You calculations are way off. Start putting in the values of shipping whole refrigerated containers into your calculator. $3-$10k from just about anywhere to a

You calculations are way off. Start putting in the values of shipping whole refrigerated containers into your calculator. $3-$10k from just about anywhere to anywhere via sea for a 40 foot reefer. Which works out as virtually nothing per orange. The oranges you buy in Boston could just as easily come from somewhere else and you'd probably barely notice any price difference. "Fresh orange imports in 2012 were valued at nearly $107.4 million, an 11 percent increase from 2011. The imports originated mainly in Chile and South Africa" - http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products/fruits/citrus/citrus-profile/ http://www.agmrc.org/commodities__products/fruits/citrus/cit...