Three dollar apples?!?
I was watching a report on Chinese UN peacekeepers working in Haiti, and it said their biggest problem is food.¬† They do get some from the UN, but it is mostly potatoes and meat and starchy stuff.¬† Apparently fruits and vegetables are hard to get in Haiti, and very expensive when available.¬† They said a single apple usually costs two to three dollars!¬† How can that be?¬† Isn’t Haiti tropical?¬† Why can’t they grow bananas and stuff there?¬† Or do they, but the whole crop is exported?¬† Does anybody know more about this?