Reasons for Higher Cost of Controlled Atmosphere Cold Storage than Ordinary Cold Storage

Why is the cost of a controlled atmosphere fresh-keeping cold storage higher than that of a normal fresh-keeping cold storage? Why do fruit farmers and some fruit and vegetable dealers now choose to build controlled atmosphere fresh-keeping cold storages?

The reasons for the high cost of controlled atmosphere storages are as follows: Under the same conditions as ordinary fresh-keeping cold storages, the main difference is that the controlled atmosphere fresh-keeping cold storage has an additional set of controlled atmosphere equipment control system.

Therefore, the higher cost is precisely the cost of this additional set of controlled atmosphere equipment control system.

Moreover, since there is a certain gap in the performance of domestic controlled atmosphere equipment and it still needs to be improved, in order to better ensure the fresh-keeping quality of the controlled atmosphere fresh-keeping cold storage, imported controlled atmosphere equipment systems are used, and naturally the cost is also higher.

However, a set of controlled atmosphere equipment can be shared by several cold storages with different temperatures. Therefore, for controlled atmosphere storages, the larger the volume of the cold storage, the lower the overall unit cost of the cold storage. Moreover, the controlled atmosphere fresh-keeping cold storage has extremely strong sealing and good insulation, and the equipment unit has a short working time. Therefore, in comparison, the operating cost of the controlled atmosphere fresh-keeping cold storage is lower than that of an ordinary fresh-keeping cold storage in the later stage of operation.

More fruit farmers and fruit and vegetable dealers choose to build controlled atmosphere fresh-keeping cold storages: Controlled atmosphere fresh-keeping cold storages are mostly used for the storage of agricultural products. The controlled atmosphere fresh-keeping cold storage has better fresh-keeping effects than the normal fresh-keeping cold storage. Whether it is in terms of the fresh-keeping time of fruits and vegetables or ensuring the quality of fresh-keeping fruits and vegetables, the controlled atmosphere fresh-keeping cold storage is the best choice. Because after the fruit and vegetable products are put into the controlled atmosphere storage, the controlled atmosphere storage is generally not opened for a long time and has extremely strong sealing.

Coupled with the controlled atmosphere system that can well control the gas ratio in the cold storage, the controlled atmosphere storage can keep the fruit and vegetable products fresh for a longer time and maintain the fresh quality of the stored products to the greatest extent. At the same time, the shelf life of products stored in the controlled atmosphere fresh-keeping cold storage is also longer than that of ordinary cold storages after being taken out.