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At Fruit Attraction 2026, suppliers from North Bay Produce, Fall Creek, and Agualima discussed post-harvest shelf-life targets of 45–50 days and 60-day firmness criteria for export blueberries. The IBO Global Blueberry Report 2026 lists six quality parameters as breeding priorities, while cold-chain continuity and logistics remain key determinants of arrival condition.
A new open-access review in Foods examines how active packaging can preserve the sensory quality of fresh fruits during refrigerated storage, where low temperatures may suppress key aroma volatiles. The authors stress that every active-packaging function carries a dual effect on flavour and that system selection must account for fruit-specific physiology and a full safety-validation window.
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