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Arizona produces approximately 1/4 to 1/5 of the leafy greens grown in the US, by weight, depending on the exact commodity [1]. Meanwhile, California produces r
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Arizona produces approximately 1/4 to 1/5 of the leafy greens grown in the US, by weight, depending on the exact commodity [1]. Meanwhile, California produces roughly 3/4 of such products grown in the US. The two states participate in a seasonal rotation, where California's temperate valleys produce most of the summer crop, and in the winter production is shifted to inland desert locales in both Arizona and California.
[1] https://cals.arizona.edu/arec/sites/cals.arizona.edu.arec/files/publications/FINAL%20leafy%20greens%20september%202017.pdf https://cals.arizona.edu/arec/sites/cals.arizona.edu.arec/fi... [2] https://californiaagnet.com/2017/11/03/a-look-at-year-round-lettuce-production-from-californias-leafy-greens-marketing-agreement/ https://californiaagnet.com/2017/11/03/a-look-at-year-round-... [3] https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/93033/vgs-362.pdf?v=1958.8 https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/93033/vgs-362.... [4] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18535425#18536045 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18535425#18536045
- ldoughty 7y agoAnd both have massive water problems where people need to drill down further and further to find water because we pump it out faster than it can refill most because gigantic farms can pump out as much water as they want for free or for a tiny fee.. basically profiting today at the cost of our children