Henry wrote:
::: FWIW, vegetables aren't flown anywhere,it's much too expensive,
::: they come by
::: cargo ship, usually in containers filled with carbon dioxide
::: which slows down their rate of going mouldy...only until they are
::: exposed to oxygen again, whereupon it actually speeds it up,
::: perfect for the supermarkets as you are probably storing it away
::: by then at home, then when you come to use
::: it you find it has turned into soup and you have to go back to
::: get some more.
:::
::
::
:: What rubbish, loads of vegetables are transported by air generally
:: high value/ highly perishable types.
::

OK, some high value vegetables come by air freight, the rest come by sea and
road.

:: Here's a link to a document which gives some details about the
:: trade. Written by some people who really do know what they are
:: talking about.

Yes it was a good read although about 7 years old...also it mentioned fruit
and veg imports to the EU, not specifically Britain, a more recent one (from
the Dept of Transport) states that fruit and vegetables arriving by air
freight into the UK accounts for 13% of total sales but it doesn't state how
much of this percentage is fruit *or* veg, I was referring to veg, if you
split it down the middle it's a fair approximation that about 6% of imported
veg comes via aeroplane, the other 94% comes by cargo ship.

HTH