Lower production means higher prices, which is politically unwanted. US relies on access to large natural resources for its 'success', but mismanagement will reduce that success in a scarce future. www.c-win.org/cwin-water-b...
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"approx 70% of the state’s crop is shipped abroad for private benefit" flooding markets and forcing other govs (like EU's) to subsidize traditional non-irrigated groves. Also, don't forget the farmer gets a tiny % of the final price. Brokers will always buy the cheapest and sell as high as possible
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So new tariffs on US goods should reduce that dumping. Woo for tariffs ;-) EU almond groves use more rainfall than California. The question should be, "Are there better areas to cultivate 'x' than sucking all the water out the ground we can?"
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Answering THE question: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Mediterranean climate is similar to California's
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