With prices that have moved downwardin several cases in a very important way as it happened with lettuce, carrot and citrusa new Smart List is in force (it is a selection of products to buy recommended to the population), made up of three fruits and six vegetables.
The prices are all accessible to the consumerso much that In none of the nine items do you have to pay more than $50 based on the corresponding measure (kilo, unit or bundle).
Martin Gutierrezowner of the La Feria space in the Metropolitan Agri-Food Unit (UAM), where there is wholesale and retail sales, explained to The Observer that there is a scenario of abundant supply and good quality in most horticultural and fruit items, but that the demand is also very good.
John Samuelle
Tangerines, with a low price at the moment.
The holidays that there are in the educational centers, coinciding with many people who are on leave, have more family at home and cook more, but at the same time these winter days in which the cases of respiratory diseases increase are days in which more people resort to foods that are valued for being healthy, nutritious and also tastyboth vegetables and fruits.
“This Tuesday was a busy day at the UAM, we worked as if it were a Saturday at the Multipurpose Market,” he said.
The Smart List is a set of foods produced in the farming sector, whose consumption is recommended by the Farming Observatory, an undertaking carried out within the framework of the agreement between the General Directorate of Farming (Digegra) of the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP ) and the UAM.
Photo: Leonardo Carreno.
In general, the prices are low.
The new list will be valid until Monday, July 10, with the following reference prices:
- Zucchini $45 per kg
- Green onion $35 per bundle
- Cauliflower $40 per kg
- Lettuce $3 x $50
- Cabbage $50 each
- Carrot $40 per kg
- Lemon $25 per kg
- Tangerine $20 per kg
- Green apple $35 per kg
Source: The UAM Fair
Stall in the Multipurpose Market of the UAM.
The list is updated biweekly and contains a selection of products that should be purchased, because they have an abundant presence in the market -most of them are seasonally produced- and at a convenient price.
The increase in the intake of these products is a highly relevant benefit, given the inclusion in the diet of more servings of foods recommended by nutritionists.
Daily consumption in Uruguay is 287 grams when the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a minimum of 400 grams.
At the same time, it is a support factor for farmers, who, given a greater demand, would be placing their products more fluidly, a valuable aspect especially in areas in which a large volume has been obtained from farms and whose commercialization is temporary. more difficult.
In this link You can access (by clicking on each photo) a description of the properties of these nine products and the recommended conservation methods.
Post The UAM Fair.
