Farmsoft quality control
Strawberry quality inspection app
Strawberry QC for growers, packers and distributors: size, colour, Brix, firmness, shape and decay scored per punnet sample, with photos sent to growers before the next pick.
AI assisted defect scoring from photos
Live results visible to office, sales and suppliers
PDF QC report e-mailed automatically
100% of inspections linked to lot traceability
Strawberry quality checks
| Test | Measured as |
|---|---|
| Size | mm diameter – UNECE Extra ≥ 25 mm, Class I ≥ 18 mm |
| Colour | % red surface |
| Brix | °Bx |
| Firmness | hand score or penetrometer |
| Punnet weight | g against declared |
| Pulp temperature | °C – cool to 0–1 °C within 1 h of harvest |
Strawberry defects to score
- Grey mould (Botrytis)
- Bruising and soft fruit
- Misshapen fruit
- White shoulders
- Leakers
- Calyx damage
Standards: UNECE FFV-35 (strawberries); USDA U.S. Standards for Grades of Strawberries.
Storage conditions
| Temperature | 0 °C |
|---|---|
| Relative humidity | 90–95 % |
| Typical storage / shelf life | 7–10 days |
Typical commercial ranges; confirm against your variety and customer spec.
QC at every stage
- Incoming / receival Check every supplier delivery before it is accepted; reject or downgrade with photos.
- Pre-pack Confirm the lot meets the pack spec before it goes on the line.
- Post-pack Sample finished cartons for weight, grade, label and defects.
- Storage Re-inspect lots held in cool or controlled-atmosphere storage.
- Pre-shipping Final check on the pallet; the report travels with the shipment.
- Customer claims Link a claim to the original inspection, photos and temperatures.
How Producepak runs strawberry QC
- Inspection templates per crop, customer and stage – your own tests, limits and scoring
- Photos on every sample, with AI-assisted defect detection
- Pass, downgrade or reject with automatic e-mail to the supplier or customer
- Results linked to the lot, pallet, PO and invoice for traceability
- Supplier and grower quality scorecards over time
- Works on phones and tablets in the packhouse, cool room and field
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- Strawberry Packing app Farmsoft packing and management software.
- Strawberry Traceability app (traceability) Farmsoft traceability page.
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Questions
What does a strawberry quality inspection check?
Size, Colour, Brix, Firmness, Punnet weight, Pulp temperature. Each test has its own limits and scoring, set per customer and pack.
What are the most common strawberry defects?
Grey mould (Botrytis), Bruising and soft fruit, Misshapen fruit, White shoulders, Leakers, Calyx damage.
What temperature should strawberry be stored at?
0 °C at 90–95 % relative humidity; 7–10 days.
Which standards apply?
UNECE FFV-35 (strawberries); USDA U.S. Standards for Grades of Strawberries.
Can suppliers see the result?
Yes. The inspection report, with photos, can be e-mailed to the grower or supplier automatically when the inspection is completed.
Sources and further reading
- postharvest.ucdavis.edu – produce facts sheets
- freshproduce.com – commercial storage of fruits vegetables and floral
- ams.usda.gov – vegetables
- unece.org – FFV Standards
- frutas-hortalizas.com – Postharvest Strawberry
- intechopen.com – chapters
- researchgate.net – 336210028 Postharvest Quality Management of Strawberries
- njaes.rutgers.edu
- intechopen.com – chapters
- pdf.usaid.gov
- yara.co.uk – how to influence strawberry quality
- avocadosource.com – SAAGA 1998 PG 039 047
- link.springer.com – research article
- mdpi.com – research article
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