The Non Bad Virginia Grape Heist As Well As Other Tales Of Agricultural Banditry
From The Atlantic, Dec 2018 edition:
Tuesday, September 11, 2018, was supposed to survive harvest 24-hour interval for David Dunkenberger, a co-owner of Firefly Hill Vineyards, inwards Elliston, Virginia. He got to the fields early, eager to larn this year’s grapes picked earlier the backwash of Hurricane Florence rolled in. As he scanned the vines, though, he began to experience queasy. His entire crop, about 2.5 tons of grapes, had vanished.
In the days that followed, Dunkenberger grieved the loss of his 2018 vintage in addition to considered the ramifications. Factoring inwards sunk labor costs in addition to lost sales, he figured he was out $50,000. He thinks that the labor was planned yesteryear professionals—amateurs could never accept snipped 3 acres construct clean in addition to thus quickly—and that it probable would accept required a crew of 7 pickers, aided yesteryear headlamps in addition to 2 pickup trucks. As for who would survive motivated to comport out such a theft, Dunkenberger says he is reluctant to accuse a beau grower, simply tin sack discovery no other logical explanation. Wine grapes are besides sweetness to eat. They pop off quickly, in addition to thus they are typically crushed or pressed inside 24 hours. “A lot of people are nether contract to grow grapes,” he told me, adding that The Curious Case of the Disappearing Nuts
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Three Charged In Massive Millenial Grand Theft
Blame it on the millennials in addition to their darned avocado toast addiction. Last week, 3 California men were arrested yesteryear Ventura County Sheriff's investigators in addition to charged alongside grand theft of vegetables in addition to fruit—grand theft avocado, you lot could say—for allegedly illegally selling to a greater extent than than $300,000 worth of the delicious fruit that’s seeing a huge surge inwards popularity....... This is a developing province of affairs both nosotros in addition to the Financial Times' David Keohane accept been monitoring closely,
At FT Alphaville:
an avocado bar because of course of teaching it does.Opportunity: Avocado Shortage Fuels Crime Wave inwards New Zealand
“These stolen avocados tin sack comport risks,” he said....
[We included a handy map for folks considering an avocado-running career]
Record prices for avocados spark strikes inwards United Mexican U.S. of A. in addition to a offense moving ridge inwards New Zealand#avocado prices prompt a novel offense prevention sign at Superior Fruit in addition to Wendy's Kitchen at Graceville inwards Brisbane. pic.twitter.com/iMcOoUHqUb— Brian Hurst (@hurstb) February 3, 2016
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