NM Agriculture Department touts 12% growth in food, farming economic impact in 2025

In total, all industries in New Mexico from “farm to fork" generated $50.5 billion in economic impact in 2025 — a 12% increase from 2024.

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: March 25, 2026

Words: 403

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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New Mexico’s food and agriculture industries generated more than $50 billion in economic activity in 2025, according to a new industry report highlighted by the state Agriculture Department this week.

The annual Feeding the Economy report calculates that the more than 146,000 New Mexicans who work in farm or food industries earn nearly $5.9 billion in wages, which spurs additional economic impacts and jobs in industries like mining, construction, retail, finance and travel. …

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