Chapter 305

Ronald nodded. "That'll be great." He asked, "Do you have plenty of plums in your orchard?" Lorraine replied with a smile, "Lady luck is on my side. The weather is fantastic this year, which has blessed us with a bountiful harvest. My orchards mainly focus on seasonal fruits, and it's the best year I've ever had since I took over the orchards." Even with a great harvest, orchardists didn't necessarily earn a lot. Only those with fruit variants that ripened early managed to beat everyone else on the market and make money. Once there was a surplus of fruits, the price would crash. Orchardists would end up struggling to make a profit. Sometimes, the price fell so low that they couldn't even cover the cost of labor. Back in the day, Lorraine noticed many people in the village had planted tons of bananas. They had a fantastic harvest that year, but then the prices plummeted. By the end, the banana farmers were losing money because the prices had dropped to mere pennies. So, the banana