In article >,
Stan Horwitz > wrote:


> I figure that it has a lot to do with the cost to transport fruits. Many
> fruits don't transport well because their shelf life is short or they
> are delicate, plus there has to be a decent market for them here in the
> states in order to make it profitable.

I think the supermarkets just don't want to stock them.

Here in California, there is the threat that Spanish will become the
dominant language. I live in a lower middle class neighborhood, and I
would estimate that about half of our neighbors are Hispanic. A new
supermarket opened up about three blocks from my house. I visited it
for the first time a few days after it opened. My wife was out of town,
so I wanted a hot pepper (she doesn't like hot foods). In the produce
section, they had jalapenos and serranos, both for US$.99 a pound. So I
got one of each. I've found that the jalapenos the last few years have
very little heat, enough so that even my wife can eat them. I get to
the checkstand, and the checker just stares at the peppers. Even when I
told her what they were, she had no clue. She finally finds a code for
one of them, and just weighs them together. I think it was around
US$.10 for both.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA