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>> Paul M. Cook wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>>> > I have noticed several people here mention California. We have had
>>> > a lot of stuff on tv about the lack of water there. We were shown
>>> > the huge reservoirs with very little water in them. They were
>>> > showing how people with lush grass and full swimming pools were
>>> > being demonised.
>>> >
>>> > Is anyone here affected? It sounds very frightening!
>>>
>>> Everyone in CA is affected. And since CA grows half the country's
>>> food, half the country is affected as well. My town is ordering a
>>> 35% cutback on water use with fines for offenders. NASA says this is
>>> the last year we will have water in the reservoirs. So next year we
>>> should be in full anarchy mode I expect. Fox News blames it on
>>> illegal immigrants.
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>> Paul, major correction. California grows maybe 5% of our food. It's
>> only a major cropper of some items and those can be grown elsewhere.
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> Food Facts
>
> California has been the number one food and agricultural producer in the
> United States for more than 50 consecutive years.
>
> More than half the nation's fruit, nuts, and vegetables come from here.
>
> California is the nation's number one dairy state.
>
> California's leading commodity is milk and cream. Grapes are second.
>
> California's leading export crop is almonds.
>
> Nationally, products exclusively grown (99% or more) in California include
> almonds, artichokes, dates, figs, kiwifruit, olives, persimmons,
> pistachios, prunes, raisins, clovers, and walnuts.
>
> From 70 to 80% of all ripe olives are grown in California.
>
> California is the nation's leading producer of strawberries, averaging 1.4
> billion pounds of strawberries or 83% of the country's total fresh and
> frozen strawberry production. Approximately 12% of the crop is exported to
> Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Japan primarily. The value
> of the California strawberry crop is approximately $700 million with
> related employment of more than 48,000 people.
>
> California produces 25% of the nation's onions and 43% of the nation's
> green onions.

Now THAT is no small production!! I suspect much of that could be at risk if
this water problem is not resolved!

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