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November , 2017
Major new study finds eating fruit cuts diabetes risk

Major new study finds eating fruit cuts diabetes risk

16 Nov ,  2017 NINA PULLMAN @nina_pullman - fruitnet.com
A long-term study of half a million Chinese adults has found that eating more fresh fruit significantly lowers the risk of diabetes. Eating fresh fruit can significantly lower the risk of diabetes, according to a major new long-term study from Oxford University.Researchers monitored 500,000 Chinese adults from diverse regions across a seven-year period. Participants completed a detailed questionnaire and underwent physical measurements and blood tests, with their health tracked subsequently during the study's time period.Among those who did not have diabetes at the start of the study, daily consumption of fresh fruit was associated with a 12 per cent lower risk of developing diabetes, compared to never or rarely consuming fresh fruit.In those who already had diabetes, consuming fresh fruit more than three days a week was associated with a 17 per cent lower risk of dying from any cause and were up to a third less likely to develop diabetes-related complications.The study was done because fruit is often not considered as healthy as veg for those with diabetes, given the relatively higher sugar content, researchers said.Results contradicted this, the study found, with higher levels of fruit intake likely to be beneficial to prevention of diabetes.“To our knowledge, this is the first large prospective study demonstrating similar inverse associations of fruit consumption with both incident diabetes and diabetic complications,” researchers said.“These findings suggest that a higher intake of fresh fruit is potentially beneficial for primary and secondary prevention of diabetes.”Restricted consumption of fresh fruit, which is common in many parts of the world, e.g. China and other Asian countries, should not be encouraged, the study said.It was published online in the PLOS Medicine journal. 
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October , 2017
October , 2017
September , 2017
New formula that will increase the caliber, performance and quality of your fruit.

New formula that will increase the caliber, performance and quality of your fruit.

13 Sep ,  2017 www.portalfruticola.com
Once the agricultural season begins, some of the main concerns of the fruit producers are yield, caliber and condition, factors that will be determinant in the final return of the producer.After the occurrence of the flowering-fruit event, the development and initial growth of the fruit will be determined by the process of cell division, moment in which the hormonal and nutritional support would be fundamental for enhance this process. In response to this necessity, Stoller Chile is working since 18 years in different areas of the country with the product Stimulate®, bio stimulant that possess hormonal cofactors (auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins), that promote the general growth and the development of both the plant, as well as the caliber and condition of the fruits. With the aim of enhance at the maximum the physiological events (cellular division) and generate an impact on the caliber’s parameters, dry matter and weight of the fruit, a new product was developed, Stimulate Fruit Sizer®, a bio stimulant that possess a major content and balance of hormonal cofactors, achieving to generate a major impact on the fruit. The Achondo Sullivan agricultural company has been using the gauge program in table grapes and cherries for 5 seasons, and in the 2016-2017 season it used Stimulate Fruit Sizer® in some sectors. Other commercial alternatives were tried in the grape quarters where the product was applied, and the most notable was the Stimulate Fruit Sizer®, increasing up to 1 mm in size, from large to extra caliber. In addition, it managed to concentrate the harvest and increase the percentage of fruit with exportable quality. In cherries, it was tested it in the Santina, Lapins, Bing and Sweetheart varieties, and managed to mobilize the caliber curve to larger sizes, reaching 90% of the fruit with a caliber greater than 28 mm.https://www.portalfruticola.com/noticias/2017/09/12/nueva-formula-incrementara-calibre-rendimiento-calidad-fruta/
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August , 2017
Politics may interfere with Asia's demand for Washington cherries

Politics may interfere with Asia's demand for Washington cherries

16 Aug ,  2017 king5.com    
This is turning out to be a very good season for Washington cherry growers.It could be a record harvest, with an increasingly global reach. Asia has a growing appetite for Northwest cherries, but could politics disrupt this blossoming market? Kyle Mathison, a fourth-generation cherry grower on Stemilt Hill in Wenatchee is increasingly sending his Northwest morsels to Asia.In South Korea, you can find Wenatchee cherries stacked at street markets, among kimchi and fish. It’s all thanks to a six-year-old trade deal, called KORUS, which slashed tariffs on products like cherries. According to the Northwest Cherry Growers, an industry association, cherry exports to Korea have grown steadily since the trade deal took effect. Today, they're double what they were four years ago. China is eating them up, too. In 2013 the Pacific Northwest sent them 11,000 tons of cherries. This year, exports are expected to top 23,000 tons. Recently however, the trade relationship with Korea has hit some turbulence. “From when the U.S. - Korea trade deal was signed in 2011 to 2016, and you know who signed it, you know who wanted it, our trade deficit with South Korea has increased by more than $11 billion, not exactly a great deal,” President Donald Trump said from the White House lawn in June. He says imports of Korean autos and steel are threatening American jobs and his administration is already in the process of reviewing and reforming the KORUS agreement. The Northwest Cherry Growers Association says changes to the KORUS deal could have a big impact on the Washington fruit industry, though it's uncertain what, specifically, the President has in mind.  Publication date: 8/8/2017
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