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Logistics
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How is grain sampled for export?
Export grain is sampled by superintendents during loading under contract rules such as GAFTA or ISO 24333. Mycotoxin control has its own…
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What temperature should root vegetables be stored at?
It depends entirely on the product state. Frozen product needs a stable deep-frozen chain; fresh potato needs a variety-specific compromise; dried product…
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Why do frozen vegetables arrive as a solid block?
Heat plus compression. A temperature excursion partially melts surface ice, which refreezes as bridges between pieces – and the bottom layer of…
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How long does frozen fruit keep?
Shelf life is a function of storage temperature stability, not of elapsed time. A stated period assumes an unbroken chain that many…
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How is fruit concentrate shipped?
Frozen drums, aseptic bag-in-box on pallets, or flexitank in bulk. The format is decided by volume, destination distance and what the buyer…
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Is fumigation required for pulse export?
No, not as a general rule. Treatment is driven by lot condition, destination requirements and the contract, and Ukrainian processors mostly rely…
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How long do dried pulses keep?
Years in nutritional terms, but cook quality degrades much sooner and the rate depends on storage temperature and humidity, not on age…
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What moisture should pulses be shipped at?
Pulses are shipped dry enough to stay microbiologically stable and hard enough not to shatter. Those two requirements pull in opposite directions,…
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How are pulses packed for export?
Pulse export packing runs from 25 kg polypropylene bags through big bags to bulk container liners. The choice is driven by the…