FEASIBILITY OF EXPORTING WATERMELONS TO ENGLAND

In an attempt to develop a potential export market for watermelons, a cooperative research project was initiated by Foreign Agricultural Service and by the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The objectives of the study were: To determine the overall costs of transporting and marketing U.S. watermelons to markets in England; To evaluate the performance of a forced-air ventilation (unrefrigerated) system with a refrigerated system on van containers for export of watermelons; To evaluate the use of selected corrugated fiberboard boxes for export of watermelons; The purpose of this report is to alert shippers to the possibility of exporting watermelons, as well as to problems they may encounter. The report is a case study of the results of three shipments made in 1971.

• Corporate Authors:

  Agricultural Research Service

  Transportation and Facilities Research Division
  Beltsville, MD  United States 
• Authors:
  • Risse, L A
  • Hinds Jr, R H
• Publication Date: 1972-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 12 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Chilled cargo; Containerized fruit; Loss and damage; Refrigerated cargo
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo damage prevention; Cargo ventilation
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00051997
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: ARS 52-71
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 17 1974 12:00AM