The climate of Florida supports the growing of Oranges and Bananas but inside all the grocery stores the Oranges and Bananas come from clear across the country, how does this logistically make sense?
The climate of Florida supports the growing of Oranges and Bananas but inside all the grocery stores the Oranges and Bananas come from clear across the country, how does this logistically make sense?
One thing not mentioned: California has 4 grow seasons a year, instead of 1 (or 2 at most) in other regions.
So starting in the early 20th century they started taking advantage of this.
Over time this made it hard to compete with California growers for many things - there was a continual grow and distribution cycle. At one time the East Coast had orchards of peaches, pears, and apples everywhere.
Then add political motivations.