The water from those properties allocated for the crops that were there will be used to irrigate the higher-valued crops.”Ī study from the University of California at Merced found that last year the drought cost the California agriculture industry more than $1.1 billion and 14,000 jobs. “Some of those acres will be taken out of production. “Out West, you’ll have hopscotch farming, where you may own a swath of land,” he said. ROBYN BECK/GETTYĬovington said products that will be most affected include peaches, plums, nectarines, grown in areas of high drought in California, as well as almonds and pistachios. Irrigation tubing is seen piled up beside a young nut tree in the drought-stricken Central Valley near Corcoran, California. Wade’s organization estimates that farmers will continue a trend of taking more California farmland out of production this year, and the drought will cause more than $3 billion in negative economic impact this year. They’re making decisions on whether they can find water to pump.”
“Many farmers are getting a zero allocation this year. “The first decision point is whether or not they have water,” Wade said. Despite elevated prices, farmers from tomato growers to dairy operators have been persuaded by drought to get out of the business. “Consumers will see higher prices and fewer choices, or imported replacements,” said Mike Wade, executive director of the pro-agriculture California Farm Water Coalition. America’s drought will push them and others higher. Corn prices are flirting with an all-time record. Avocados haven’t been this expensive since the 1990s. Wheat prices, worsened by a shortage due to Russia’s war in Ukraine, have spiked.
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