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BumRushDaShow

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6. I think the bigger problem (volume-wise)
Tue May 23, 2023, 08:12 AM
May 2023

is the ag use for crops like almonds, that need a prodigious amount of water, an issue in a state that is adjacent to and contains a desert (and desert areas), not even including the drought conditions.

The U.S. is the top exporter of almonds in the world.



https://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/business/agriculture/article57638168.html



https://www.nationmaster.com/nmx/ranking/almonds-production

More: https://pacificnutproducer.com/2020/09/10/ca-almonds-global-shipments-trends/

And almonds are now a thing as a non-dairy/non-gluten alternative product with "almond milk" and "almond flour", etc.

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