Large scale potato storage in cold northern part of China

The Chinese company Ever-Great (Hengwei) was funded in Zhenjiang in 1998. They are one of the third party logistic suppliers with a modern logistics concept in east part of China.

In 2011 the company Ever-Great decided to establish a branch with a 20,000 tons chips potato storage facility in Chifeng city, which is situated in cold northern part of China and more closer to the potato growing areas. Mooij sales representative Luke, who is also the director of company Beijing HMA New-Tech Co.,Ltd, was involved from the beginning of the project and joined the whole design phase of the storage.

Thanks to the years of local experience and customized design which was given by Mooij Agro, the store design, especially the insulation part, is properly made. It is able to maintain the pile temperature, even with 40+ degrees temperature difference between the potatoes and outside there is no condensation water on the roof. The humidification system working with fans is able to maintain 95%+ RH evenly distributed, which helps increasing storage height without pressure bruise and maintain potatoes freshness. The CO₂ sensor ensure the flush can be taken in the right time. Hatch motor working together with sensitive control software regulate the hatch opening angle to create the best air mix effect in order to prevent over cooling of potatoes during CO₂ flush, even under -30 Celsius degree outside temperature.

In August, 2012, the 20,000 tons chip potato storage was completed. Due to the good result and nice cooperation between both parties, another 20,000 tons storage was built in 2013. Soon after that a 40,000 tons storage was constructed in 2015 in the same location. Now 80,000 tons of chip potatoes are stored by Ever-Great with the crop care of Mooij ventilation system.