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Not too far from me is a US city known for its avocados, Fallbrook, and it wasn't uncommon for farms to get raided at night. Early in the growing season, ripe a
by webnrrd2k 3y ago
Not too far from me is a US city known for its avocados, Fallbrook, and it wasn't uncommon for farms to get raided at night. Early in the growing season, ripe avocados can fetch maybe $1 each. Some guys and a truck can grab something like $10,000 worth in a night, maybe more. Even a few acres is pretty big, and, unless you patrol it regularly, there is a lot to keep track of.
I didn't live there, but I knew people that lived there, so don't take the numbers too seriously. But I know that it was a problem.
- TylerE 3y agoTo provide a bit of context for some... a typical US suburban home sits on a quarter acre or so. An American (or the other kind, to a rough approximation) football field is just over an acre not counting the end zones.
- Tijdreiziger 3y agoInteresting: "akker" is Dutch for "farm".
- jonasdegendt 3y agoNitpick but it’s Dutch for farmland, the part of the farm that’s actually used for cultivation.