Title: California Watermelon Statistics, Facts
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California Watermelon
History of Watermelons
Watermelon Facts
Square  Watermelons
Watermelon Growing Areas, Tonnage, Revenue
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Content: Well, maybe they produce at least a ton of it, along with the Western region states and Mexico combined. California has aligned itself in a marketing effort under the hat of the Western Watermelon Association. The organization encompasses the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, and the country of Mexico. The Western U.S. region produces 1billion, 363 million pounds of watermelon or 1,363,000,000 or 32% of all the watermelons produced in the U.S. and Mexico. History of Watermelons
Egyptians had watermelons 5,000 years ago and then shared them with the rest of civilization in the 10th century, but the watermelons had to come from somewhere before they had them. Nevertheless, this is not a new food source but has been around through recorded history of Planet Earth. In ancient times travelers used watermelons as a replacement for water, and today if you were in a bind, that watermelon would quench your thirst just the same as it did back then. Why? Watermelons are more than 90% water. Watermelon Facts
Though watermelon is commonly considered as a fruit it is actually a vegetable!