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  • June 2008 Issue
  • Passage to India

    India's status as an emerging market for Washington apples can be compared to the Taiwan market over 25 years ago.

    In India, 80 percent of apples are sold at roadside stands. Traders say Washington apples hold up well in such conditions because of their quality. If you are a seasoned traveler, then India is a special destination with conflicting divisions of life, the smells and sounds of unrelenting humanity changing at an unbelievable pace, and historical and aesthetic beauty unabated. For the first-time traveler or someone not aware of the vast poverty, India can tear at your heart and leave you in disbelief, asking why and how? And reflecting back to my past in apple sales, it is reminiscent of […]

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