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   Message 38,967 of 40,489   
   T to Nyssa   
   Re: OT: Goober Peas!   
   26 Nov 19 07:15:34   
   
   From: T@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 2019-11-26 06:17, Nyssa wrote:   
   > Interesting fact: While an ordinary person/gardener can purchase   
   > a few certified peanut seeds for home use, it's illegal to   
   > *sell*  the home-grown goobers. Farmers who grow them commercially   
   > have to have a license to sell the product, and those licenses   
   > are limited in number and quantity to be sold. There's a bit   
   > of a secondary market for farmers to re-sell licenses for a   
   > season where they know they won't be growing enough product to   
   > meet the maximum allowed by their licenses.   
      
   Price fixing or some other reason?   
      
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