Advantages of accelerated ripening:

• Ripe fruits are more susceptible to damage. Transporting them mature green reduces the risk of mechanical damage during transit.
• Insure maximum and uniform color development.
• Allows development of fruits to an acceptable marketable color ahead of disease symptom development. Ex. Latent infection of mango
• Minimizes shriveling. Allowing fruits to ripen at ambient takes a long time and water loss become great.
• Faster means of getting cash or faster turnover of capital.
• To take advantage of high price during early, late or off-season. This is the usually reason for accelerating the ripening of seasonally available fruits and fruit vegetables.
• Provides wholesaler or retailer flexibility in selling the fruits.
• More efficient use of ware house space. Limited warehouse space would be best utilized by disposing of commodities as fast as possible.