Comments on: Cheaper is not Better http://camdenproducemarkets.com/cheaper-is-not-better/ stallholder information Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:23:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Vicki http://camdenproducemarkets.com/cheaper-is-not-better/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Vicki Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:44:59 +0000 http://camdenproducemarkets.com/?p=243#comment-89 I do not care what an apple tastes like, I only care if it was made in Australia. Still has nutrients and vitamins left in them and has not been fertilized with raw effluent. You may save 2 dollars you can pay your mortgage with but will you have a job next year when the economy is stuffed because the government sold the country out from under you while you were busy eating your Chinese imported produce. I do not care what an apple tastes like, I only care if it was made in Australia. Still has nutrients and vitamins left in them and has not been fertilized with raw effluent. You may save 2 dollars you can pay your mortgage with but will you have a job next year when the economy is stuffed because the government sold the country out from under you while you were busy eating your Chinese imported produce.

]]> By: ken http://camdenproducemarkets.com/cheaper-is-not-better/comment-page-1/#comment-88 ken Wed, 09 Mar 2011 22:12:00 +0000 http://camdenproducemarkets.com/?p=243#comment-88 With the price of everything going up everyday, and the pay not catching up at all, what are the alternatives that an ordinary consumer has? Mortgage interest rates are always rising, how do you save a dollar or two to pay that mortgage off? I have tasted the imported apples (Fuji) and I would say that they are of a higher quality. The Fuji apples grown locally taste a little bitter when the skin is not peeled, however, this is not the case with the Chinese apples. With the price of everything going up everyday, and the pay not catching up at all, what are the alternatives that an ordinary consumer has?

Mortgage interest rates are always rising, how do you save a dollar or two to pay that mortgage off?

I have tasted the imported apples (Fuji) and I would say that they are of a higher quality. The Fuji apples grown locally taste a little bitter when the skin is not peeled, however, this is not the case with the Chinese apples.

]]> By: Lavinia Zammit http://camdenproducemarkets.com/cheaper-is-not-better/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Lavinia Zammit Mon, 21 Jun 2010 02:01:30 +0000 http://camdenproducemarkets.com/?p=243#comment-43 I agree, we should boycott imported apples as we have perfectly beautiful apples in Australia. What will they think of next? I agree, we should boycott imported apples as we have perfectly beautiful apples in Australia. What will they think of next?

]]> By: jwmcgregor http://camdenproducemarkets.com/cheaper-is-not-better/comment-page-1/#comment-42 jwmcgregor Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:39:00 +0000 http://camdenproducemarkets.com/?p=243#comment-42 Totally agree, I like the idea of a boycott. :-) Totally agree, I like the idea of a boycott. :-)

]]> By: Lynette, Top Forty Orchard http://camdenproducemarkets.com/cheaper-is-not-better/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Lynette, Top Forty Orchard Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:19:44 +0000 http://camdenproducemarkets.com/?p=243#comment-41 Here we are trying to save energy/resources by turning off electrical appliances, using ethanol in our cars and recycling as much of our waste as we can. But now Australia will be forced to allow apples from China which must use a heap of world resources to transport a product to Australia, a product that we not only produce here, but the Australian apple industry is well established and markets high quality apples into our local markets. I have no problem importing products into Australia that we can't grow here (of which I can think of very few with our diverse climate range) but when we are forced to allow product into Australia that we have and that may also introduce pests and diseases thet we DON"T have I can only hope that the Australian public boycotts the product and makes it not a viable financial practice for the importers to continue. Here we are trying to save energy/resources by turning off electrical appliances, using ethanol in our cars and recycling as much of our waste as we can. But now Australia will be forced to allow apples from China which must use a heap of world resources to transport a product to Australia, a product that we not only produce here, but the Australian apple industry is well established and markets high quality apples into our local markets. I have no problem importing products into Australia that we can’t grow here (of which I can think of very few with our diverse climate range) but when we are forced to allow product into Australia that we have and that may also introduce pests and diseases thet we DON”T have I can only hope that the Australian public boycotts the product and makes it not a viable financial practice for the importers to continue.

]]> By: Government Allows Imported Apples from China http://camdenproducemarkets.com/cheaper-is-not-better/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Government Allows Imported Apples from China Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:30:40 +0000 http://camdenproducemarkets.com/?p=243#comment-39 [...] the reason. Perhaps they can feed me the “It’s for the greater good” line. Anyway read my blogpost about Apples being imported from China and then go tell your local minister your not [...] [...] the reason. Perhaps they can feed me the “It’s for the greater good” line. Anyway read my blogpost about Apples being imported from China and then go tell your local minister your not [...]

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