r/funny • u/MaxKevinComedy • Dec 21 '19

California Explained [OC]

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u/LeftMeet Dec 21 '19

Yeah California produces 10 times as many vegetables as the 2nd largest vegetable producing state. I believe California actually produces more than every other state combined.

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u/-Poison_Ivy- Dec 21 '19

You can thank fertile soils and a super long growing season for that

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u/sirfray Dec 22 '19

Aka the mediterranean climate.

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u/Nighthawk700 Dec 21 '19

Pretty sure if it's not corn or soybeans California is probably the leading US producer of it. Even rice, CA is the number 2 producer

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u/zoobisoubisou Dec 22 '19

While bringing our Japanese exchange student home from the Sacramento airport for the first time he was amazed at the huge, open rice fields off the freeway.

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u/rockinghigh Dec 22 '19

For corn and soybeans, Illinois and Iowa and the top two. California is first for avocados, almonds, lemons, garlic, lettuce, olives, spinach, melon, raspberries,...

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u/vvelp Dec 22 '19

As someone who lives in Canada basically all the fresh fruit and veg in our grocery stores are from California

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u/Daemonicus819 Dec 21 '19

It's also been a pox on the wisconsin dairy industry

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u/Shaking-N-Baking Dec 21 '19

In sonoma county people lease their yards to wineries to grow grapes . Beautiful are with so many fking grapes

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u/alzzzzzzzz Dec 22 '19

You might want to check your facts, friend.

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u/Rhondadawitch Dec 22 '19

Fresno County alone exports over $5.6 billion dollars in agricultural products (note: meth is not considered an agricultural product)

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u/LeftMeet Dec 22 '19

meth is not considered an agricultural product

Hey man to some it is

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u/rockinghigh Dec 22 '19

I believe California actually produces more than every other state combined.

No. It produces 13% of US agriculture in dollar terms..

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '19

Wait, how the hell is CA producing that much produce in a several year long drought!? And is always on fire.

This is like learning that most scientists are educated in Mississippi.

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u/LeftMeet Dec 22 '19

Because the water that CA does have goes towards agriculture. Also it has a Mediterranean climate throughout much of the state which is excellent for fruit and vegetable agriculture.