Known as \u201cforest butter,\u201d avocados are widely popular in Japan where annual consumption has grown in the amount imported from 3,370 tons in 1988 to 79,560 tons in 2020, marking a 23.6-fold rise.1 Most of these are transported to Japan as ocean cargo from Mexico and Peru, which stand almost on the exact opposite side of the world from Japan. That means a delivery time lasting roughly two to four weeks. So, how are importers able to preserve freshness for the duration of such a long voyage? A behind-the-scenes look reveals that this and other solutions, such as reducing food waste, have been made possible by an “air technology.”<\/p>\n
1 Source: “Import of Avocados” Yokohama Customs Resource Materials (September 16, 2021)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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