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It's Cheaper For Farmers To Let Strawberries Rot Than Sell Them Now

It's Cheaper For Farmers To Let Strawberries Rot Than Sell Them Now

By Laura Northrup March 25, 2010

In Florida, acres of delicious strawberries are starting to ripen, and… being left to rot and plowed under. Thanks to cold weather at just the right point of the winter growing season, berry crops are so bountiful that it’s more cost-efficient to let the berries rot than it is to pay anyone to pick them. [More]

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