article_snippet.sent: Los Angeles (CNN)It's more than just one state's internal problem.
article_snippet.sent: That's because California is a breadbasket to the nation, growing more than a third of California vegetables and nearly two-thirds of California fruits and nuts.
article_snippet.sent: Gov. Jerry Brown was often right, according to statistics gathered by Timothy Richards, agribusiness professor at Arizona State University.
article_snippet.sent: Moreover, the drop in oil prices also eases the cost of transporting food from California to the other 49 states, U.S. Department of Agriculture economist Annemarie Kuhns said.
article_snippet.sent: U.S. Department of Agriculture economist Annemarie Kuhns's called the Golden State for the gold rush of yore, but let's face U.S. Department of Agriculture economist Annemarie Kuhns: the rest of the nation flocks to California for vacation because of another golden reason.