Perishable produce are exported to countries all over the world. Transit times to outlying destinations like the Far East or Canada, can easily exceed 30 days by sea. Produce has to arrive at the consumer still fresh with some days of shelf life left. Unfortunately, not all commodities can sustain such long transit times by sea and has to be sent by air. Since airfreight is much more expensive than sea freight, it reduces the cost competitiveness of certain low value produce.

Country South Africa