Bitter Fruit: Attractive supermarket displays of tropical fruit conceal ugly environmental and social costs
In 1996 almost a billion dollars worth of fruit and fruit products was imported into Canada from the South. This represented 41 percent of fruit imports from all sources. Of imports from the South, bananas constituted 25 percent, grapes 10 percent and citrus fruits 13 percent. Other fruits such as m...
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| Published in: | Alternatives journal (Waterloo) Vol. 24; no. 4; p. 18 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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01-01-1999
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| Summary: | In 1996 almost a billion dollars worth of fruit and fruit products was imported into Canada from the South. This represented 41 percent of fruit imports from all sources. Of imports from the South, bananas constituted 25 percent, grapes 10 percent and citrus fruits 13 percent. Other fruits such as melons and pineapples constituted 18 percent of imports while orange and other fruit juices accounted for 20 percent. Dried and canned fruits, and fruit preparations such as jams made up the remaining 14 percent. 5 |
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| ISSN: | 1205-7398 |