> California is in a megadrought California has an agriculture problem. * Since 1987, the United States has been the largest producer of almonds worldwide. T

> California is in a megadrought California has an agriculture problem. * Since 1987, the United States has been the largest producer of almonds worldwide. The success of the California crop in seizing the No. 1 rank in world almond production is due in large part to the use of irrigation and mechanization, resulting in higher yields and cost effectiveness. The US produces 10x more almonds than number two on the global biggest exporters list: over 2m tons/year, #2 on the list is Spain with 200k tons. California is the #1 producer of almonds in the world. It takes 1.1 gallon of water to grow one(!!!) almond. https://www.atlasbig.com/en-in/countries-by-almond-production https://www.atlasbig.com/en-in/countries-by-almond-productio..., https://keepcaliforniafarming.org/produce/california-almonds/ https://keepcaliforniafarming.org/produce/california-almonds..., https://www.paesta.psu.edu/podcast/how-much-water-does-it-really-take-grow-almonds-paesta-podcast-series-episode-43 https://www.paesta.psu.edu/podcast/how-much-water-does-it-re... Look at page 4: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/statistics/PDFs/2017-18AgExports.pdf https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/statistics/PDFs/2017-18AgExports.pdf Pistachios, walnuts, dairy, wine, beer, kiwis(!), avocados, grapes, rice!