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   Hi August!   
      
   12 Sep 2021 09:06, from August Abolins -> Richard Menedetter:   
      
    AA> One other thing that I just don't understand the grocers are   
    AA> doing is when they bring in apples from Chile, when there is   
    AA> plenty of fine domestic Canadian apple brands.  I mean.. why   
    AA> bother? ..especially when the prices are the same.   
      
   I assume it is just plain economics.   
   If it is cheaper to import an apple from Chile (including transport cost) than   
   to get it locally, they will do it.   
      
   Maybe CO2 prices to be paid will help here ...   
   The issue is transport is ridiculously cheap.   
      
   CU, Ricsi   
      
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