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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,099 posts) Sun Aug 5, 2018, 08:14 PM Aug 2018

Farmers bear burden of making Washington king of the cherry

Rather long article well worth the read. Gets into the Washington State cherry trade and the double whammy it's received from the Trump administration, both tariffs and restrictions on foreign labor.

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/aug/05/farmers-bear-burden-of-making-washington-king-of-t/

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Farmers bear burden of making Washington king of the cherry (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2018 OP

Interesting, thank you! Ohiogal Aug 2018 #1

Ohiogal

(32,022 posts)

1. Interesting, thank you!

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Sun Aug 5, 2018, 10:14 PM

Aug 2018

We so often take for granted that beautiful display of fruit in the grocery store ... now I know a little more about how it gets there.

And anyone who thinks Trump cares about American farmers is hopelessly delusional.

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