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100 tonnes of Australian pineapples have been left to rot because American company wanted cheaper imports
Nearly 100 tonnes of pineapples are currently rotting in Australian fields due to a disagreement between Queensland farmers and a multinational producer. Pineapple growers NQ Paradise Pines posted a picture of the shocking waste to their Facebook page. The image has since been shared over 20,000 times by concerned Australians.
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This is a fundamental problem with globalization, it has good benefits for some industries but sometimes there are some not so good things that crop up.
Well if they are anything like Americans, they'll all complain about not having American made but then balk at the pricing on American made goods.