Day 3 · The port
Out by dusk.
Loaded at origin and cleared to sail, with the phytosanitary certificate issued before the container leaves the quay.
Grapes, blueberries, raspberries, pineapples
Always ripe somewhere.
When one harvest ends, another begins on the other side of the planet. RipeArc sources grapes, blueberries, raspberries and pineapples from eleven origins on four continents for retail chains, wholesalers and markets.
Month 01 / 12
January
Southern summer. Chile, Peru and South Africa are picking while the northern vines rest.
Day 0 · The vine
Picked at its peak.
The clock starts the moment a bunch is cut. Pickers work at first light, while the fruit is still cool, after sugar and colour have been checked on the vine.
Day 0 · The packhouse
Graded, then packed.
Fruit is graded for size, colour and firmness against the class in the contract, then packed and labelled for its market.
Day 1 · The cold room
Field heat out, fast.
Forced-air cooling brings the fruit down towards zero within hours of picking. Fast cooling decides how long it stays fresh.
Day 2 · The container
Sealed cold.
Inspected, certified and loaded into a refrigerated container that logs its temperature through the trip.
Ica, PeruRotterdam
Days 3 to 24 · The ocean
Weeks at sea, one temperature.
A flat line near zero, hour after hour. Days shown are estimated from distance; real times vary by carrier and port. Transit times by lane.
Day 27 · Rotterdam
Ripe, on arrival.
Somewhere is always in season.
So the bowl on the table never has to wait for one.
The fruit
Fruit that follows the sun.
Four fruits, eleven origins. Each strip shows the months when at least one of our origins is in season, from industry export data.
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