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Re:The California tourist town that’s running out of water: ... by ecf on Sunday August 08, 2021 @12:04PM (#28107689)
The world wouldn’t notice if nuts were not grown anymore.

The world would revolt if beef disappeared.

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Re:The California tourist town that’s running out of water: ... by prostoalex on Friday August 13, 2021 @12:01PM (#28170656)
> The world would revolt if beef disappeared.

Or perhaps US would just have to revise the beef quotas it sets on foreign exporters. A lot of California farm production is designed with costs borne by the public and profits kept private.

It wouldn't stay competitive without a mount of legislative work, quotas and tariffs.

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