On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:49:56 GMT, blake murphy
> wrote:

>On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:21:13 -1000, wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:41:12 -0800, sf > wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 07:01:11 -1000, wrote:
>.Ha, they are just protecting their tiny Hass and its
>> industry.
>>
>> Avocados aren't necessary but if you could taste a Kahaluu, you would
>> enjoy it for its flavor alone."
>>
>> We can't send any out of the State of Hawaii because of Dept of Ag
>> regulations-thanks to Calvado, sorrowfully.
>>

>
>you probably know more about this than me, but there are lots of
>restrictions on bringing fruit to california, not just avocados. the
>medfly issue is no joke:
>
><http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medfly>
>
>your pal,
>blake

Agreed Blake, the Mediterranean fruit fly is no joke but seriously we
believe that the ban it is mainly to protect the avocado industry of
CA. Calvado is a very wealthy PAC. They are afraid that if that ban
was lifted, we would flood the mainland with our superior avocados.

From Wikipidea ...." Under heavy pressure from the state's
agricultural industry, which believed that billions of dollars' worth
of crops were..."

The Med fly does not go after avocados- according to my SO who has a
deep interests in ag and in bugs. Here in Hawaii the med fly does not
let us grow tomatoes but we do have avocados!

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