Green Options » organic avocados http://greenoptions.com/tag/organic-avocados Posts tagged 'organic avocados' Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:49:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en At Expense of Carbon Footprint, Avocados Could Get Cheaper http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/01/11/at-expense-of-carbon-footprint-avocados-could-get-cheaper/ http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/01/11/at-expense-of-carbon-footprint-avocados-could-get-cheaper/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:49:13 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/01/11/at-expense-of-carbon-footprint-avocados-could-get-cheaper/

The United States has lifted an eight-year ban on the importation of Hass avocados from Peru, a move which Californian farmers dread as it is expected to decrease the value of their crop anywhere from 1 to 6 percent — a big loss for the already-ailing $250 million industry.

But how does such a move impact the environment? Peru’s avocados will travel 3,000 miles before reaching the United States border; that’s a long trip that will use a lot of fuel.

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