Latest Fruit Processing Industry News
Pomegranate Sorting Line
In 2022, Egypt gained market access to export pomegranates to China—one of the world's largest and fastest-growing fruit markets. But Chinese importers have strict standards: pomegranates must be clean, properly sorted, and precisely graded. For Egyptian exporters, this creates both an opportunity and a challenge: how do you process thousands of tons of pomegranates to meet China's quality requirements?
Brussels sprouts sorting grading machine
Brussels sprouts are known by many common names, such as: kohlrabi, kale, and bitter. It may be hard to swallow at first taste, but cooking at high temperature removes the bitterness. Its diameter is generally 1.5-4.0 cm, similar to miniature cabbages. FstSort produced a custom-made Brussels sprouts grader for a Dutch customer. Today is testing the machine, let us take a look at the effect!
How to quickly sort citrus fruits
Chilean citrus production in 2022/23 is expected to increase by 27% to 215,000 tons. Export volumes are expected to grow by 25% as production increases. In Chile, the marketing year begins in April, when the harvest begins. Chilean exports run from April to December, peaking in September. The largest export market is the United States, accounting for more than 95% of the export volume. To meet the highest standards of quality, safety and hygiene, citrus exporters typically wash, dry, grade and pack citrus prior to export.
Sorting Machine for Fragile Fruits
Argentina is the country that plants the most pears in the south of earth. Argentina exports many pears to other countries each year. Recently we received a consultation about the pear sorting machine from customers in Argentina.
Which country's people eat the most vegetables
China eats 1kg of vegetables per person daily. See how high-volume vegetable consumption creates demand for washing, freezing, and processing lines – with equipment recommendations.
Cherry tomatoes sorting line
An Australian packer was struggling. Supermarket orders were growing. Export demand was rising. But their manual sorting line couldn't keep up. They needed more throughput, better consistency, and lower labor costs. They chose Fstsort's cherry tomato sorting line—and the results changed their operation.
Fruits and vegetables packing line
A Turkish packer was losing revenue. Their green peppers went to the right channel. Their red peppers went to the right channel. But the peppers in between — the ones that were neither fully green nor fully red — kept ending up in the wrong pack. Here's how an optical sorter solved the problem.
Saffron Corms Sorting Machine
Do you know what saffron is? Saffron is a kind of medicinal crop in China. It originates from Iran, which is the primary country for planting saffron. 80% of the saffrons in the world are harvested in Iran.