Stop Dumping Your Harvest at Glut Prices: The Janny MT Module, the Post-Harvest Solution That Keeps Your Produce Fresh Longer

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Durian farmer beside a green-lidded Janny MT controlled atmosphere storage module full of fresh durians in a cool storage room

Update (October 2026): Export or distribute fruit? See how Janny MT for exporters and distributors gives you more days to hold, ship and sell.

In June 2026, Sin Chew Daily reported that durian sellers were letting regular durians go for as little as 50 sen each.

Many vendors admitted that "if they cannot clear their stock rapidly, the durians will spoil." Customers filled gunny sacks with fruit for RM100 a bag. Musang King, the king of durians, dropped to around RM9 a kilo.

A whole year of pruning, feeding and guarding the trees. Then the fruit falls, the clock starts ticking, and when everyone harvests at once, the buyer knows you can't wait. That's true whether you grow durians in Pahang, apples in Kent or asparagus in Ontario.

Here's the short answer. Janny MT controlled atmosphere storage modules are sealed, stackable pallet boxes with breathing membranes in the lid. They slow down your produce's "breathing" inside an ordinary cold room, so it stays fresh for longer and loses far less weight. Depending on the crop, that means extra days, weeks or even months to sell, instead of dumping your harvest at glut prices.

I handle durians every season at Bloopy Durians, my farm in Bentong, Malaysia. I am the first to test the Janny MT module in Malaysia for durians, and my tests at the farm show the module can help extend the shelf life of durians by 5 to 10 days. Below, I'll show you how it works, what the research says, where it fits and where it doesn't.

The Short Answer

What it is: A 610-litre plastic pallet box with a sealed lid. The lid holds selective membranes that let gases in and out at a controlled rate.
What it does: Your produce uses up oxygen as it breathes. The membranes hold oxygen and carbon dioxide inside the box at about 1 to 5%, which slows ripening and ageing.
What you need: A cold room set to the right temperature for your crop. The module is not a fridge.
What you get: Longer storage, much lower weight loss (the maker says 1.5% at most) and the freedom to sell when the price is right.
For durians: In my own tests at Bloopy Durians, the module helped extend durian shelf life by 5 to 10 days.

Janny MT controlled atmosphere storage module with green lid and six round membrane vents, with more modules stacked behind — A Janny MT module with its green lid. The six round vents hold the selective membranes that control the air inside. Photo supplied by Stephen Loke.

Why Fresh Produce Is a Ticking Time Bomb (and Why It Costs You Money)

Every fruit and vegetable is still alive after you pick it.

It keeps breathing. It takes in oxygen, burns its own sugars and gives off carbon dioxide, water and heat. The faster it breathes, the faster it ripens, softens, loses weight and dies.

The losses are huge. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that around 14% of the world's food is lost after harvest and before it reaches retail. FAO also says losses are generally higher for fruits and vegetables than for cereals and pulses (except on-farm and transport losses in East and South-East Asia).

In Malaysia, the numbers are even more painful. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security's draft National Food Security Blueprint 2030, as reported by CodeBlue in September 2025, says fruit and vegetable losses in the country's supply chain run from 20% up to 50%.

The same draft blueprint found that 27% of fruits and vegetables go straight to wholesalers with no post-harvest handling. And only 14% of stakeholders use the cold storage that exists in some areas.

Chart showing Malaysia fruit and vegetable losses of 20 to 50 percent, 27 percent with no post-harvest handling and only 14 percent using cold storage — Malaysia's post-harvest gap, from the draft National Food Security Blueprint 2030 as reported by CodeBlue (September 2025).

The Glut Trap

The second problem is timing.

In June 2026, The Star reported that Musang King had fallen to as low as RM9 a kilo, while export-grade A and AB fruit was still selling at RM30 to RM40 a kilo.

The Straits Times reported in July 2026 that Malaysia produces more than 550,000 tonnes of durians a year, and that prices had fallen by about half from 2025. The Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA) planned to buy 1,000 tonnes, worth RM7 million, to help clear the glut.

It isn't only durians. Back in 2014, Hortidaily reported a tomato glut in Cameron Highlands. Farmers there produced about 300 tonnes a day but could sell only about 200 tonnes. The ex-farm price fell to as low as 20 sen a kilo, from a peak of RM4.50. With transport costing more than the fruit would earn, loss-making farmers destroyed the excess.

When you can't wait, you can't bargain. I wrote about this squeeze in Cheap Imports Are Crushing Vegetable Growers in Malaysia and Crop Prices Falling? How Farms Are Using Agritourism to Fill the Gap. Storage gives you the one thing a farmer in a glut never has: time.

What Is a Janny MT Controlled Atmosphere Storage Module?

Janny MT is a French company based in Péronne. Its website says it has sold modular storage since 2009, has sold more than 100,000 controlled atmosphere modules and works in 35 countries. Its modules won an INPI Innovation Trophy in 2008, and it received a European Commission Seal of Excellence in 2020.

Here's the module in simple terms:

A big plastic pallet box (a "palox"). The common model holds 610 litres. Janny MT's FAQ gives its size as 100 x 120 cm on the ground and 83 cm tall.
A sealed lid. A gasket runs around the lid, and the lid clips shut. That keeps the air inside separate from the cold room air.
Breathing windows. The lid has round openings fitted with selective membranes. The standard lid, which the company calls the Tiempo Cap, has six.
Red caps. Each membrane can be closed with a red plug. You open more or fewer membranes depending on how fast your crop breathes.

Janny MT module lid with six red caps covering the membranes, on a tiled floor — The red caps let you open or close each membrane to suit the crop. Photo supplied by Stephen Loke.

Top view of a Janny MT controlled atmosphere storage module lid showing six red membrane caps — Top view of the lid: six membrane positions, each with its own red cap. Photo supplied by Stephen Loke.

The Numbers on the Box

The UK distributor Dejex lists these specifications for the Janny MT 610H module with the green Cap S lid:

Specification	Janny MT 610H module (Dejex listing)
Capacity	610 litres
Payload	600 kg
External size	101 x 121 x 81 cm
Internal size	91 x 111 x 56.5 cm
Empty weight	50.5 kg
Stacking load on the lid	Up to 2,000 kg
Working life	Up to 15 years

Janny MT's FAQ adds that stacks can reach 9 or 10 levels depending on the product, and that a 40-foot container holds up to 95 modules.

How It Works: The Simple Science of "Slowing the Breath"

You don't need a science degree for this. Here it is in four steps.

Step 1: Normal air. The air around us is about 20.9% oxygen and about 0.1% carbon dioxide. In normal air, your produce breathes at full speed.

Step 2: Seal the box. Once you clip the lid on, your fruit or vegetables keep breathing. They slowly use up the oxygen inside the box and give off carbon dioxide.

Step 3: The membranes hold the balance. The membranes let oxygen in and carbon dioxide out at a set rate. Janny MT says its selective membranes keep oxygen and carbon dioxide between 1 and 5%. No gas tanks, no machines, no gas injection. The produce does the work.

Step 4: Slower breathing, slower ageing. With less oxygen, the produce breathes more slowly. Slower breathing means slower ripening, slower softening and less water loss. Janny MT describes three controls working together: temperature, humidity and the gas balance.

Diagram of how a Janny MT module works: produce breathing inside the sealed box, membranes in the lid keeping oxygen and carbon dioxide at 1 to 5 percent — How a Janny MT module works: the crop's own breathing plus the lid membranes hold oxygen and carbon dioxide at about 1 to 5%. Sources: Janny MT; OMAFRA via The Grower.

When Ontario's agriculture ministry (OMAFRA) tested Janny MT bins on asparagus, cherries, plums, apples and pears in 2014 and blueberries in 2015, they reached about 3% oxygen and 3% carbon dioxide. Dr. Jennifer DeEll, who leads OMAFRA's fresh market quality program, said: "Overall, we're finding that the bins do extend the storage life."

Why Humidity Matters as Much as Oxygen

Cold room air dries produce out. Janny MT says the lid's seal keeps the stored produce's humidity in, and that weight loss in its modules is held to 1.5% at most, against about 10% with ordinary packaging for apples or cherries, and up to 20% for chestnuts.

In a 2021 FreshPlaza report on leeks stored at 0°C, the company said weight loss stayed below 1% for up to 45 days.

Simple maths: store 500 kg of fruit and lose 10%, and you have 50 kg less to sell. Hold the loss to 1.5% and you lose 7.5 kg instead.

Bar chart comparing weight loss in storage: about 10 percent for apples or cherries in classic packaging, up to 20 percent for chestnuts, and at most 1.5 percent in a Janny MT module — Weight loss in storage, as stated by Janny MT. Leeks: under 1% for up to 45 days (FreshPlaza, 2021).

Reality Check: The weight-loss and shelf-life figures on Janny MT's product page are, in the company's own words (translated from French), all taken from the experience of its customers. They are not independent lab results. Treat them as what is possible with the right crop, the right temperature and good handling, not as a guarantee.

What the Research and Real Users Report

Here's what has been documented, crop by crop.

Apples, Belgium (independent research). The Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W) ran a three-year trial on 8 apple varieties. In 2018, the French farm magazine Réussir reported the results. Stored at 2°C, apples lasted 120 days in a conventional open palox and 210 days in a Janny MT module. Gloeosporium rot fell by more than 50% on three sensitive varieties after four months. Fruit in the modules was also firmer.

Cherries, France. In 2013, Janny MT told FreshPlaza that cherries "can now be preserved 25 days instead of 7 days."

Pears and asparagus, France. The same report said William and Conference pears kept one month longer, and green and white asparagus kept 20 days longer when harvest guidance was followed.

Leeks, Northern Europe. In 2021, Janny MT's project manager told FreshPlaza the modules let leek growers sell until June, with storage of "45 days and more."

Before and after chart: apples 120 to 210 days, cherries 7 to 25 days, durians 5 to 8 weeks and mangosteen up to 28 days in general controlled atmosphere research — Documented storage gains. Apples: CRA-W trial via Réussir (2018). Cherries: Janny MT via FreshPlaza (2013). Durian and mangosteen: general controlled atmosphere research, not Janny MT trials.

Janny MT's "Up To" List

Janny MT publishes "up to" storage times from its customers' experience. Here are some of them:

Crop	Up to (Janny MT customer experience)
Apple	10 months
Pear	7 months
Pomegranate	6 months
Kiwi	5 months
Table grape	5 months
Cabbage (white or red)	6 months
Passion fruit	80 days
Plum	50 days
Cherry	25 days
Asparagus	25 days
Strawberry	12 days
Raspberry	11 days

In 2022, FreshPlaza reported a new model, the MT S 610, with a high-permeability membrane for fast-breathing produce such as asparagus, mangos and green beans. That matters for Asia, where many tropical fruits breathe fast.

The Durian Question: What I Found at Bloopy Durians

This is the part most farmers in Asia want to know about.

Janny MT's published list is mostly temperate crops, with a few exceptions such as passion fruit. Durian is not on it. So I decided to find out for myself.

I am the first to test the Janny MT module in Malaysia for durians. At Bloopy Durians in Bentong, my tests show the module can help extend the shelf life of durians by 5 to 10 days. I also found it suitable for helping extend shelf life for durian export to China.

Five to ten days may not sound like much to an apple grower. For a fruit as short-lived as durian, it can be the difference between a fair price and selling by the sack.

Durians loaded inside a Janny MT controlled atmosphere storage module, under the green vented lid — Durians loaded into a Janny MT module, with the green membrane lid lifted. Photo supplied by Stephen Loke.

What the Science Says About Durians and Low Oxygen

My result is my own farm result, not a published study. But it fits what post-harvest scientists have found about durians for decades.

A durian fact sheet hosted by the UC Davis Postharvest Technology Center gives a storage temperature of 13 to 15°C and says a controlled atmosphere of 3 to 5% oxygen and 5 to 15% carbon dioxide extends life to 8 weeks, compared with 5 weeks in air, for mature unripe fruit at 14°C.
The same fact sheet warns that durians are damaged by chilling, for example a week at 5°C.
FAO's guide on small-scale post-harvest handling lists durian with a recommended controlled atmosphere of 3 to 5% oxygen and 5 to 15% carbon dioxide at 12 to 20°C.
A 1989 study from Thailand's Institute of Scientific and Technological Research found that 5 to 7.5% oxygen held back ripening during a week of storage. It also found that 2% oxygen was harmful and the fruit failed to ripen properly.

So low oxygen can slow a durian down, but too little oxygen, or too much cold, can ruin it. That's why the cap setting and room temperature matter so much.

Reality Check: My 5-to-10-day result comes from my own tests at Bloopy Durians. Your result will depend on the variety, how ripe the fruit is at harvest, and how well you pre-cool it. Durians are chilling-sensitive, so never treat them like apples in a 0 to 2°C room. Run your own small trial with a few modules before you trust a whole season's crop to any storage system.

Pineapple, Mangosteen and Other Tropical Fruits

Janny MT's published material is mostly European, and that is where Asian growers have a gap to test.

FreshPlaza reported in 2022 that the traditional module already preserves more than 40 fresh products, and that the newer MT S 610 was built for fast-breathing crops such as mangos. Durian, pineapple and mangosteen are not on Janny MT's published list, and I have no Janny MT trial results for pineapple or mangosteen. General research (below) suggests they respond to controlled atmosphere, so they are worth a small trial.

Here's what research says about controlled atmosphere for some tropical fruits. These are general research figures, not Janny MT trials:

Fruit	Temperature	Oxygen	Carbon dioxide	Notes (source)
Durian	12-20°C	3-5%	5-15%	FAO small-scale post-harvest guide
Pineapple	8-13°C	2-5%	5-10%	FAO small-scale post-harvest guide
Mango	10-15°C	3-7%	5-8%	FAO notes "increasing use during marine transport"
Banana	12-16°C	2-5%	2-5%	FAO notes use during marine transport
Mangosteen	13°C	2-6%	10-15%	Storage life up to 28 days vs 16 in air (Pakkasarn et al., 2003)

Some of these crops like more carbon dioxide than the 1 to 5% a module is designed to hold. Only a trial on your own fruit tells you whether a module suits it.

Field-Tested Play: Before you buy dozens of modules, buy a few. Fill one with your fruit, keep one batch in an open crate in the same cold room, and mark the date on both. Check colour, smell, firmness and weight every few days. Write it all down. In one season you will know more about your own crop than any brochure can tell you.

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7 Ways Janny MT Modules Put Money Back in a Farmer's Pocket

1. Sell When the Price Is Right, Not When the Fruit Says So

This is the big one. FreshPlaza reported in 2012 that the modules let producers store during production peaks and sell afterwards at a better price.

If prices crash in a glut, you hold stock instead of dumping it, then sell when the market recovers. I explained why timing matters so much in Farm Cash Flow Problems: Why You Pay for Months Before You Get Paid.

For durian growers, my own result is the headline: 5 to 10 extra days of shelf life in my tests at Bloopy Durians.

2. Lose Less Weight, Sell More Kilos

Janny MT says weight loss is held to 1.5% at most. When you sell by weight, every kilo you keep is a kilo you get paid for.

3. Store in Small Lots, Open One Box at a Time

Open a big controlled atmosphere room and the whole room returns to normal air. Modules are different. FreshPlaza's 2012 report said modules can be added or removed from a cold room without disturbing the others, and that the equipment "can be used from 1 ton to 100 tons or more" for some specific products.

So you open one box for this week's orders and leave the rest sealed. Janny MT advises opening each module only once, so plan sales box by box.

4. No Big Building, No Big Gas Machines

Classic controlled atmosphere storage needs gas-tight rooms and equipment. The CRA-W slide deck presented in Paris in 2018 described dynamic controlled atmosphere storage as very expensive and suited to large volumes, and described the Janny MT module as a low investment with flexible sales.

5. Stretch Short Seasons

My durian seasons at Bloopy Durians are short, roughly December to February and June to August. Every extra day of fresh fruit is an extra day of sales to my loyal WhatsApp customers, or at your farm stand. See The Benefits of Selling Fresh Produce Directly to Visitors and How to Set Up a Farm Stand to Attract Visitors.

6. Sell Into the Off-Season

The leek growers FreshPlaza wrote about kept selling until June, after their normal season. Scarce produce usually sells for more. For more off-season ideas, read The 12-Month Farm: Creative Revenue Streams for the Off-Season.

7. Use Equipment That Lasts

Janny MT's FAQ says bins and lids last 15 years or more, membranes never need replacing and there are no consumables.

Field-Tested Play: Don't store your cheapest fruit. Store your best. The module buys you time, and time is worth most on fruit that will still earn a premium when you sell it. A box of Grade A fruit sold a week later at a fair price beats a box of Grade C fruit you saved from the bin.

Why Exporters Should Pay Close Attention

The China Opportunity

On 19 June 2024, Malaysia and China signed an agreement allowing Malaysian fresh durians into China. Before that, exports were limited to pulp, paste and frozen whole fruit. Only registered producers approved by China's customs authority (GACC) can export fresh durians, and exporters apply through Malaysia's Department of Agriculture.

Malay Mail, citing the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, reported in October 2025 that fresh exports to China began in August 2024 and had reached 773 tonnes, worth nearly RM50 million, by June 2025. The ministry expects durian exports to reach RM1.8 billion in 2030. That is a forecast, not a promise.

The Straits Times reported that China's fresh durian imports rose 294% year on year to 156,000 tonnes in the first quarter of 2026, mostly from Thailand and Vietnam.

The Freight Squeeze

Fresh durians to China mostly fly, and flying is getting dearer. In May 2026, a Malaysian exporter told FreshPlaza that air cargo costs to China had risen by about 25 to 40% on certain routes.

The alternatives are slower:

Air: about 4 hours to the Chinese cargo hub, according to The Straits Times.
Overland trial by truck: about 75 hours, in a January trial of one tonne of Black Thorn durians, from the Bukit Kayu Hitam border through Thailand. An unnamed Malaysian official estimated overland transport could cut logistics costs by up to 40%.
Sea, in a controlled atmosphere container: Hernan Corp shipped two tonnes of Malaysian durians to Dalian on a 12-day sea journey in a Daikin controlled atmosphere container, FreshPlaza reported in September 2026. The company said the fruit "remained fresh and in good condition."

Every slower, cheaper route needs fruit that lasts longer. That's where extra shelf life earns its keep. My own tests at Bloopy Durians found the Janny MT module can help extend durian shelf life by 5 to 10 days, and that it is suitable for helping extend shelf life for durian export to China.

Timeline diagram comparing durian transport to China: air about 4 hours, overland trial about 75 hours, sea in a controlled atmosphere container 12 days (not Janny MT), with extra shelf life from storage — Getting fresh durians to China: the slower and cheaper the route, the more shelf life you need. Sources: The Straits Times (July 2026); FreshPlaza (September 2026); Stephen Loke's tests at Bloopy Durians.

Why Modules Make Sense for Shipping

Janny MT's company timeline lists a transport-oriented module with a 9-membrane cap in 2018.

In 2018 Janny MT led a six-month EU-backed feasibility project, Perfect Fresh (grant 808961, €50,000, now closed). Its CORDIS page says the product keeps produce at "< 5% CO2/O2 concentrations," names tropical fruits as a target segment, and lists benefits including less food waste and replacing air freight with sea or rail.

For exporters, the practical advantages are:

Shared cold rooms. Janny MT's FAQ says products can share a cold room when temperatures roughly match, but warns that ethylene-producing fruit (like apples) and ethylene-sensitive fruit (like kiwis) should not.
Weight on arrival. You are paid on what arrives, not on what you packed. Lower weight loss protects your invoice.
Pallet-ready. The module is a pallet box, and Janny MT says a 40-foot container holds up to 95 modules.

Seven Janny MT controlled atmosphere storage modules with green lids stacked in a cold room — Seven Janny MT modules in a cold room. Photo supplied by Stephen Loke.

The ECRL Angle for Pahang Growers

The 665-kilometre East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) has a station in Bentong. Malay Mail reported in October 2026 that commercial services are set to begin on 12 December 2026, and that the line will connect Kuantan Port, and eventually Kemaman Port, with Westports and Northport in Port Klang. Each freight train could carry about 90 twenty-foot containers.

None of the reports I found mention durians or cold chain on the ECRL. But for Pahang growers, a rail link to the ports could open another path to sea freight, where every extra day of shelf life counts.

Reality Check: A controlled atmosphere container and a Janny MT module are different tools. Hernan Corp's sea shipment used a Daikin container that controls the whole container's air. A module controls the air inside each box, and it still needs the container or cold room to hold the right temperature. Talk to your freight forwarder about temperature, transit time and China's import rules before you ship.

How Janny MT Modules Help Food Security (When the Glut Hits)

Malaysia's government now talks about food supply in strategic terms. In January 2026, Malaysia launched its National Food Security Policy 2030. The Vibes reported that a National Food Security Act is being drafted to "protect Malaysia's food sovereignty and ensure uninterrupted access to food supplies for the population." The policy says addressing food loss and waste is "a key component."

In July 2026, Agriculture and Food Security Minister Mohamad Sabu told The Star that "food security is no longer an option but a strategic necessity."

Food that rots in a glut is food the country has to replace later. Malaysia's draft blueprint blames part of its 20 to 50% fruit and vegetable losses on overproduction and inefficient distribution, which leave surplus perishables discarded. It also points to a shortage of adequate cold storage, especially in rural areas.

Modules can't fix a national cold chain alone. But they give a farmer, cooperative or exporter a small store that scales box by box. When there is a glut and oversupply, farmers and exporters can store produce instead of dumping it, then release it to the market over the following days or weeks.

That means less food thrown away, steadier supply after the peak, better prices for growers and storage that sits close to the farms that need it.

This is my view as a grower. No government has endorsed Janny MT, and I'm not suggesting one has. The EU grant and the awards mentioned earlier recognise the company's proposals and innovation. They are not endorsements of durian storage. But the problem the policies describe, food lost between farm and market, is the problem these modules were built to reduce.

Cold Room vs Controlled Atmosphere Room vs Janny MT Module

Here's how the three options compare. This is my rough guide, not a lab test.

	Ordinary cold room	Classic controlled atmosphere room	Janny MT module in a cold room
Controls temperature	Yes	Yes	Yes (through the cold room)
Controls oxygen and carbon dioxide	No	Yes, with machines	Yes, with membranes and the crop's own breathing
Humidity and weight loss	Cold air dries produce	Controlled	Gasket holds moisture in; maker says 1.5% loss at most
Opening for sales	Any time	Opening disturbs the whole room	Open one box at a time
Scale	Any	Built for large volumes	From one box to many
Upfront cost (my rough guide)	Moderate	High	Box by box (UK listing: £480 + VAT per module, October 2026)
Best for	Short-term holding	Big packhouses with one crop	Farms, packhouses and exporters wanting flexibility

The UK price is only a reference point. Prices in Asia will differ with freight, duties and order size; Janny MT's FAQ shows tiers for 1 to 11, 12 to 100 and more than 100 modules.

Step by Step: How to Use a Janny MT Module the Right Way

Most storage failures are handling failures. Here are Janny MT's FAQ steps in plain language.

1. Pick healthy fruit at the right stage. Store only sound, disease-free produce. Avoid produce picked in the rain, and dry it before loading.

2. Pre-cool to the core. Warm produce breathes faster than the membranes can handle, and oxygen can fall to 0%. Make sure the inside of the fruit, not just the skin, is at storage temperature.

3. Fill to the right amount. Fast-breathing produce needs fewer kilos per box. Janny MT gives product-specific figures during project planning.

4. Set the caps. Open the right number of membranes for your crop and close the rest with the red caps.

5. Clip the lid and leave it alone. Don't open the box during storage. Oxygen jumps straight back to 20.9% and the clock speeds up again.

6. Check the gas. Janny MT sells Tiempo Test analysers that read oxygen and carbon dioxide in a few dozen seconds. Check a few times after closing, then less often once levels settle.

7. Wake the fruit up slowly. At the end of storage, open the module inside the cold room for 12 to 48 hours before you move the fruit to warm air. A sudden jump in both oxygen and temperature can shorten the shelf life you just gained.

8. Don't mix varieties in one box. They have different oxygen needs.

Flow chart of the Janny MT storage process: harvest, pre-cool to the core, fill and set the red caps, clip the lid, store in the cold room and check the gas, open in the cold room for 12 to 48 hours, then sell or ship — The storage routine, step by step. Source: Janny MT FAQ. The 'don't mix varieties' rule is not shown.

Field-Tested Play: Write the date, crop, variety, weight and cap setting on every module, like the handwritten label in the cold-room photo above. When you open the box, weigh it again. Within a season you'll have your own records of what works on your farm, and buyers trust a seller who can show the numbers.

Is a Module Right for Your Crop? A Quick Decision Guide

Ask yourself these questions in order:

Does my crop lose money because I have to sell it too fast? If you can always sell on the day of harvest at a good price, you may not need storage.
Do I have, or can I rent, a cold room at the right temperature for my crop? If not, start there. The module needs one.
Is my crop on Janny MT's list, or does research show it responds to low oxygen? If yes, it's a strong candidate. If not, ask Janny MT or a distributor whether trials exist.
Can I pre-cool fruit to the core before sealing? If not, fix that first.
Will a few extra days or weeks let me earn more? Think gluts, off-season sales, export routes and direct customers.

Yes to all five? Run a small trial. No to question 2 or 4? Fix that before you buy.

Decision tree asking whether a Janny MT module is right for your crop, from price pressure to cold room, crop fit, pre-cooling and extra selling time — Is a module right for your crop? Answer the questions in order.

What Janny MT Modules Cannot Do

They cannot cool your fruit. Janny MT's FAQ says plainly that the modules do not make their own cold. You need a cold room.
They cannot rescue poor fruit. Damaged, diseased or rain-soaked produce will still go bad.
They cannot fix a wrong harvest stage. The Thai durian study found 5% oxygen did not hold back ripening in fruit that was already very mature.
They cannot skip pre-cooling. Warm fruit in a sealed box can run out of oxygen.
They are not a universal recipe. Every crop has its own temperature, cap setting and fill weight. Some tropical fruits prefer more carbon dioxide than the module is designed to hold.

None of this makes the modules weak. It makes them a tool, and in the right hands, a tool can pay for itself.

Questions to Ask Before You Buy

This isn't legal or regulatory advice. These are the questions I'd ask any supplier, freight forwarder or adviser before spending money.

Ask about	Questions
Your crop	Has this module been trialled on my crop and variety? What cap setting, fill weight and temperature were used?
Your cold room	Can my cold room hold the right temperature steadily? How many modules fit, and how high can I stack them safely?
Gas checks	Which analyser do I need, and how often should I check?
Export rules	What does the importing country require for registration, labelling and packing? Who is my contact at the Department of Agriculture?
Freight	What temperature and transit time can my forwarder guarantee? Can modules travel in the container I'm booking?
Price and delivery	What is the landed price per module for my order size, including freight and duties? How long is delivery?
Payback	How many extra kilos or extra selling days do I need to cover the cost in my first season?

Where to Get Janny MT Modules in South East Asia and Asia

Bloopy Durians, my company in Bentong, Malaysia, holds the rights to distribute and sell Janny MT modules, and can supply them to various countries in South East Asia and Asia.

Bloopy Durians is a working durian farm that welcomes visitors from all over the world, and many companies send their staff and management to the farm. My farm has been featured in Bloomberg News and Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan's largest newspapers. We supply durians for corporate events and sell to a loyal WhatsApp list every season. So when I talk about durians that spoil too fast, I mean my own fruit.

That's why I tested Janny MT modules on durians. My tests showed the module can help extend durian shelf life by 5 to 10 days, and that it's suitable for helping extend shelf life for durian exports to China.

If you grow, pack or export fruit, vegetables, flowers or durians anywhere in Asia, WhatsApp me about your crop, your cold room and your market, and we'll see if a small trial makes sense.

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You can also message me directly on WhatsApp at +60 17-925 0613.

If you're a Malaysian grower thinking about extra income from your orchard as well as storage, read Malaysia Just Put 66 Farms and Orchards on Its Official Tourism Menu, How Having a 4WD Agritourism Adventure Ride Brought Revenue to My Durian Farm and Agritourism in South East Asia: How Farmers Are Making Extra Money From Their Farm. Hotels and resorts can see how premium durians win guests in Why Your Malaysian Resort Is Losing VIP Guests.

Storage Plus Visitors: The Double Win

Storage gives you time. Visitors give you a better price. Together, they stop you being a price-taker.

Applecrest Farm Orchards flipped from mostly wholesale to mostly retail by letting people come to the farm; see If We Were in the Wholesale Business, We'd Be Out of Business. When your fruit keeps longer, you can sell more of it to your own visitors and customers. See Agritourism Ideas for Vegetable Growers, Creating Unique Farm Products to Boost Revenue and World Food Prices Just Hit a Near 4-Year High. And if bad weather is your biggest fear, read One April Freeze, $1 Million in Lost U-Pick Sales.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Janny MT controlled atmosphere storage module?

It's a sealed plastic pallet box, usually 610 litres, with selective membranes in the lid. Inside a cold room, the crop's own breathing and the membranes keep oxygen and carbon dioxide at about 1 to 5%, which slows ripening and weight loss.

Does a Janny MT module need electricity or gas?

The module uses no gas injection and no machines, but it must sit inside a powered cold room.

How much longer does produce last in a Janny MT module?

It depends on the crop. In a Belgian trial, apples lasted 210 days in modules against 120 in open boxes. Janny MT reports cherries keeping 25 days instead of 7.

Can Janny MT modules be used for durians?

Stephen Loke says he is the first to test the module in Malaysia for durians. In his own tests at Bloopy Durians, it helped extend shelf life by 5 to 10 days. This is his farm result, not a published study. Results depend on variety, harvest stage and pre-cooling.

Can I use it for pineapple, mangosteen or mango?

Janny MT has not published trials on pineapple or mangosteen. General research shows they respond to controlled atmosphere, though they prefer more carbon dioxide than the module's 1 to 5%, and the MT S 610 was designed for fast-breathing produce such as mangos. Trial it on your own fruit first.

Can I open the module to take out some fruit?

Janny MT advises against it, because oxygen returns to normal straight away. Open each module once, inside the cold room, 12 to 48 hours before moving the fruit to warmer air.

How much does a Janny MT module cost?

UK distributor Dejex listed one module at £480 plus VAT in October 2026. Prices in Asia depend on order size, freight and duties.

Where can I get Janny MT modules in Asia?

Bloopy Durians in Bentong, Malaysia, holds the rights to distribute and sell Janny MT modules and can supply them to various countries in South East Asia and Asia.

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P.S. Remember those vendors selling durians for 50 sen each, racing the clock? That race isn't won by working harder. It's won by buying time. My tests at Bloopy Durians showed 5 to 10 extra days for durians. Imagine what that would have meant in your last glut. WhatsApp me at +60 17-925 0613 to find out what a module could do for your crop.

Written by Stephen Loke of AgritourismSuccess.com, whose farm is featured in Bloomberg News and Asahi Shimbun. Bloopy Durians holds the rights to distribute and sell Janny MT modules. Storage results vary with crop, variety, harvest stage, temperature and handling. This article is general information, not legal, regulatory or technical advice; always run your own trial and check export rules with the relevant authorities.