PERISHABLE CARGO DATA

Recommended Refrigeration Guidelines for Fresh Fruits & Vegetables

Product Temperature Ventilation settingCMH Relative Humidity (%) Approximate Storagedays
Apples -1 to +4 10 to 60 90 to 95 2 to 7 months
Apricots -0.5 to 0 15 to 60 90 to 95 7 to 14
Asparagus 0 to +2 20 to 25 90 to 98 14 to 21
Avocados +4 to +13 40 to 60 85 to 90 14 to 21
Bananas (green) +13 to +14 25 to 60 85 to 95 18 – 22
Beans (Green, snap) +4 to +7 20 to 30 95 to 98 7 to 10
Blueberries -0.5 to 0 0 to 10 90 to 95 10 to 14
Cabbage (early crop) 0 20 to 60 90 to 98 21 to 42
Cabbage (late crop) 0 20 to 60 90 to 98 5 to 6 months
Carambola (Starfruit) +5 to +7 20 90 21
Carrots 0 10 to 20 90 to 95 28 to 180
Cauliflower 0 20 to 60 90 to 98 14 to 21
Celery 0 20 to 25 90 to 95 14 to 42
Cherries (sweet) 0 0 to 10 90 to 95 14 to 21
Clemantines 0 to +4 20 to 60 85 to 90 7 to 50
Coconuts 0 to +2 0 to 25 75 to 85 1 to 2 months
Cucumbers +10 to +13 15 to 25 90 to 95 10 to 14
Eggplants +8 to +12 10 to 15 90 to 95 7 to 14
Figs (fresh) -0.5 to 0 0 to 5 85 to 90 7 to 10
Garlic +1 0 to 15 60 to 70 6 to 7 months
Ginger +13 10 to 15 65 to 75 4 to 6 months
Grapefruit +10 to +15 15 to 50 85 to 90 1 to 2 months
Grapes +2 10 to 15 90 to 95 1 to 5 months
Kiwi fruit 0 20 to 60 90 to 95 2 to 3 months
Lemons +11 to +15 15 to 25 85 to 95 1 to 3 months
Lettuce (iceberg) 0 20 to 50 90 to 95 14 to 21
Limes +8 to +10 15 to 25 85 to 90 14 to 35
Lychees +2 to +6 10 to 15 90 to 95 21 to 35
Mandarin Oranges +4 to +8 15 to 25 90 to 95 21 to 56
Mangoes +10 to +14 25 to 30 85 to 95 14 to 21
Melons (Cantaloupes) +3 to +5 25 to 30 90 to 95 7 to 14
Melons (honeydew) +10 to +14 25 to 30 90 to 95 14 to 21
Melons (Watermelon) +5 to +6 25 to 30 85 to 90 16 to 20
Onion (dry) 0 to +2 10 to 15 65 to 75 6 to 9 months
Oranges (various) +2 to +10 15 to 25 85 to 90 1 to 3 months
Papayas +10 25 to 30 85 to 95 7 to 21
Peaches / Nectarines 0 15 to 25 90 to 95 7 to 14
Pears 0 15 to 25 90 to 95 1 to 6 months
Peppers (sweet) +7 to +10 10 to 15 90 to 95 14
Persimmons (Kaki) 0 15 to 25 85 to 95 1 to 3 months
Pineapples +8 to +12 15 to 25 85 to 90 7 to 21
Plums 0 15 to 25 90 to 95 15 to 20
Potatoes (table) +4 to +8 15 to 25 85 to 95 2 to 12 months
Potatoes (sweet) +12 to +16 0 to 10 80 to 95 4 to 6 months
Pomegranates +8 15 ON 60
Strawberries -0.5 to 0 10 to 15 90 to 95 3 to 8
Tomatoes +7 to +15 15 to 30 65 to 90 7 to 28
Turnips 0 to +4 0 90 to 95 4 to 5 months
Yams +16 to +20 0 to 10 65 to 80 2 to 5 months