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- Arizona ranks second in the U.S. in head lettuce, leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce, cauliflower and broccoli production.
- Yuma, Arizona is the winter lettuce capital of the world.
- Nationally, Arizona ranks second in the production of lemons, third in tangerine production.
- Apple growers over the last 5 or 6 years average close to 20 million pounds per year.
- Arizona has a $12.4 billion agricultural industry.
Arizona weather plays an important role in allowing Arizona to supply the nation with winter vegetables otherwise unavailable in most areas of the country.
In fact, in Arizona farmers can be planting and/or harvesting every month of the year!
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