South Korea: CA ship technology opens a new chapter in melon export

Published 2024년 7월 23일

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The Rural Development Administration in Korea has successfully exported Korean melons to Singapore using Controlled Atmosphere (CA) ship technology, which maintains a stable atmosphere to extend the freshness of the melons during transport. The technology involves reducing oxygen and increasing carbon dioxide levels, which slows down the crop respiration and maintains the melon's quality. The first shipment, containing 2.5 tons of melons, was transported at a low temperature of 4 degrees Celsius, with an oxygen concentration of 5% and carbon dioxide concentration of 12%. The melons remained fresh with a low loss rate of less than 1%, compared to a loss rate of 25-40% when using general ship containers. The success of this export has sparked interest in exporting other agricultural products to Singapore and could potentially reduce logistics costs by about 50% by replacing air transportation.

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Melon is the most cultivated melon in Korea worldwide. The first step has been taken to export melons by long-distance ship, which is popular abroad as a unique fruit but has limitations due to its short freshness period of about 10 days. The Rural Development Administration (Director Kwon Jae-han) succeeded in stably exporting Korean melons to Singapore by applying CA ship technology that controls temperature and air composition to enable economical export of melons over long distances. CA (Controlled Atmosphere) is a technology that maintains freshness by suppressing crop respiration by controlling the atmospheric environment by lowering oxygen concentration and increasing carbon dioxide concentration. The Rural Development Administration is conducting research by applying this technology to transport containers starting in 2021. come. Although we have shipped melons mixed with other agricultural products using CA shipping technology and exported them to Hong Kong (7 days away), ...

Source: Nongup