DCA storage facilities, jumping almost 250 yearly

DCA storage, Dynamic Controlled Atmosphere, was first used in Europe in the past decade with a rapidly growing implementation. It avoids the use of the conventional antiscald agrochemicals, actually no longer authorized. This system replaces the static parameters of conservation for the dynamic parameters provided by the response of the fruit itself. Apples and pears maintain freshness and quality for longer. Distributed in Europe exclusively by ISOLCELL ITALIASpA, DCA storage shows a clear growth in the number of facilities. The last data available from a complete year show that during 2014 almost 250 new DCA facilities were installed worldwide, making a total of almost 1500 facilities. The graph shows the development of DCA ca­meras in the last 6 years in Italy (blue), other countries (gray) and the sum of both values (green).