Grand theft t;omato

Who would have imagined thieves stealing produce.  It's almost a parody.  It seems a trucking company was set up in S. Florida specifically to pick up loads of tomatoes and at least one load of meat, all of which were worth at least $40,000 per load and disappear into the void.  Probably leased the trucks under assumed names and set up a shell company with forged documents to deceive the truck brokers who hired them to pick up the loads.   With truck supply being tight, and the company accepting the first offer from the brokers, they loaded at least 5 loads of meat and produce destined for locations several days travel from Florida and promptly disappeared.  Obviously they had buyers lined up ahead of time.  Still, it seems like a lot of effort and money expended up front for a quarter million dollars payoff.  Plus a lot of loose ends for the authorities to follow.  In the end, these thieves will find out what farmers already know...it's hard to get rich on produce!