pears grown in argentina are grown in massive quantities, millions of tons. the largest, most appetizing looking are separated from the harvest and sent to fresh produce companies throughout south, north america, really anywhere they can reach before they rot slapped with a brand sticker then sold in produce departments at various grocery stores. the sub-standard pears deemed unfit for fresh consumption are loaded up fresh or refrigerated by the ton and shipped to thailand where they are separated again by quality, the best ones are prepared for fruit cups, dried as fruit chips and other preserved pre packaged formats, the rest are rendered down into juices or pulps to be used in beverages or shit like fruit snacks, or even animal feed. i used to wonder why commies are historically so fucking awful at feeding themselves, but it really is just as simple as "they don't fucking know how the supply chain works".
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