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David, I just look at it in terms of dollars and cents. US vendors can't
compete because the costs of labor, land, utilities, plus governmental regulations (like being responsble for run-off from your property) make it hard to turn a profit.. Not because they have an inferior product. I just hate to see an industry - which some say was created by and takes full advantage of scientific research US taxpayers paid for - going off shore. But I also wonder about Taisuco who bought GHs here and are now - maybe? - bypassing the US vendors by having a toe hold in the US so they won't have to sell to your local grower. They can bring in their own orchids in medium, in spike and sell direct. No reason for Al or Pat Brennan or any of your local growers to be middlemen. Am I wrong? K Barrett "David Edgley" wrote in message ... Kath, You probably don't grow hybrid Phals. The Taiwan growers seem to have the really good stuff. Their breeding and cloning programs are providing truly leading edge products that don't seem to be available anywhere else. However, I don't buy from Taiwan but from the USA growers that import their plants. This is a bad thing? I am constantly on the prowl (via the WWW) for domestic growers offering stem props of their good stuff. OK, I know that I am highly selective in what I purchase but I WILL get it from those who can sell it to me. If domestic growers provide a superior product, I will buy theirs. If plants from Taiwan become more expensive because Hawaiian growers get some sort of "protection" I will still buy the plants I want - not something inferior from a protected grower. David "K Barrett" wrote in message news:3LSWc.85009$TI1.27882@attbi_s52... I see it as protecting US small business. One of my friends has been involved with the Taiwan side of this article and sees it as efficient markets. If you can't compete then you should fold. Well, I always sided with Old Fezziwig in 'A Christmas Carol' when he said it wasn't for money alone that one builds up a business, but to protect a way of life. Of course you know what happened to Fezziwig. Scrooge and Marley bought him out for pennies on the dollar and put him out of business. K Barrett What will the next generation do with all those Harleys and RVs when we baby boomers are dead and gone? |
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