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1. legitster · 1790630747 · focus · HN ↗

   My parents live in a massive fruit growing region of the country. Just this year, 2 of the major packing firms in the county both declared bankruptcy. It's not just the trade war, but years of shrinking seasonal workers that fell off to a trickle as well.

   The knock on effect is massive. The seasonal workers supported a large permanent workforce - and more importantly tax revenues in the county are collapsing.

   But the really important thing to understand is that once the industry is gone, it's gone for a long time. The other markets competing with the US are already expanding their industries to fill the void. Once those trees are planted, they produce fruit for several decades to come.

   1. kyleee · 1790642442 · focus · HN ↗

      Trees?

      1. King-Aaron · 1790643480 · focus · HN ↗

         If you have to argue about nomenclature then your argument is probably not worthwhile.
      2. mathgeek · 1790644270 · focus · HN ↗

         While technically incorrect, tree is informally used to describe grape vines in some regions. Similar to “tomato plants” which is a more common example.
      3. mandevil · 1790644918 · focus · HN ↗

         Grand-post doesn't specify what kind of fruit the region their parents live in specializes in, and plenty of fruit grows on trees (citrus, stone fruit and apples leap immediately to mind).

         And I know that some Washington apple packing and Florida citrus packing companies have declared bankruptcy in the past year, so those would be my guesses.

      4. anigbrowl · 1790650199 · focus · HN ↗

         Yes, fruit grows on trees. Did you assume the comment was necessarily about grapes?

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