Every day the world turns, it becomes better connected.
This is obvious in the television you watch, packed with news of other countries, the phone you just put down after speaking to your mother 2000 miles away, or even the internet that let's you access this article.
As the world becomes ever more connected, things have more global effects.
You have probably felt the effects of something across the world in your life, on small things, such as purchasing Goji berries.
Goji consumers like you know that sometimes Goji berries are easy to get, but at other times they can be hard to find.
Various things affect the availability of Goji.
For example, Oprah Winfrey's mention of Goji berries on her show.
Two times during 2007 Oprah mentioned Goji berries through her guest Dr.
Oz, who answered questions from a group of men about men's health.
As soon as the show was over every loyal Oprah fan rushed to their computers and bought up all the berries available on the net.
This caused a drop in supply, and as any economics student knows, when supplies drop, prices spike.
There just simply wasn't enough Goji to go around.
Another example of a time when the Goji supplies ran low was immediately following the earthquake in May of 2008.
This earthquake hit the Sichuan region of China.
Now you may be saying, "I thought Goji berries were grown in the Himalayan Foothills?" And in that you would be correct.
While the earthquake didn't strike the Goji farms directly, there was still an effect on goji availability.
You see, after the quake, the Chinese government devoted every piece of infrastructure to rebuilding the Sichuan area.
This left very little room for the transportation of anything in China.
Goji berries have to be shipped to the coast by rail so they can be then taken to the U.
S.
If the transportation industry inside China is otherwise occupied, the Goji doesn't get through.
And if the Goji berries don't get through, then the U.
S.
supply of Goji takes a hit, and berries become difficult to find once again.
So you see, many factors can cause a Goji shortage.
Something unusual could happen anytime at all that could make it tricky to get these little red anti-oxidant storehouses.
Next time you make your Goji purchase, maybe you'll splurge on that extra bag.
With a shelf life of over five years, you don't need to worry about them going bad.
Another benefit to that extra bag is the emergency potential.
If that natural disaster strikes your area, and food becomes a treasure, then a bag of Goji berries can be the king's jewels.
Get Goji while you can, you'll be happy you did.
This is obvious in the television you watch, packed with news of other countries, the phone you just put down after speaking to your mother 2000 miles away, or even the internet that let's you access this article.
As the world becomes ever more connected, things have more global effects.
You have probably felt the effects of something across the world in your life, on small things, such as purchasing Goji berries.
Goji consumers like you know that sometimes Goji berries are easy to get, but at other times they can be hard to find.
Various things affect the availability of Goji.
For example, Oprah Winfrey's mention of Goji berries on her show.
Two times during 2007 Oprah mentioned Goji berries through her guest Dr.
Oz, who answered questions from a group of men about men's health.
As soon as the show was over every loyal Oprah fan rushed to their computers and bought up all the berries available on the net.
This caused a drop in supply, and as any economics student knows, when supplies drop, prices spike.
There just simply wasn't enough Goji to go around.
Another example of a time when the Goji supplies ran low was immediately following the earthquake in May of 2008.
This earthquake hit the Sichuan region of China.
Now you may be saying, "I thought Goji berries were grown in the Himalayan Foothills?" And in that you would be correct.
While the earthquake didn't strike the Goji farms directly, there was still an effect on goji availability.
You see, after the quake, the Chinese government devoted every piece of infrastructure to rebuilding the Sichuan area.
This left very little room for the transportation of anything in China.
Goji berries have to be shipped to the coast by rail so they can be then taken to the U.
S.
If the transportation industry inside China is otherwise occupied, the Goji doesn't get through.
And if the Goji berries don't get through, then the U.
S.
supply of Goji takes a hit, and berries become difficult to find once again.
So you see, many factors can cause a Goji shortage.
Something unusual could happen anytime at all that could make it tricky to get these little red anti-oxidant storehouses.
Next time you make your Goji purchase, maybe you'll splurge on that extra bag.
With a shelf life of over five years, you don't need to worry about them going bad.
Another benefit to that extra bag is the emergency potential.
If that natural disaster strikes your area, and food becomes a treasure, then a bag of Goji berries can be the king's jewels.
Get Goji while you can, you'll be happy you did.
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