Vocabulary

• fresh produce: Recently harvested fruits and vegetables offered for sale.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• harvest time: The season when crops are gathered from the fields.
• going on: To continue doing something
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• in terms of
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• on the lookout: Vigilantly searching for someone or something.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
• consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• contract: To become ill as a result of getting a disease
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• diarrhea: Frequent and watery bowel movements
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• require: To demand that someone does something
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• due: When something is required or expected
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• investigation: Search for information about something
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• parasite: Small animal or plant living off a bigger one
• contaminate: To make impure by adding a harmful element
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• iceberg: Very large mass of floating ice in the sea
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• misinformation: Information that is incorrect
• explosive: Tending to show strong emotion suddenly
• downturn: Worsening of business or economic activity
• wholesale: Concerning the selling of goods in large amounts
• intestinal: Concerning or inside the intestines
• annually: Every year; once a year
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• taco: Tortilla rolled cupped around a filling
• borne: To give birth to a child; to produce fruit