Cooling Apples in Pallet Boxes

Glenn O. Patchen and G. F. Sainsbury

No 313086, Marketing Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program

Abstract: Excerpts from the report: With the adoption of pallet boxes by the apple industry, the cooling of the fruit in these large containers became a problem of paramount importance. Apple producers and storage and packinghouse operators need to know the cooling rates of apples stored in pallet boxes of various designs and the effects on cooling of different stacking arrangements. Cooling studies were undertaken, some covering test pallet boxes, and some covering those in commercial use, to determine the design and arrangement which would permit the maximum cooling rate of fruit. Cooling rates and cold-storage-room designs for use with pallet boxes were compared with those for the standard 1-bushel capacity wooden box.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Marketing; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30
Date: 1962-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.313086

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