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Reefers can be set to whatever temperature they need to be at. Here's what a major container line has to say about that: https://www2.nykline.com/liner/cargo_advisory/chill_cargo.ht...

Bottom-line, 13 degrees centigrade is what you're aiming for along with 50 m3/h of airflow (50 cfm in US units.) Airflow because bananas ripen in the presence of ethylene and ripening bananas release ethylene. That's the reason putting bananas in a paper bag ripens them faster.




Interesting, thanks. I'm surprised how many of those are at or near freezing! Or for apples, actually below freezing.




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