> Couldn't they just go overseas? I think it's only in America where produce tastes like cardboard. No, tomatoes taste pretty bland in many European countries

> Couldn't they just go overseas? I think it's only in America where produce tastes like cardboard. No, tomatoes taste pretty bland in many European countries too. The Netherlands and Spain are the two top tomato-exporting countries in Europe. As you can probably guess, the sunny climes of the Netherlands aren't exactly conducive to ripe, flavourful tomatoes. But large-scale industrial tomato farming is conducive to achieving cheap prices that consumers expect at the supermarket.