On Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:51:19 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
> wrote:

>pure kona wrote:
>>
>> Hate to be so smart about this, but this is my real life-- having been
>> a coffee farmer over 21 years. It is against the law, to send the
>> outside of the coffee fruit- that fresh juicy red skin, out of Hawaii
>> to anywhere.
>
>Any idea why it's forbidden? Keeping any from being imported would
>help protect against disease, but what purpose does it serve to keep
>it from being exported?

It is against our Hawaii Dept of Ag regulations. Probably the old
fruit fly problem into California. We aren't allowed to send our
absolutely delicious avocados to CA because of the threat, but
cynically, it is because our Hawaii avocados would put Haas avocados
out of business. The Haas Political Action Committee is extremely
powerful.

aloha,
Cea