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To: Ilaine who wrote (123254)	7/4/2005 12:24:00 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793914

Are grapes worse than usual in you area? They're just awful here. grocery shopping is one of my hobbies,

To: Ilaine who wrote (123254)	7/4/2005 12:42:28 PM
From: aladin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793914

CB, In the case of Africa we are discussing cotton and/or sugar subsidies - not market/garden vegetables. John

To: Ilaine who wrote (123254)	7/4/2005 2:23:29 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793914

What can they sell us that we can't buy cheaper from, say, Central and South America, which are closer? Cotton and sugar, for sure. The invisible hand will tell us what else. They certainly seem to think so, in an case. Shipping costs are port costs. A couple of days more at sea make little difference in transportation costs. That is why the railroads were hated by the consumers when they first started out. It costs almost as much to ship from NYC to DC as it does to ship from NYC to LA. People can't understand this. Airlines have the same cost structure.