Knock-on effect of California’s drought dries up businesses in agriculture, transport, even retail

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The dry spell does not just affect those on the fields, it also trickles down to those working in the industries post-harvest, including in processing, transporting, and marketing.

, California’s large agricultural industry is bearing the brunt of the dry spell, with farmers unable to plant crops like rice.A growing number of businesses and workers who depend on the industry are also struggling, as the knock-on effect of the prolonged drought sets in.

Most of her customers work in the area’s many rice and almond fields, and footfall to her store has been dwindling. As cracked, barren land dries up farm work, many small local businesses like hers are suffering as workers stopped staying in town and spending money. Cowboy hats for sale in Ms Juanita Martinez’s shop, which sells work clothes and western apparel, in Williams, California.More than 97 per cent of California is now classified as facing severe drought conditions, according to the US Drought Monitor.

 

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