Scotty wrote:
"katy" wrote in message
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We do import out-of-season produce from South America.

And we grow

enough here to supply our own needs. Why would we import?

Why

would I eat French or British apples when I can have a far

superior

(I've seen what the Brits call apples) apple from

Michigan, Oregon,

or Washington Why would we import potatoes from anywhere

when you

can get 20 lbs. of Michigan, Maine, or Idaho potatoes for

2.99/bag?

Why would we import wheat, corn, or soy when we have

acres upon

acres of our own? And why would we import produce from

countries so

far away that the produce would have to be fixed with some

type of

preservative so it didn't become overly ripe along the

way? Not to

mention that the closer the fruit is to ripe on the vine,

the more

nutrients there are in it, thus making some imports less

valuable as

a food source? Why import beef when some countries have

mad cow

disease and we don't and we have the ability to raise it

ourselves?

We're a huge country, with many different climes and

growing

seasons, unlike some countries that are limited by their

latitude.

What do you want us to import that we don't already have?

We are

even growing our own kiwi fruit now.


Bananas?



We get them from the Caribbean...we do import some foodstuff that is
not available here and that's fine but why import what we already
raise ourselves?