This course will look at Transport practices to optimise fresh produce outgoings through temperature control, stacking practices, circulation design, cleaning, and so on.

There are a number of contributing factors as to why fresh produce can degrade in quality while in transit. Being aware of the following factors can aid you in avoiding food loss;

The risk of deterioration of fresh produce during transport can be reduced in several ways.

The risk of deterioration of fresh produce during transport can be reduced in several ways.

Carton material should be of sufficient strength to withstand rough export handling conditions.

There are substantial design differences between refrigerated containers and refrigerated trucks used for domestic transport of refrigerated cargo, which results in significant differences in airflows. It is very important that refrigerated cargo is packed in reefer containers, giving consideration to these differences. The increase in transit times should also be borne in mind.

The recorder on the refrigeration unit on older units records the temperature of the return air, but on some, particularly newer units record the temperature of the delivery air.