
MELONS, WATERMELON	(D)	(D)	(D) CWT / ACRE	(D) CWT	(D) $ / CWT	(D)
SPINACH
SPINACH, FRESH MARKET					44.4 $ / CWT	83,783,000
SPINACH	11,400	11,100	170 CWT / ACRE	1,887,000 CWT	44.4 $ / CWT	83,783,000
SPINACH, UTILIZED				1,887,000 CWT
CAULIFLOWER
CAULIFLOWER	6,100	6,100	190 CWT / ACRE	1,159,000 CWT	68.8 $ / CWT	79,739,000
CAULIFLOWER, UTILIZED				1,159,000 CWT
CAULIFLOWER, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CAULIFLOWER, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
DATES
DATES, UTILIZED				10,940 TONS		66,066,000
DATES		3,500	3.15 TONS / ACRE	11,050 TONS	6,040 $ / TON
DATES, FRESH MARKET				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
DATES, PROCESSING				(D) TONS	(D) $ / TON	(D)
BROCCOLI
BROCCOLI, FRESH MARKET					45.2 $ / CWT	59,122,000
BROCCOLI	10,900	10,900	120 CWT / ACRE	1,308,000 CWT	45.2 $ / CWT	59,122,000
BROCCOLI, UTILIZED				1,308,000 CWT
WHEAT
WHEAT	91,000	74,000	102.4 BU / ACRE	7,580,000 BU	6.95 $ / BU	52,337,000
WHEAT, SPRING, DURUM	71,000	70,000	106 BU / ACRE	7,420,000 BU	6.95 $ / BU	51,569,000
WHEAT, WINTER	20,000	4,000	40 BU / ACRE	160,000 BU	4.8 $ / BU	768,000
PECANS
PECANS, UTILIZED, IN SHELL						52,173,000
PECANS		17,000	1,640 LB / ACRE		1.87 $ / LB
LEMONS
LEMONS		7,300	137 BOXES / ACRE		34.2 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	34,197,000
LEMONS, UTILIZED				40,000 TONS
LEMONS, PROCESSING					(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
LEMONS, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV	(D)
CABBAGE
CABBAGE	3,300	3,300	500 CWT / ACRE	1,650,000 CWT	20.3 $ / CWT	33,495,000
CABBAGE, UTILIZED				1,650,000 CWT
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
CABBAGE, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)
COTTON
COTTON, COTTONSEED				156,000 TONS	201 $ / TON	31,557,000
COTTON	174,500	173,500	1,288 LB / ACRE	465,500 480 LB BALES
COTTON, PIMA	14,500	14,500	943 LB / ACRE	28,500 480 LB BALES	(D) $ / LB	(D)
COTTON, UPLAND	160,000	159,000	1,319 LB / ACRE	437,000 480 LB BALES	(D) $ / LB	(D)
CORN
CORN, GRAIN		15,000	220 BU / ACRE	3,300,000 BU	4.9 $ / BU	16,170,000
CORN, SILAGE		51,000	29 TONS / ACRE	1,479,000 TONS
CORN	70,000
BARLEY
BARLEY	12,000	9,000	100 BU / ACRE	900,000 BU	3.8 $ / BU	3,420,000
PEPPERS
PEPPERS, CHILE	1,100	1,100	60 CWT / ACRE	66,000 CWT	40.3 $ / CWT	2,660,000
PEPPERS, CHILE, UTILIZED				66,000 CWT
PEPPERS, CHILE, FRESH MARKET					(D) $ / CWT	(D)
PEPPERS, CHILE, PROCESSING					(D) $ / TON	(D)

(NA) Not Available
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate
(X) Not Applicable
(Z) Less than half the rounding unit

Census State Profile: Arizona

Ranked Items Within The U.S., 2012

Item	Quantity	U.S. Rank	Universe ¹
MARKET VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SOLD ($1,000)
Total value of agricultural products sold	3,732,113	32	50
Value of crops, including nursery and greenhouse	2,076,568	30	50
Value of livestock, poultry, and their products	1,655,545	31	50

VALUE OF SALES BY COMMODITY GROUP ($1,000)
Grains, oilseeds, dry beans, and dry peas	(D)	35	50
Tobacco	-	-	19
Cotton and cottonseed	224,486	10	17
Vegetables, melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes	764,062	5	50
Fruit, tree nuts, and berries	(D)	14	50
Nursery, greenhouse, floriculture and sod	315,548	13	50
Cut Christmas trees and short rotation woody crops	(D)	47	49
Other crops and hay	425,203	12	50
Poultry and eggs	(D)	35	50
Cattle and calves	700,307	24	50
Milk from cows	762,957	13	50
Hogs and pigs	(D)	(D)	50
Sheep, goats, wool, mohair, and milk	11,276	22	50
Horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys	31,801	10	50
Aquaculture	5,363	33	50
Other animals and other animal products	(D)	(D)	50

TOP CROP ITEMS (acres)
Forage-land used for all hay and haylage, grass silage, and greenchop	324,562	40	50
Cotton, all	197,455	12	17
Upland cotton	194,328	11	17
Vegetables harvested, all	130,345	10	50
Wheat for grain, all	102,581	34	49

TOP LIVESTOCK INVENTORY ITEMS (number)
Layers	(D)	(D)	50
Pullets for laying flock replacement	(D)	(D)	50
Cattle and calves	911,334	32	50
Sheep and lambs	180,551	10	50
Hogs and pigs	(D)	23	50

Other State Highlights, 2012

Economic Characteristics	Quantity
Farm by value of sales
Less than $1,000	10,558
$1,000 to $2,499	2,058
$2,500 to $4,999	1,820
$5,000 to $9,999	1,501
$10,000 to $19,999	1,267
$20,000 to $24,999	236
$25,000 to $39,999	491
$40,000 to $49,999	181
$50,000 to $99,999	442
$100,000 to $249,999	549
$250,000 to $499,999	269
$500,000 or more	633

Total farm production expenses ($1,000)	3,258,922
Average per farm ($)	162,905

Net cash farm income of the operations ($1,000)	600,395
Average per farm ($)	30,012

Operator Characteristics	Quantity
Principal operators by primary occupation
Farming	13,219
Other	6,786

Principal operators by sex
Male	12,170
Female	7,835

Average age of principal operator	61.1

All operators by race ²
American Indian or Alaska Native	18,375
Asian	130
Black or African American	64
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	26
White	13,884
More than one race	113

All operators of Spanish, Hispanic or Latino Origin ²	1,181

Note: See "Census of Agriculture, Volume 1, Geographic Area Series" for complete footnotes, explanations, definitions, and methodology.
   ¹ Universe is number of states in U.S. with item.
   ² Data were collected for a maximum of three operators per farm.
  (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
   - Represents zero.