Those uninformed opinions still exist. Couple of weeks ago, was in a local WinCo and somebody was complaining about the bad-looking, expensive tomatoes (in March!!). I pointed out that there had been a farm labor strike going on in Mexico for several weeks (due to not having their pay increased in 10+ years - <$10/day in places). WinCo, as with most discount places, buys produce almost exclusively from Mexico even when local is available for less money - which is why "locavore" farmers markets can sometimes beat them even on price in the summer.