Got a downvote or two, so I thought I'd add some references: First, I retract my numbers about 95% of world almonds and avocados coming from CA - I was typing

Got a downvote or two, so I thought I'd add some references: First, I retract my numbers about 95% of world almonds and avocados coming from CA - I was typing from memory from research I did a year ago, and now I can't find sources to corroborate this. Nevertheless: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almonds_in_California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almonds_in_California "The state produces 80% of the world's almonds and 100% of the United States’ commercial supply." https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/Statistics/ https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/Statistics/ "Over a third of the country's vegetables and two-thirds of the country's fruits and nuts are grown in California." "In 2020 California's farms and ranches received $49.1 billion in cash receipts for their output." "California agricultural exports totaled $21.7 billion in 2019" https://spoonuniversity.com/lifestyle/the-problem-with-drinking-almond-milk-you-probably-never-thought-of https://spoonuniversity.com/lifestyle/the-problem-with-drink... "...between 33 and 248 gallons of water go into producing just a half-gallon of almond milk. I'll let that sink in for a second, before I remind you that 99% of almonds grown in the United States are grown in California..." https://www.truthordrought.com/almond-milk-myths https://www.truthordrought.com/almond-milk-myths "8% of CA ag water is used to grow almonds" (and keep in mind that ag water is 90% of the total usable) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281474989_How_much_water_does_rice_use https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281474989_How_much_... "On average, about 2,500 liters of water need to be supplied (by rainfall and/or irrigation) to a rice field to produce 1 kg of rough rice." - That's 2.5L per GRAM of rice. https://news.yahoo.com/many-california-farmers-water-cut-130033782.html https://news.yahoo.com/many-california-farmers-water-cut-130... "A handful of districts supplying farmers including Gallagher are receiving nearly 2 million acre feet of water this drought year, enough to supply the city of Los Angeles for roughly four years." People like to talk about the cities being problems, or that it's the water we send down south, or whatever like that. Meanwhile, a handful of (farm) districts, in a single year, are using the equivalent of a 4-year supply of water for the entire city of LA. Wow. And yet: https://abc7news.com/san-jose-water-california-drought-conservation/10965409/ https://abc7news.com/san-jose-water-california-drought-conse... "Whaley said the [San Jose Water] company is asking customers to cutback 15-percent from their 2019 water use levels, and pay $7.13 in surcharges for every unit of water used beyond that amount."