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Nearly 11,000,000 kilograms of strawberries might get thrown in the trash in California each week due to weakened demand caused by coronavirus

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    patience_limited
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    I'm a little surprised that the usual chain of preservation (freezing, drying, canning, preserves, fruit leathers, candies, etc.) can't absorb at least some of the production. I'm sure these...

    I'm a little surprised that the usual chain of preservation (freezing, drying, canning, preserves, fruit leathers, candies, etc.) can't absorb at least some of the production. I'm sure these products aren't as lucrative as fresh strawberries, but making them has to be better than discarding the crop.

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    1. PetitPrince
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      Aside: I had the same though, but this thought came fromI remembering an old Uncle Scrooge comic (possibly only in French speaking areas, as it was on Picsou Magazine). In this strip Donald,...

      Aside: I had the same though, but this thought came fromI remembering an old Uncle Scrooge comic (possibly only in French speaking areas, as it was on Picsou Magazine). In this strip Donald, Scrooge and the the triplet salvaged a cargo ship full of kiwi but with a broken refrigeration system by diverting another cargo ship full of process sugar and turning the whole cargo into kiwi jam.

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    blake
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    I think you meant to write "demand" in the title instead of "supply". Not sure how a weak supply would lead to the need to dispose of product.

    I think you meant to write "demand" in the title instead of "supply". Not sure how a weak supply would lead to the need to dispose of product.

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    1. skybrian
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      Possibly it's a reference to the supply chain (distribution) which is in the middle.

      Possibly it's a reference to the supply chain (distribution) which is in the middle.

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  3. thundergolfer
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    11 million kilograms a week!? Incredible.

    11 million kilograms a week!? Incredible.

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