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.
FstSort's latest citrus visual sorting machine solves the problem once and for all. Our optical sorter will select your citrus fruits according to the weight, size, shape, color, external quality parameters you set. Compliant with the strictest export standards, our citrus sorting lines can handle all your citrus varieties with care and speed, while maintaining consistent and reliable quality inspection results. Besides that, you can also sort similar fruits like apples, pears, avocados, kiwis, citrus fruits, peaches, pomegranates on the same machine. Instead of buying multiple sorting machines for each fruit, you can use the sorting machines all year round according to the seasonality of the product.
We believe that fruit optical sorting line will help you reduce costs and improve efficiency, enabling you to quickly optimize fruit quality and meet the needs of different markets to increase value.