| Wal-Mart Localizes Produce Shelves |
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| Written by Kiki Hubbard | |
| Friday, 04 July 2008 | |
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Wal-Mart says it will buy $400 million in local fruits and vegetables this year to reduce transportation costs that increase food prices. (It defines local as within the state.) Will it last? Organic Valley sold its dairy products to Wal-Mart for a while until the behemoth pressured the co-op to lower its prices and ramp up demand, which would've meant paying farmers less. You don't find Organic Valley products in Wal-Mart anymore. Yet what Wal-Mart stocks is what a significant number of Americans eat. As the largest food retailer, Wal-Mart has the ability to shape food choices. Does a company responsible for causing countless local businesses to close deserve applause for selling local food? What a pickle. Source: Reuters |
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