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Quality
A standard you can read.
Certifications are files, not decorations. Until a certificate can be sent with its scope and its year, this page describes the packing standard we control on every lot.
The protocol
HS
Hand sort
Damaged fruit and foreign matter leave the line before a grade is given.
MS
Moisture
Noted on the lot card. Not guessed inside an email.
GR
Grade lock
One grade in the carton. Select does not travel with Industrial.
PK
Pack
Liner, net weight, and a code printed where a buyer can find it.
TR
Trace
Variety, grade, season, pack date, net weight, lot code.
Grades
Four words. They do not share a carton.
Select
The fruit you would set on a table. Size, skin, and cleanliness have to agree.
GAQ
Good average quality. The working grade of an export program.
FAQ
Fair average quality. Sound fruit with a wider tolerance and a lower price.
Industrial
Destined for paste, chop, or powder. Judged on cleanliness and use, not on a gift window.
What a lot card holds
If a field is missing, the shipment is not ready. The card is the thing a buyer can check against the sample six weeks later.
- Variety01
- Grade02
- Origin03
- Crop season04
- Pack date05
- Net weight06
- Lot code07