>>>I did know about that from some time and I still find this lie outrageous. I don't care about where the money is spent, I want to know where it originated and where it's transformed. To favor local economy and to respect the environment, I often favor one product over another based on the proximity of the producer.
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>>>Can you imagine the amount of energy (fuel) burned to transport a product "Made in Canada" where the ressource come from South Africa, transformed in British Columbia and sold to me in Quebec?
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>>For years I have bought Rougemont apple juice.
>>I learned that apple juice is one of China's biggest food exports because it is soo cheap compared to other sources.
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>>So I cannot trust that the apple juice I bought, labelled "Product of Canada", comes from the orchards of Quebec!
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>>Very dangerous, if you ask me.
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>China's cost of raw materials and production must be astonishingly lower than Canada's. Normally with something like apple juice that is heavy relative to its value, the shipping costs will kill you if you try to ship it very far.
They're apparently selling all they can make, so your supposition seems to be amiss.
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