Post #2608773

2026-05-10 10:42 UTC

I dont know wtf driscolls does at their farms, but so much of their produce comes in rotten or going in the next 5 minutes. You look at one of their products wrong and it rots.

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@baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-10 11:45

I mean, they’re shipping this stuff halfway around the world so that you can get a summer fruit in the dead of winter. Some produce is much easier to preserve than others; apples and oranges can have their ripening arrested using nitrogen and controlled atmosphere. Others can be picked green and ripen on the way (bananas). But with some fruits like raspberries, not a whole lot can be done besides refrigeration. Those berries have lots of nooks and crannies for bacteria and spores to nuzzle in and proliferate. If they could figure out a way to make those berries last longer, believe me they would. They end up throwing away a lot because they rot on the shelves, costing them a lot of money.

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@PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world 2026-05-10 13:04

Fresh picked berries are good for about 2 days in the fridge. It's a wonder they ever get them to last longer, really.

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