27 June, 2016

Why Fruits and Veggies Are So Crazy Cheap in Chinatown - WSJ

Why Fruits and Veggies Are So Crazy Cheap in Chinatown - WSJ: "
Her discovery: Chinatown’s 80-plus produce markets are cheap because they are connected to a web of small farms and wholesalers that operate independently of the network supplying most mainstream supermarkets.



 Most of the city’s fruits and vegetables come from wholesalers at the Hunts Point Produce Market, the South Bronx distribution hub boasting all the color and accessibility of La Guardia Airport. Chinatown’s green grocers, in contrast, buy their stock from a handful of small wholesalers operating from tiny warehouses right in the neighborhood."



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