2014 University of AZ Economic Analysis

• In 2011, the estimated contribution of the beef industry to total economic output in the state of Arizona was $1.7 billion.
• The Arizona beef industry supports 8,758 jobs. Of those jobs, 5,411  are directly attributed to the beef industry and the additional 3,347 jobs are a result of economic activity stimulated by the beef industry that occurs in other sectors of the Arizona economy (IMPLAN Group, LLC, 2011) 
• Every 100 Arizona beef industry jobs support an additional 62 jobs in other industries.
• Sales of cattle accounted for 18.8% of total Arizona agricultural sales, placing it as the 3rd highest agricultural commodity sold.
• The total market value of capital assets of Arizona beef cattle operations is more than $5.2 billion.

Within SACPA’s geographical boundary:

• Beef cattle ranching in SACPA’s geographical boundary–Pinal, Pima and Santa Cruz Counties combined– contributes more than $490 million annually to the state’s economy and provides 982 jobs.
• Beef cattle ranching is a significant part of the economic base of Pinal and Santa Cruz Counties.

All three counties are net beef exporters:

The beef cattle ranching sector in Pima County is a net exporter. Pima County’s beef cattle ranching sector exports a total of $10.2 million outside the county, bringing money into the local economy. It accounts for 5% of total agricultural exports and 0.05% of economy wide exports. Of the 302 sectors in the county economy, the cattle ranching sector is ranked 152nd in exports (IMPLAN Group, LLC, 2011).