On Wed, 18 Sep 2019 16:25:39 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>On Thu, 19 Sep 2019 04:31:48 +0700, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 19 Sep 2019 04:24:48 +0700, Jeßus > wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 18 Sep 2019 10:47:00 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>Not just avocados either. How did they do it? Read on . . .
>>>>
>>>>https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/18/busin...eel/index.html
>>>
>>>
>>>Longer lasting usually means inferior taste. The fruit we get here is
>>>awesome, old varieties not bred for longevity or ease of
>>>transportation. This means fruit like bananas typically last 2 or 3
>>>days before being overripe. But the easy solution to that is to buy
>>>less at a time and go to the market more often.
>>
>>Hmm, I went back and read the article. NOT about breeding but a
>>chemical treatment. For the consumer, not much benefit beyond knowing
>>that in theory, food waste will be reduced. It is often cited that 50%
>>of food ends up being landfill, so from that perspective it is
>>potentially a good thing.
>
>Bravo! Jebus. You read the article and then commented.

Even deities can have shortcomings I made an erroneous assumption
based on the article's title.