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Almonds are a classic example of an extremely water-hungry crop, with 1lb of almonds taking 1600 gallons of water to grow. My water bill, in SF, is $0.0123/gal
by SR2Z 4y ago
Almonds are a classic example of an extremely water-hungry crop, with 1lb of almonds taking 1600 gallons of water to grow. My water bill, in SF, is $0.0123/gal.
Now, 1600gal × 0.0123$/gal × 0.001 is about 2 cents.
If farms were forced to pay my water rates, a pound of almonds would be $19.68 more expensive - but they would be paying at worst 10% of what I pay, because they wouldn't need potable water or urban plumbing.
I am going to ask that you provide sources for your claim, because it seems ridiculous.
- ClumsyPilot 4y agoYour math is right, but conclusion is wrong - wholesale almonds go for $1 - $1.5 per pound, and farmer gets a fraction of that. Yourl are talking about the privlce going up 10x. Even if its 10%, you are more than doubling the price at farm gate.
- SR2Z 4y agoThe price seems to be somewhere between $2.5 to $3/lb now: https://www.selinawamucii.com/insights/prices/united-states-of-america/almonds/ https://www.selinawamucii.com/insights/prices/united-states-... In any case, doubling the price of almonds is exactly the kind of change I'd expect to see if water was charged fairly. It's one of the worst offenders - if farmers have built their business models around free water during a historic set of droughts, their business models are fundamentally unsustainable and it's the government's duty to fix the pricing sooner rather than later.