Shipping Archives - Postharvest

Airfreight of Stone Fruit

Post Date: 2023-11-01

IMPORTANT: These guidelines provide advice to exporters and operators regarding the airfreight of stone fruit. They are not regulations. Hortgro will not be held accountable for losses resulting from the use of these guidelines.

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Chapter 11 Basic Handling Requirements for Air Exports of Perishable Produce from South Africa

Author: Stone Fruit Packaging Work Group

Post Date: 2020-11-01

Airfreight of perishable products faces several specific challenges that must be addressed to ensure good arrival condition at the lowest possible cost.

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Chapter 4 Preparation of Containers Prior to Loading

Author: Stone Fruit Packaging Work Group

Post Date: 2020-11-01

Containers used for transporting export perishable products must be absolutely clean to ensure food safety and must maintain optimum temperature and atmosphere conditions to minimize product quality loss. Every aspect of the container handling chain must focus on these two basic requirements. Further details are documented in the PPECB Quality Management System (QMS).

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Chapter 7 Actions During and After Completion of Loading Perishable Products into Refrigerated Spaces for Export

Author: Stone Fruit Packaging Work Group

Post Date: 2020-11-01

1. Containerised Shipments Containerised sea shipments from South Africa are conducted using integral refrigerated containers…

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Chapter 8 Optimum Storing and Shipping Conditions for the Export of Perishable Products

Author: PPECB (Perishable Products Export Control Board)

Post Date: 2020-11-01

Contents Temperature Requirements 1.1 Optimum storage and shipping temperatures and requirements per product 1.2 Optimum…

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Guidelines for Dual Loading of Containers

Author: JGS

Post Date: 2024-10-01

Dual loading of containers is typically a contingency action, not a standard operation. It is used when pallets must be shipped due to age or urgent market demands, but the available pallet quantity at one loading location is insufficient to fill a container.

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PPECB Plum Booking Procedure – 2020/2021 Season

Author: PPECB (Perishable Products Export Control Board)

Post Date: 2020-11-01

Proposed Changes # Change Comment 1 The PPECB Advice Sheet for Dual Temperature Plum Shipments…

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Songold: Cooling Protocol

Author: Packhouse Action Group (PAG)

Post Date: 2020-11-01

Cooling and Storage Steps Cool to 0°C Cool fruit to 0°C within 48 hours of…

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Summary of PPECB Procedure for Booking of Dual Temperature Plums

Author: PPECB (Perishable Products Export Control Board)

Post Date: 2020-12-01

Most South African plums must be shipped at dual temperatures to ensure normal ripening upon arrival in overseas markets. If these cultivars are kept too long at low temperatures (below 2°C), internal breakdown may occur, rendering the plums unsalable.

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Treatment of Songold Plums with SmartFreshSM (2011 Season)

Author: AgroFresh Inc. and ExperiCo (Fruit Technology Solutions)

Post Date: 2020-11-01

1. Fruit Maturity and Packaging Flesh firmness: Must be between 7.0 and 5.0 kg (optimum…

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