Water shortages and reallocation w'ill affect production and exports, magnifying local impacts across the global stage (MacDonald, 2010). Field crops, livestock and dairy products, the most affected activities—due in part to a reallocation of water to high value specialty crops—represent a significant share of exports. In 2014, California’s exports of daily products, beef and related products, rice, cotton and hay' amounted to USD 4.2 billion or 19.5% of the state’s total agriculture export value (CDFA, 2015).