/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>19540844
>California does not produce most of the US's food
Why do people intentionally misquote the post they're literally replying to? Anyone can read what was actually said.
>shit like almonds and pistachios, not staple crops or biofuels
Just say corn and soybeans. Everybody knows what you're talking about.
Meanwhile:
>world’s leading pistachio producer, accounting for nearly half of the world’s supply and 99% of US production
>99% of US walnuts and 75% of the global supply
>produces over 80% of the world’s almonds and 100% of the United States’ supply
>fourth-largest producer of wine in the world – ranked only behind Italy, France, and Spain
>nearly half of the nation's mandarins and more than 90% of its lemons
>leading producer of Valencia and Navel oranges, as well as grapefruits
>over 80% of all stone fruit produced in the US, including 70% of the country’s peaches, 95% of its plums, and over 99% of its nectarines
>90% of the country’s strawberries
>90-95% of the US production of avocados
>largest producer of vegetables in the country, accounting for more than 40% of the country’s vegetable acreage
>almost all of the US' artichokes, broccoli, cauliflower, garlic, celery, spinach, and carrots
>other vegetables grown include asparagus, bell peppers, sweet potatoes, squash, cucumbers, and snap peas
>more than 70% of the lettuce grown in the United States
>leading milk producing state
>95% of tomatoes for processing in the US and one-third of the global supply
>second-largest rice-growing state
>second largest cheese and yogurt producer
>fourth in the nation for cattle & calves
>70 to 80 percent of the ripe olives consumed in the United States come from California
>nine of the nation's top 10 producing counties are in California