Berries cooling

Berry Cooling

From the moment berries are harvested until they reach the market, they undergo many changes. Rich in nutrients during growth, they risk losing freshness during storage. Because berries are highly perishable, maintaining ideal microclimate conditions is essential to preserve flavor, appearance, and nutritional value. Exposure to high temperatures accelerates respiration, leads to moisture loss, nutrient degradation, and shading of color.

For both short-term storage (a few days to two months) and long-term storage (two to ten months), rapid cooling immediately after harvest can significantly extend shelf life..

Our services

We support you at every step of your berry cooling project - from consulting and planning, to equipment selection and final implementation

Turnkey solution

We will fully develop and implement the fruit storage concept

Storage

We will select, supply and install the equipment for long-term fruit storage

Audit

We will audit the company's activities and provide full information support.

Strategy

We will help you bring your products to international markets and organize work with retail chains

Blast cooling chambers for berries

After harvest, berries must be cooled rapidly using a blast-air cooling system. This slows metabolism, retains moisture, preserves vitamins, flavor, and visual appeal — all crucial for profitable storage and shipping.

How It Works

Cold air is forced through stacked berry crates using strong airflow. Exhaust fans push air evenly through the produce, often with horticultural fleece to promote uniform cooling. Temperature sensors placed deep within the stacks monitor progress; fan speed is adjustable depending on product type and batch size. Once cooled, berries are moved into chilling rooms and stored under controlled conditions until shipped.

Mobile Cooling Chambers

Portable solutions, like the “A-Berry Cube,” allow cooling in the field or at remote locations. Standard features include dual compressors, automatic control systems, variable fan speeds, and customizable layouts — ensuring quality preservation even with limited infrastructure.

Why Rapid Cooling Matters?

Preserve freshness & nutrients - Reduces spoilage and nutrient loss by quickly lowering temperature. Maintain flavor & appearance - Fresh look and taste support market demand. Reduce transportation losses - Proper handling extends shelf life during shipping and prevents waste. Improve profitability - By cutting losses and maintaining quality, you fetch better prices and reduce costs.

Blast cooling chambers for berries

Air blast cooling method for berries is carried out with increased flow of cold air forced through the staked products. For retail chains, berry products need to be packed in special packaging and placed in boxes in front of a wall with exhausting fans and covered with horticultural fleece. Thus, the air will evenly flow through the products.

This is achieved by installing additional exhausting fans in the blast chilling rooms in the specially arranged additional wall.

An operator installs a temperature sensor deep into the stack with the products (number of system sensors is not limited). The operator can manually adjust the fan speed rate, while adjusting the system depending on the volume or type of the product.This method is suitable for any kind of berries After cooling down, the products are stored in chilling chambers and shipped to the buyer. The air in the chamber is cooled down by means of the cooling equipment: a compressor unit (outside the chamber) and air coolers located inside the chamber. The flow of the cold air is distributed throughout the whole volume of the product. With applied exhausting fans installed in the wall, the cooled air from the air coolers is sucked through a pre-covered stack of products. Thus, the cold air rapidly penetrates into the stacked mass and cool the product.

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The mobile chamber for cooling of berries A-berry cube

Now you can cool your berries right in the field, not fearing for the crop loss or deterioration.

In the mobile cooling chamber, manufactured by A-berry cube, everything is tailored for storage of berries within 1 to 3 weeks, which allows for their long distance transportation without loss in weight and quality.

The Agrovent mobile chamber includes the following components by default:

2 air coolers, which maintain the preset temperature profile. Each air cooler has six built-in double-speed fans, which boost cooling of the product. Apart from it, the air coolers feature a larger radiation surface and a smaller height of the fans, resulting in lower weight loss, lower crusting of the product and increased usable space.

Bitzer compressor unit. The compressor is equipped with a power regulator, providing operation in two power modes: 100% and 50%. The mobile chamber for cooling of berries is equipped with an automatic control system. Automation of the cold supply system provides protection against hazardous operation modes, maintenance of preset parameters and control of the main components of the unit. The automatic control system is based on Elewell controllers, one of which is responsible for cooling unit control and the other for air coolers control.

The chamber can be used for storage of totally different products. The system make-up in the container is tailored for each project in accordance with the customer’s requirements and terms of reference.

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