> of the food I buy here in the U.S. comes from Canada. I buy most of my
> > food at Traitor Joe's, and it's surprising how much stuff says "product
> > of Canada".
>
> Well, much of it is true, but maybe not as much as I intimated. I think it
> depends on the type of food. I notice many of the fruits I eat originate
> from Florida or California while vegetables and beef often come from
> somewhere in Canada. Obviously a climate thing. I've also noticed a
> significant amount of fruits coming from South America. There's a march on
> to advance home grown foods with the advertising lauding how fresh Canadian
> produce is because it gets to the dinner table faster because it doesn't
> have to travel so far to get here. But it seems like there's a whole lot of
> inter-country food commerce going on when there doesn't really need to be.
> Maybe it advances trade in other areas where bigger profits are made. >
> When you see Canadian grown food, is it measured in metric? Your US food
> comes here in quarts, pints, pounds and ounces.
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