What is one major difference between the transport of non-perishable food items, such as grain, to grocery stores, compared to the transport of fresh fruits and vegetable? Non-perishable items take longer to reach stores because they first go to multiple packaging warehouses.

Non-perishable items reach stores more quickly because they are easier to transport.

Non-perishable items go directly to grocery stores after packaging.

Non-perishable items take longer to reach stores because they undergo more quality testing.