Garlic from China. What gives?

[sseelhoff]

Walmart may FINALLY be getting the message:

How Walmart Plans to Bring Back ‘Made in America’ | TIME.com

Walmart doesn’t make anything. But the giant retailer could play a part in the manufacturing rebound that is taking place in the U.S. with its promise to buy $50 billion more U.S. made goods over the next decade for its Walmart and Sam’s Club stores. It’s a bit ironic, given Walmart’s vast global sourcing organization. But the same forces that are making the U.S. a more hospitable place for manufacturing —higher shipping costs and wage rates overseas among them—have prompted the company to reevaluate its sourcing on a variety of products. “This is a commitment around manufacturing and more economic renewal. We see it as a critical issue for us in the American economy,” says Duncan Mac Naughton chief merchandising and marketing officer for Walmart U.S.

What Walmart sees is a way to lower costs while smoothing its supply cycle by looking more broadly at its distribution system. Although the company may be able to buy an item cheaper from China, the price it pays per piece doesn’t always reflect what it spends to get the product to the shelves. “When we buy from overseas, we may buy more than we need to fill the container,” says Mac Naughton. “We’re looking at carrying costs through the system in addition to landed costs.” (Walmart has recently been criticized for being out of stock on items, due to a lack of store employees, but the company says its in-stock position is at record levels and that it hasn’t cut employee hours.)



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[jmc]

Follow the money.

Disproportionate profits made selling cheap product for slightly less than traditionally sourced product. Plenty of money funneled to our politicians to tolerate it. But what if the voters don't tolerate the politicians who look the other way? Easy. The politicians start a bar room brawl to keep the voters busy beating on each other while the politicians loot the safe in the back of the bar. Abortion. Gun control. Poor vs rich. Pretty clever, really.

 

[Combustix]

Since we are all tractor owners we should be growing most of our own food that way you can assure yourself your not eating anything grown or processed in china. Unless your Chinese and I don't have a solution for that

 

[TomSeller]

Since we are all tractor owners we should be growing most of our own food that way you can assure yourself your not eating anything grown or processed in china. Unless your Chinese and I don't have a solution for that

Bravo.

 

[PRF]

Vitamin supplements are another thing... Read your labels carefully.. If they don't say "Made in USA" they're made in China. Sorry, but the last thing I'm trusting coming from China is a daily multi vitamin.. Lord knows what's "really" in those pills !!