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DeepEndOfAsia t1_j1yrt4a wrote

Reply to comment by Rd28T in This is $9.99 of groceries I bought today by Groundbreaking_Dare4

Guessing most of the fruit and vegetables in the pic are from Laos, Thailand, or China. "There is a big problem" in northern Thailand now with China dumping vegetables and etc in SE Asia. Thai cabbage farmers can't sell their cabbage for more than it costs to grow it and transport it at present, so are either giving it away or letting it rot in the fields. The Chinese did the same thing with garlic in the US, and I imagine other crops as well. It's what the Chinese do...

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/chiang-mais-cabbage-growers-appeal-for-government-assistance/

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Rd28T t1_j1ys5ar wrote

It’s easy to forget how fortunate we are here in Aus that we can grow practically every fruit and vegetable here and very, very little fresh produce is imported.

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D4nCh0 t1_j1z67ef wrote

Growing them is one thing. Protecting the domestic market enough to sustain production is another. Underpaid cherry pickers on tourist visas help lower costs too.

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