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FRUIT PACKING STATIONS: THEIR DEVELOPMENT IN FRANCE OVER 30 YEARS.

STATIONS FRUITIERES: LEUR DEVELOPPEMENT EN FRANCE DEPUIS 30 ANS.

Author(s) : THEVENOT R.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE DEVELOPMENT OF FRUIT PACKING STATIONS IN FRANCE OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING: VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT IN 1946, THESE ESTABLISHMENTS, WHICH HANDLE SORTING-SIZING-PACKAGING AND THE PRESERVATION OF FRUIT, CAN PRESENTLY OFFER A REFRIGERATED VOLUME OF 5.7 MILLION M3. THE ARTICLE ANALYSES THE SUCCESSIVE STAGES OF THIS DEVELOPMENT: (1) THE LAUNCH OUT IN 1947; (2) THE 1960-70 DECENNIAL CHARACTERISED BY A VERY RAPID GROWTH AND BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF STORAGE AS FROM 1965-67; (3) 1970-80 WAS A PERIOD OF MORE MODERATE EXPANSION AND A LARGE PROPORTION OF CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE CHAMBERS (2.2 MILLION M3 TOTAL VOLUME).

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  • Original title: STATIONS FRUITIERES: LEUR DEVELOPPEMENT EN FRANCE DEPUIS 30 ANS.
  • Record ID : 1982-0919
  • Languages: French
  • Source: C. R. Acad. Agric. Fr. - vol. 67 - n. 5
  • Publication date: 1981
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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