I certainly understand your point. It is tough. And why we are having troubles competing in the world.
And your higher expenses, translate to higher prices for the consumer. We are all at fault.
Curious: what percentage of produce is grown here in the States. Seems like a lot of produce is not grown in the States any more. Another strike and another issue. Similar to buying our TV from China where labor is cheap and without the regulations.
Likely most of our produce is still grown domestically especially during the summer and fall. At different times of the year produce from the Southern Hemisphere and Mexico are brought in but that is due mainly to the lack of availability for US grown. It is a bit ironic that at a time when food safety is becoming such an important issue, we are forcing our safe food supply out of the country.