Potentials for Photoelectric Grading Equipment

During the 1971–72 season, certified citrus shipments from Florida totaled 30 million boxes 1/ of fresh fruit and 162 million boxes of fruit in processed form (2)*. Grading of citrus in Florida packinghouses and processing plants requires a large amount of hand labor, at a cost estimated to be in excess of 4. 6 million dollars annually.

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