Arizona's desert drurum wheat is a common ingredient in Italian pasta and in 2016 generated $131M in salesĀ in Arizona. To read more, see the below link: https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2017/09/18/italy-uses-arizonas-new-strand-of-wheat-for-pasta/?utm_source=Cronkite+News+Daily&utm_campaign=380c8e688a-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bfd7e71833-380c8e688a-208962025