American (Eastern Type) Bunch Grapes for Processing and Freezing Grades and Standards

Grades of American (Eastern Type) Bunch Grapes for Processing and Freezing

  1. U.S. Grade No. 1 consists of grapes of one variety which are well colored, mature, not crushed, dried, or soft; which are free from mold, decay, berry moth injury, and from serious damage caused by russeting, hail, freezing, mildew, other disease, insects, or other means.

a.Tolerances. In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and handling, not more than a total of 15 percent, by weight, of the berries in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of this grade, including therein not more than 6 percent for berries which are seriously damaged: Provided, That included in this latter amount there shall be allowed not more than 3 percent for berries which are affected by mold or decay, and not more than 2 percent for dried berries or berries which are affected by berry moth.

  1. U.S. No. 2 consists of grapes which meet the requirements and tolerances of U.S. No. 1 grade except that the grapes need be only fairly well colored and except that not more than 3 percent shall be allowed for dried berries or those affected by berry moth.

  2. Unclassified consists of grapes which have not been classified in accordance with any of the foregoing grades. The term "unclassified" is not a grade within the meaning of these standards but is provided as a designation to show that no grade has been applied to the lot.

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