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US perishables exporters say they are struggling to secure enough temperature-controlled containers and trucks and face tight capacity and particularly strong demand for reefer boxes.

Recently logistics providers have reported a serious shortage of reefers at the port of Houston and less-pronounced availability problems at Philadelphia and Virginia.

This has been largely blamed on a double-digit surge in refrigerated imports from Asia, led by a 30% increase in seafood.

And this coincides with the start of produce exports from the southern hemisphere: carriers ...

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