Latest Fruit Processing Industry News
Blueberry drum grader
Blueberries, due to the effect of protecting eyesight and strengthening resistance, are very popular and are known as the "Queen of Fruits". But blueberry particles are small, time-consuming and laborious sorting. For this reason, the FstSort blueberry sorting machine has been improved several times to better fit the characteristics of blueberries which are easily damaged in the separating process.
Vegetables washing machine
Recently, we produced a fruit washing machine for our customers. It consists of a bubble washing machine, a brush cleaning machine with high pressure water sprayers, and an inspection table. This is the machine we produce for our customers:
Why multi-functional dragon fruit sorting opportunity to replace manual sorting
Why multifunctional pitaya sorting opportunity instead of manual sorting, the traditional manual sorting is mainly based on people's subjective visual judgment, according to the hand feel and the naked eye to distinguish the size, shape, quality and so on fruit classification. However, because individual subjective judgment is affected by personal and other factors, the accuracy is not high, and it is difficult to strictly grade according to the standard.
Estimated reduction in lemon production in Chile
In the 2021/22 marketing year, citrus production is down due to winter frosts in the Valparaíso, Metropolitana and O'Higgins regions. FAS Santiago estimates that lemon production will fall by 30% to 140,000 metric tons in 2021/22 under normal production conditions and rebound to 200,000 metric tons in 2022/23.
How are mangoes selected and graded
What has happened in the process of mangoes from picking to consumers? Let's take a look at how mangoes are selected, and where did they go?
About thirty percent of Peru's avocado threatened by drought
Drought in the highlands of the Andes will probably result in a threat to 30% of the avocados destined for export, according to Juan Carlos Paredes, president of the Peruvian Association of Avocado Producers.
Peru may export dragon fruit and lantern fruit to the United States next year
Until 2022, Peru has exported 3.5 tons of dragon fruit for $15,000 and 46 tons of lantern fruit for $326,000. These products were mainly shipped to Europe. However, the possibility of exporting dragon fruit and lantern fruit from Peru to the United States seems closer after Josue Carrasco, director general of phytosanitary at the National Agricultural Health Service (Senasa), confirmed that Senasa has reached an agreement with the U.S. Animal and Plant Administration (APHIS) to exempt both fruits from mandatory quarantine treatment starting in the third quarter of next year, after certifying that they do not transmit fruit flies.
More people sort vegetables with a machine
Recently, I learned that the sorting cost of potatoes is about $20 per ton in Indonesia. The cost is high, but sorting potatoes with a machine can save a lot. We received a consultation on the bell pepper grading machine. The sorting cost is increasing with higher cost. The higher salary is the reason why our customers are looking for a sorting machine.