> This is just something I wonder about. For example a dead apple is one that was picked a year ago, sold today, kept in storage until now. This isn't new: One

> This is just something I wonder about. For example a dead apple is one that was picked a year ago, sold today, kept in storage until now. This isn't new: One of the early (pre-US) exports of the colonial US was apples back to Europe. They store and ship well.