Fresh strawberry with a longer storage period of 3 days in Sancheong county, South Korea

Published 2021년 11월 20일

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Sancheong-gun in Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea has started shipping 'fresh-oiled strawberries' with a freshness retention agent packaging, thanks to a pilot project. The agent, a desiccant, extends the strawberries' freshness by about three days. The Military Agricultural Center and local strawberry farms are involved in the packaging and shipping of the agent. The product has received positive responses from retailers and consumers due to its longer storage period and higher retail prices. A 100 million won project is planned next year to expand the shipment of strawberries with the freshness maintenance system. Sancheong-gun Agricultural Technology Center anticipates that this will boost the competitiveness of Sancheong strawberries from Jirisan.

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(Sancheong = Yonhap News) Reporter Ji Seong-ho = Gyeongsangnam-do Sancheong-gun is the first nationwide to ship 'fresh-oiled strawberries'. The Sancheong-gun Agricultural Technology Center announced on the 20th that it will expand shipments 100 times from 5 tons and 2,500 boxes to 500 tons and 250,000 boxes of strawberries applied with freshness retention agent packaging, which has been confirmed to be effective through a pilot project earlier this year. The military agricultural center and local strawberry farms have packaged and shipped freshness retention agents to some of the wild blueberries produced from January to May. Freshness retainer is a commonly seen desiccant, and it has been confirmed that it is not only harmless to the human body, but also maintains the freshness of strawberries for about 3 days longer than normal strawberries. In particular, since the storage period is longer, the response from retail prices such as wholesale markets is good, and consumers' ...

Source: Yna