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The container reefer trades are forecast to post above-average growth over the coming years, driven by conversion of breakbulk and air freight cargo into containers and the emergence of powerful new import markets such as India. Transport management consultant Seabury forecasts 7% growth in reefer container traffic this year and 7-8 % next year - well above the forecast increases in containerised general cargo flows. The upswing in trade is driven by intra-Asia traffic and imports into Africa, Seabury says. Lntra-Asia reefer box volumes grew by a staggering 11 % in the first six months, according to Seabury data. Long-haul volumes into Asia are also on the rise with Latin America's share of Asian fresh food imports climbing from 17 to 22% since 2001 and the share of African produce in the Asian import market up from 2 to 7%, according to Seabury. However, growers and exporters fear that the planned freight rate increases for reefer cargoes could strangle trade growth on a number of lanes. Maersk grasped the nettle in announcing a massive base rate increase of 1,500$ per 40-ft-reefer-container on all routes. Several other container lines have meanwhile followed with significant rate increases, however most of them limited to certain routes.%Gegessen und getrunken wird immer -sogar immer mehr, muss man der Binsenweisheit angesichts des Wachstums der Weltbev?lkerung und des steigenden Konsums in den Entwicklungs- und Schwellenl?ndern wohl hinzufügen. Wichtig für die Logistikbranche: Konsumiert werden Waren h?ufig nicht dort, wo sie angebaut oder produziert werden.