Fruit, vegetable growers face pay to play proposals

What frustrates Michigan apple growers and packers most, aside from losing game after game to Washington State's growers, is that they can't seem to catch a break.

Call it a long stretch of bad luck or a competitive disadvantage, both of which may be true. But the final score doesn't change.

Michigan's apple industry loses again if a proposal to further cut the number of fruit and vegetable inspectors and raise inspection fees up to 67 percent gets approved by the Michigan Agriculture Commission and the Legislature.

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