Much of the 'water per pound' likely comes from food and growing food for the cattle to eat. Most of that corn comes from the midwest, where at the moment ther

Much of the 'water per pound' likely comes from food and growing food for the cattle to eat. Most of that corn comes from the midwest, where at the moment there is flooding from too much water. So growing corn to feed cows surely makes cows use more water per pound of grocery, however California water is of a very different kind than Illinois or Iowan water.