date:Sep 10, 2019
According to Horner, the importance of sorting and grading will only increase in time, with automated harvesting and handling becoming more widely used. There have always been very strict grading practices for fresh market blueberries, as with any fresh market commodity, he said. Mechanical harvesters are a bit harder on the fruit and the percentage of green, red and soft berries has increased significantly. In many cases, you have blueberry packers using two of the BerryTek Sorters back to back