Latest Fruit Industry Insights and Technical News
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The latest global information of citrus fruits
This year, South Africa exported 147 million cases of citrus fruits to the world, the highest in all years, and the price advantage is obvious. In the European market, the citrus production season has just arrived, and Morocco's citrus export volume is expected to increase greatly this season.
Tariffs on imported fruits are significantly reduced
According to the Guangming Daily, the Tariff Commission of the State Council of China issued a notice recently to adjust import tariffs on some commodities from January 1, 2020. Tariffs on imported fruits have been further reduced. Countries such as Chile, Peru, and New Zealand still implement zero tariffs.
New design for rotary grader
After promoting the new electronic weight grading machine, which named Rotary grader, Zhengzhou First Industry received some questions about the collection between elevator and buffer belt. One of the good questions is how to control the speed of elevator to avoid accumulation at the beginning of buffer belt.
Chilean blueberry exports reach a peak
According to data from the Chilean Blueberry Association, Chilean blueberry exports returned to normal in the 50th week of 2020, with a weekly export volume of 10,308 tons, an increase of 10.2% over the same period last year and a sharp increase of 102.2% over the previous week.
When Will Use High Pressure Water Jets
As you see in the above picture, this kind of fully stainless steel material high pressure water jets do well in further cleaning. Especially, on the surface of stubborn stains of sweet potatoes, potatoes, beetroots, carrots and turnips.
Ready to eat kiwi becomes a new market demand
Ready-to-eat kiwi fruit is based on the physiological characteristics of kiwi fruit after harvest, through a series of dynamic adjustment of temperature, humidity and gas environment to promote the starch conversion of fruit, and delay the degradation of pectin, so that the fruit can maintain a certain hardness and shelf life under the premise of complete starch conversion and good taste.
Rotary apple weight sorting machine
Do you know what’s the most effective method to sort apples? First Industry apple sorting program can sort and grade the apples according to their weight. According to the feedback from customers, Apple is prone to bruises during the sorting process. Therefore, first industry specially developed apple sorting equipment to prevent bumps and bruises.
Overview of Citrus fruit exports from South Africa in 2020
According to the latest news from CGA, South Africa's citrus industry performed well this year despite the severe situation of cowid-19. A large number of South African citrus fruits are exported to all parts of the world, with a total volume of 147 million boxes, and the income is considerable. Among them, navel orange and citrus increased most obviously.