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So was Sicily the only producer of citrus fruit in the world? If not, did mafias form on every location where citrus fruit was produced? The article says that
by nico 3y ago
So was Sicily the only producer of citrus fruit in the world?
If not, did mafias form on every location where citrus fruit was produced?
The article says that the sudden surge in demand for citrus coupled with weak law is what triggered it
Wouldn’t that have happened in a lot of other places as well?
Doesn’t seem to be specific enough
- wahnfrieden 3y agoyes sicily was one of the largest citrus exporters globally
- jmccaf 3y agoArticle mentions the climate and growing conditions for citrus are specific so there were few locations where citrus was produced that were integrated to world trade; mild temperatures above freezing, irrigation, and rich soil. The article mentions large lemon exports from Sicily all the way to New York; and California wasn't a united state or developed market producer of fruit at this time.