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William[_5_]

On Sun, 24 May 2015 10:34:48 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

>No drought in Mexico? Let's drink their milkshake.
>
>Growing almonds is actually a smart response to drought -- yields
>the most dollars per gallon. And yields of perfect nuts are highest
>where irrigation is required -- no pests or diseases affect the crop.
>
>The trouble with building desalinization plants is that they must be
>used in order to pay back the investment. Therefore you lock yourself
>into buying rather expensive water for the next 20 years, even if it
>rains like crazy.

I bet the California Farmers will push the state to "go big with
desalinization" to flood them with water and then they can recoop
their investment from America's grocery stores. American's like
oranges and strawberries and almonds.

William