You got me thinking Rosyrain as it is a similar a case here in the UK Bananas are Cheaper than Apples Pound for Pound.......... I think there are a couple of good reasons that contribute to that...........I live in the Pacific Northwest and I find that a lot of fruits are expensive here as well. What I don't understand is that apples are our state fruit and you can spend up to $2 a pound for them, but you can buy bananas for like $0.69 a pound and they have to be delivered to the state. It make no sense!
I don't want to make it more difficult for third world farmers to sell their cash crop to us, so, although I can sympathise with your sentiment, I cannot agree with your solution.Sorry to here about your lack of rain Tasha, that is bound to push up prices. I hope you get rain soon
You got me thinking Rosyrain as it is a similar a case here in the UK Bananas are Cheaper than Apples Pound for Pound.......... I think there are a couple of good reasons that contribute to that...........
1... would probably be labour costs of picking Apples in a UK Orchard Are vary high compared to what I'd imagine you would get picking banana's in a equatorial Banana Plantation
2... I'd say would be the price of land to grow apples in the UK is vary high. Compared to Banana plantation land & there is always Pressure on the growers to dig up there trees and develop the land for housing or other more productive crops. thousands of Brambly Apples tree's are being dug up in uk right now as people don't Uses Cooking Apples like they used to. It is sad to see
On a Brighter Note I do believe Raspberry's are on the UP
I'd like to see More help for home grown food worldwide..... with the imported crops being taxed higher & the money razed being distributed to local growers to help local economy & home produce
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