- Author: Jeannette E. Warnert
Published on: August 11, 2008
The New York Times reported that China's ban on California strawberries has been lifted during the Olympics at the request of athletes who know what's good for them.
Chinese farmers produce strawberries for just two months of the year; California offers them year-round. This week the state sent 450 pounds of berries, the first of 35 or so shipments, officials said, according to the Times article.
In the brief story, writer Jennifer Steinhauer apparently didn't have the space to mention the key role University of California scientists have had in developing California's...
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