А вот это вредительство и измена Родине

kilativ — 09.04.2020 Mounds of harvested zucchini and yellow squash ripened and then rotted in the hot Florida sun. Juicy tomatoes were left to wither — unpicked — in farmers' fields.
Thousands of acres of fruits and vegetables grown in Florida are being plowed over or left to rot because farmers can't sell to restaurants, theme parks or schools nationwide that have closed because of the coronavirus.
Other states are having the same issues — agriculture officials say leafy greens in California are being hit especially hard, and dairy farmers in Vermont and Wisconsin say they have had to dump a surplus of milk intended for restaurants.
With most of its harvests in the winter months, the problem is acute in Florida. For example, a few dozen people clamored to buy 25-pound (11- kilogram) boxes of Roma tomatoes direct from a packing plant over the weekend in Palmetto, a city on the western coast.
The cost per box? Just $5.
"This is a catastrophe," said tomato grower Tony DiMare, who owns farms in south Florida and the Tampa Bay area. "We haven't even started to calculate it. It's going to be in the millions of dollars. Losses mount every day."
Many growers have donated produce to food banks, but there's a limit on what the charities can accept and storage is an issue for perishable fruits and vegetables. DiMare said some central Florida food banks are full after theme parks shuttered and donated massive amounts of produce.
Farmers are scrambling to sell to grocery stores, but it's not easy. Large chains already have contracts with farmers who grow for retail — many from outside the U.S.
"We can't even give our product away, and we're allowing imports to come in here," DiMare said.
In the past week, 20 federal lawmakers from Florida and state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried sent letters urging U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to include Florida farmers in federal food purchase and distribution programs so the surplus crops can help feed the hungry and food insecure. Some 37 million Americans struggled with hunger before the pandemic, according to Feeding America, a nationwide network food banks.
The federal coronavirus relief act contains $9.5 billion in aid to farmers.
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В отличие от фермеров Висконсина, которые просто выливают молоко, чтобы цены на него не падали, фермеры Флориды, где урожай гниет на полях, поскольку нет спроса от ресторанов и парков развлечений, готовы отдавать свою продукцию за смешную цену ниже себестоимости: 11 килограмм помидор за 5 долларов! 20 центов за фунт! Но покупатели только местные, а много ли их? Отдают и задаром для питания малоимущих, но овощи долго же не хранятся и хранить их негде. А большие корпорации, которые поставляют овощи населению через магазины, покупают овощи ЗА РУБЕЖОМ!!! до сих пор. Это если не измена, то точно вредительство. Причем не со стороны корпораций даже, у них, я подозреваю, контракты, а со стороны федералов. Конгресс может с легкостью аннулировать все контракты, вводя надуманные санкции, а тут - прямо-таки ну никак. Вредители и паразиты. И не Трамп вовсе - эти хотя бы что-то купят по программе питания для голодающих.

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