Fruit ripening room
Insulated room with temperature, ethylene and air-flow control for ripening bananas, avocados, mangoes and other fruit.
- Built-up / site-built
- Ripening / controlled atmosphere
- Chilled storage
Ripening rooms and controlled-atmosphere storage
Banana, avocado, mango, tomato and citrus ripening rooms and controlled-atmosphere storage for long-hold fruit and vegetable programs.
ColdMatch facilitates sourcing and RFQs; it does not manufacture, sell, import or export the listed products and is not a regulatory authority. Suppliers are responsible for their products meeting the requirements of the origin and destination countries; buyers for import permissions, local rules and due diligence. Requirements vary by product and country, and the team checks requests before any supplier contact. Regulation and restricted items
Ripening & CA system types we can source
General descriptions to help you define your request. Specifications, prices and lead times come only from suppliers’ written offers.
Controlled-atmosphere storage room
Gas-tight cold room where oxygen and carbon dioxide levels are controlled to extend storage life of fruit such as apples and pears.
- Built-up / site-built
- Ripening / controlled atmosphere
- Chilled storage
What to decide before you request quotes
- Fruit types, ripening programmes and room cycle times.
- Gas control (ethylene, CO₂, O₂) and air circulation needs.
- Number of rooms, pallet capacity per room and future expansion.
- Control system, data recording and remote access.
Guides before you request quotes
Size it with free calculators
Planning estimates to make your request specific — not quotes.
Equipment sourcing vs project planning
This catalog covers sourcing ripening & ca equipment. If you first need a complete facility sized, laid out and scoped, that is a separate project planning service.
Project planning servicesSources and further reading
Links checked on . They explain rules and practice; they do not confirm that any specific offer complies. Requirements differ by country — check with your own advisers.
- Agriculture Handbook 66: The Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables, and Florist and Nursery Stocks — USDA Agricultural Research Service
Reference on storage conditions, pre-cooling, controlled atmosphere and ripening for many crops.
- Postharvest Research and Extension Center — University of California, Davis
Produce fact sheets and handling guidance, including recommended cooling and storage conditions by crop.
- Shelf life of highbush blueberries under controlled atmosphere and ozone (2015) — Peer-reviewed study (PubMed Central)
Research example of how storage atmosphere affects blueberry shelf life; results apply to the conditions tested.
Supplier-confirmed listings
No supplier-confirmed listings are published here yet. ColdMatch only publishes details that a supplier has confirmed in writing and our team has reviewed — we do not show estimated stock, prices or specifications.
You can still request quotes now: send your requirement and the ColdMatch team will review it and contact suitable suppliers on your behalf.
Details shown once a supplier confirms them
- Capacity range (kW or pallet positions)
- Temperature range
- Refrigerant
- Energy data supplied by the manufacturer
- Country of manufacture
- Countries the supplier can deliver to
- Project scale handled
- Availability confirmed by the supplier, with date
- Documents available on request
Typical ripening & ca applications
- Banana ripening
- Avocado ripening
- CA apples
- Ethylene control
- Long-hold
Sourcing requests by country
How a request from each country is handled. Supplier availability is confirmed only in written responses.