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California grows very little for the 'rest' of the nation. Outside of oranges and almonds, most produce is produced regionally during the growing season.

PaulDavisThe1st 3y ago
Sorry, but this is absolutely false. > Over a third of the country’s vegetables and three-quarters of the country’s fruits and nuts are grown in California. https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/Statistics/ https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/Statistics/ > California is America’s food-producing powerhouse. Despite being home to just 4 percent of the farms and ranches in the country—83,217 of them, according to the most recent United States Census of Agriculture—the state generates 11.04 percent of the U.S. agricultural value. In 2021, that meant $54.5 million in cash receipts from agriculture poured into California. In fact, California is the fifth-largest supplier of food and other agricultural products in the world. The Central Valley alone—the 400-mile-long, 50-mile-wide region starting just south of Bakersfield and extending northward to Redding—produces 8 percent of America’s food supply though it contains just 1 percent of the country’s farmland. Half of all fruits and vegetables grown in the U.S. come from California, and the state effectively produces all (at least 99 percent) of America’s almonds, pistachios, pomegranates, and walnuts. California is also the nation’s leading grower of lima beans, lemons, kumquats, raspberries, strawberries, and spinach—to name just a few. https://californialocal.com/localnews/statewide/ca/article/show/36707-california-agriculture-dairy-wheat-fruit-vegetables/ https://californialocal.com/localnews/statewide/ca/article/s...
- linuxftw 3y ago
  > the state generates 11.04 percent of the U.S. agricultural value That's about the percentage of the US population that resides in California. If they produce 8% of America's food supply, that means they're a net importer. As I said, most of the country doesn't get produce from California. It's regional.
  - PaulDavisThe1st 3y ago
    that's 11% of the "value" (money). that's cherrypicking from the statistics i quoted. if you want to mess around with that sort of thing, look up calorie production.
  - dragonwriter 3y ago
    > If they produce 8% of America's food supply, that means they're a net importer. The 8% was for the central valley alone. > As I said, most of the country doesn't get produce from California Quite a lot of it does; you seemed to overlook “Over a third of the country’s vegetables and three-quarters of the country’s fruits and nuts are grown in California.”

PaulDavisThe1st 3y ago

Sorry, but this is absolutely false. > Over a third of the country’s vegetables and three-quarters of the country’s fruits and nuts are grown in California. https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/Statistics/ https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/Statistics/ > California is America’s food-producing powerhouse. Despite being home to just 4 percent of the farms and ranches in the country—83,217 of them, according to the most recent United States Census of Agriculture—the state generates 11.04 percent of the U.S. agricultural value. In 2021, that meant $54.5 million in cash receipts from agriculture poured into California. In fact, California is the fifth-largest supplier of food and other agricultural products in the world. The Central Valley alone—the 400-mile-long, 50-mile-wide region starting just south of Bakersfield and extending northward to Redding—produces 8 percent of America’s food supply though it contains just 1 percent of the country’s farmland. Half of all fruits and vegetables grown in the U.S. come from California, and the state effectively produces all (at least 99 percent) of America’s almonds, pistachios, pomegranates, and walnuts. California is also the nation’s leading grower of lima beans, lemons, kumquats, raspberries, strawberries, and spinach—to name just a few. https://californialocal.com/localnews/statewide/ca/article/show/36707-california-agriculture-dairy-wheat-fruit-vegetables/ https://californialocal.com/localnews/statewide/ca/article/s...

linuxftw 3y ago
> the state generates 11.04 percent of the U.S. agricultural value That's about the percentage of the US population that resides in California. If they produce 8% of America's food supply, that means they're a net importer. As I said, most of the country doesn't get produce from California. It's regional.
- PaulDavisThe1st 3y ago
  that's 11% of the "value" (money). that's cherrypicking from the statistics i quoted. if you want to mess around with that sort of thing, look up calorie production.
- dragonwriter 3y ago
  > If they produce 8% of America's food supply, that means they're a net importer. The 8% was for the central valley alone. > As I said, most of the country doesn't get produce from California Quite a lot of it does; you seemed to overlook “Over a third of the country’s vegetables and three-quarters of the country’s fruits and nuts are grown in California.”