In February 2025, a new report was published by the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension titled: Economic Contribution of Yuma County Agriculture. The 48 page publication includes an analysis and statistics for crop production, economic contributions and water productivity.
Our favorite findings from the report:
Yuma's agriculture and agribusiness industries generated $4.4 billion in 2022
Yuma's top 3 crops are iceberg lettuce, romaine lettuce and processed lettuce
Yuma accounted for 18% of crop sales in the Colorado River Basin, but consumed only 8% of the irrigation water
Yuma is to agriculture what Hollywood is to movies, and what Silicon Valley is to computers
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