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Post by lisaann on Apr 2, 2019 18:09:12 GMT -5
Better start a tree like Mumsey !
I was listening to the news and the border closers....................... |
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Apr 2, 2019 18:45:54 GMT -5
So could other things if Mexicans are blocked from crossing the border. I'm going to stock up at the grocery store tomorrow.
BTW, does anyone have a root cellar? Part of your basement, or a separate outdoor root cellar? And if so, do you store your veggies there?
Maybe I'll get a second frig as well.
This was posted on the BP Forum: auto plants could shut down quickly as well, presumably thrusting thousands if not more autoworkers to be laid off.
www.cnn.com/2019/04/02/business/border-closing-us-auto-industry-shutdown/index.html |
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Post by Mumsey on Apr 3, 2019 3:22:40 GMT -5
lisaann, Unfortunately my tree isn't going to produce! But I see Aldi has avocados for $.49 this week. Wish they would keep longer. If this border closing thing happens, I'm sure they will still be available, at a very inflated price.
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Post by Mumsey on Apr 3, 2019 3:23:48 GMT -5
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Post by deckman22 on Apr 3, 2019 7:07:46 GMT -5
I don't think Mexico is the only country that grows avocados.
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Post by Mumsey on Apr 3, 2019 7:27:09 GMT -5
deckman22, Right you are. Some are grown in California, Florida, Peru, Columbia and others. The US is the world's 3rd largest producer. I don't see them going away, probably fewer at higher prices.
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Post by octave1 on Apr 3, 2019 7:44:11 GMT -5
Mumsey, avocados can be stored in the fridge once they are ripe. They will stay that way for a few days and won't rot.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Apr 3, 2019 8:36:47 GMT -5
I've got enough chiles, if they close the border! lol
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Post by Mumsey on Apr 3, 2019 8:39:46 GMT -5
octave1, Yes, I buy ones that are very unripe if possible. Then leave them on the counter for a day or two. Then to the fridge. I think I keep them for more than a week sometimes.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Apr 3, 2019 8:46:07 GMT -5
One other time, when avocados were cheap, but there was a theat, I think of a disease(?), I diced up a bunch of them and froze them. They did ok, though the bags were messy to get it out of them. I might do this again, with those 49¢ avocados from Aldi's.
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Post by desertwoman on Apr 3, 2019 9:30:54 GMT -5
Some are grown in California, Florida, Peru, Columbia and others. The US is the world's 3rd largest producer. I don't see them going away, probably fewer at higher prices. However, Mexico is the only one that grows them year 'round. Avocados use to be a seasonal crop for us until we started increased importing from Mexico in the mid 90's. And they provide avocados 3:1 to California's crop. California's season is from about February- September Florida- about July - January Other countries like Peru, Dominican Republic, etc fill in to a far lesser degree at various times of the year. So yes, it would come down to availability. We'd see avocados, but far fewer and far more expensive. A lot of produce comes from Mexico that we have come to depend on year 'round. |
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Post by tom 🕊 on Apr 3, 2019 9:48:33 GMT -5
The supposed avocado famine will not affect me. I am so primitive as never to have bought one. I am evidence that life without avocados is possible.
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Post by SpringRain🕊️ on Apr 3, 2019 10:12:58 GMT -5
Mumsey, sorry about the bd link. I'm checking others to find one that works.
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Post by tom 🕊 on Apr 3, 2019 11:14:05 GMT -5
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Post by lisaann on Apr 3, 2019 17:51:43 GMT -5
tom 🕊 , desertwoman , pepperhead212 , octave1 , deckman22 , Mumsey , SpringRain🕊️ ,
Shoo!
I must admit, I was making fun! Avocados don't impress me. I figure since I didn't grow up with such a thing, I never acquired a taste for it. Same with Hubby.
What would be the most important export from Mexico, or are you telling me Avocados are the MAIN thing?
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