Mounds of harvested zucchini and yellow squash ripened and then rotted in the hot Florida sun. Juicy tomatoes were left to wither — unpicked — in farmers' fields.
Thousands of acres of fruits and vegetables grown in Florida are being plowed over or left to rot because farmers can't sell to restaurants, theme parks or schools nationwide that have closed because of the coronavirus.
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Here's a thought, why do they not sell this produce to grocery stores, instead of the stores importing these same products from Mexico?
ReplyDeleteI don't get it as why didn't they have it picked since it is obviously a necessary item?
DeleteBeats me.
ReplyDeleteFarmers are dumping milk and stores impose a limit of one or two gallons.
It seems fishy to me.
But, I think food prices will skyrocket at some point.
Yes, you would think so.
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