BanjoMothman t1_j76o0zl wrote on February 4, 2023 at 2:17 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Caribbean breadfruit traced back to Capt. Bligh's 1791-93 journey by Culturedecanted

Well, yeah. Lots of money to be made.

tuffgrrrrl t1_j76tnum wrote on February 4, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Exactly it was purely about money, supply and demand thats it. Not actually about tea. If the British had no money to pay for sugar then noone would have cared to supply it.