Bimmerfan wrote:

> it is NOT about the $$ ken.... it is about the trees.... was that not
> the obvious issue?!


No, not at all. The message I replied to talked about the price increases in
disposable wooden chopsticks. Those prices increases may be substantial,
percentage-wise, but are nearly meaningless in actual money.

The deforestation issues, on the other hand, are real, and should be of
significant concern to everyone, Japanese or not.

--
Ken Blake
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