Eating strawberries and blueberries three or more times a week may help women cut their risk of a heart attack by a third, according to new research. The berries contain relatively high levels of plant compounds called dietary flavonoids, which are found in a variety of foods including dark chocolate, grapes, red wine, […]

The containers onions leaving this week to South America are going hot times ahead. Loading at a temperature of -2 °C, they will be unloaded at a temperature of 32-35 °C. It is nice to know that our good party onions will be put in the limelight again

Thirty percent of the harvest in the United Kingdom is not harvested because it does not meet physical requirements and global reach thirty to fifty percent of the food produced never a human stomach. This is also because the half of the food purchased also thrown away. Writes that the British research institute Institute of […]

A cat with strawberry-ears, an owl with wings of melon, a flower with orange petals: children are amazed by an original fruit and vegetable presentation. This kind of presentations can be found in Germany. It all started in 2007 in Berlin, where a company decided to develop innovative products for children to design. It is […]

Citrus was a star performer for Spain in the first nine months of 2012 The UK spent more on fresh produce from Spain during the first nine months of this year than it did during the same period in 2011, according to figures from the Spanish federation of producer-exporters. Data released by Fepex for the […]

The persistent heavy rainfall that has caused the floods which claimed lives in the UK over the past week, is taking its toll on field vegetable crops nationwide. A farmer in Worcestershire, said: “We are harvesting purple sprouting broccoli at the moment, but we are having to be very careful on the land. It has been […]

The main destinations for the marketing of Colombian exotic fruit are Europe, Asia and North America as well as Latin America.   According to information from Trademap, with Proexport estimates, Colombia had a share of 45.8% of the total exported by the region in 2011, reaching USD 95.3 million. Cape gooseberry, gulupa, bananas, guava jelly […]

(NaturalNews) An estimated one-third of cancer deaths could be related to diet,  according to the National Cancer Institute. Eating processed, sugary  foods with harmful additives like chemicals or even animal products with  hormones is the norm for many people in developed nations. What people eat can  truly kill them. However, eating whole, organic foods gives […]

Australia, November 12, 2012   In this Item: Potatoes South Australia At the inaugural auction of new season baby potatoes recently, bidding reached an impressive $3000. This was for 15kgs so that means the potatoes actually sold for $200,000 per tonne! Mr Tom Penna of Elders transferred his highly regarded auctioneering skills from the livestock saleyards […]

The garlic contact group of the Spanish-French-Italian Joint Committee for Fruit and Vegetables confirmed problems in the European market derived from prices falling by 50 to 60% compared to last season, in addition to other issues affecting the product’s quality caused by a disease called waxy breakdown. Consumption has also dropped as a result of […]