Returnable assets (crates, bins, pallets, trays and carts) move between fields, cooperatives, produce packing facilities, and customers. Without unit-level identification, it is easy to lose control of how many you have, where they are and what condition they are in. This leads to extra costs, unnecessary purchases and shortages at critical points in the season.

RFID lets you identify each asset and track its flow in real-time.

A lack of accurate information on product movements and conditions causes hidden losses: field damage, breakage during handling, dispatch errors, or excessive time out of cold storage. Without data, it is difficult to know where product is lost and what to do next.

RFID helps you pinpoint which processes generate waste and to reduce it sustainably, aligned with sustainable agriculture.

Not all growers deliver the same yield or the same quality. When origin traceability is partial, it becomes difficult to know what percentage of waste corresponds to each grower, variety or plot. By identifying each crate/pallet from harvesting with RFID, you can calculate waste by origin, evaluate real yields and make objective decisions on purchasing, pricing and planning (precision agriculture).

Manual traceability creates discrepancies between what is harvested, received and shipped. RFID automates the identification of crates and containers, linking each unit to grower, plot, harvest date and variety, and reducing the administrative effort needed to maintain the traceability required by customers and regulations.

Entries and exits in cold rooms and cooling tunnels, as well as dwell times, are often controlled manually or partially. This makes it difficult to detect deviations and plan product rotation correctly. RFID automatically records these movements, shows real cold-room occupancy, and ensures each lot meets defined storage conditions, with valid evidence for HACCP/IFS Food/ISO 22000 compliance.

The Digital Product Passport (DPP) promoted by the European Union will require certain reusable packaging, logistics assets and processed products to provide traceable, accessible information throughout their life cycle.

RFID is one of the few technologies capable of ensuring this level of traceability in a dynamic environment such as fresh produce, without multiplying administrative workload and enabling compliance with IFS, ISO 22000 and EU 1169/2011, where applicable.

Field, warehouse and logistics information is often scattered across independent systems—or outside the system altogether. Integrating RFID reads as business events (crate received, lot stored in cold room, order dispatched) lets you work with a single, reliable data point in ERP/WMS and certification platforms, supporting operational decisions, audits and reporting in line with ISO 22005.