Guide · processing
Processors: know your yield on every run
Peeled, diced, sliced, wedged, mashed or cubed – processing turns a known weight in into a dozen weights out. Producepak records every input lot and every output lot on each run, so yield, cost and traceability are live, not estimated.
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What a processing run records
| Record | Detail |
|---|---|
| Input lots | Storage lot or supplier lot, variety, weight, QC result |
| Process | Line, recipe/spec, start and finish time, operators |
| Outputs | Each product (e.g. 3/8 in diced onion, peeled whole potato, sweet potato cubes) with new lot code and weight |
| By-products | Peel, trim, undersize – weighed and sent to feed, compost or processing |
| Yield | Output ÷ input weight, per product and per input lot |
| Food safety | Sanitation, temperatures, metal detection and preventive control checks against the run |
Why yield by input lot matters
- Shows which growers, varieties and storage bays process best
- Prices raw material on what it really yields
- Catches line problems the same day
- Turns by-products into a measured revenue or cost line
Traceability for processors
- New lot code for every output at transformation
- Every input lot linked to every output lot
- Fresh-cut onions: FSMA 204 transformation records
- Canada: one step back and one step forward for every lot
Ask Pak-Bot
You: “Show diced onion yield by grower for the last 4 weeks as a chart.”
You: “Start a run of 4,000 kg Yukon Gold from bay 2 into peeled whole potatoes and print the tote labels.”
Questions
Can Producepak handle recipes and specs?
Yes. Each output product has its spec, packaging and label; runs record actual against expected yield.
More guides for potato, onion and sweet potato businesses
- Storage, curing & shrink Temperatures, humidity, curing and how to stop shrink eating your margin.
- Grading, packout & grower pay Packout % by grower lot, grades, culls and settlements that add up.
- Bagging, labels & shipping Bag weights, bilingual Canadian labels, PTI cases and loads that are right.
- FSMA 204 & SFCR compliance What the US and Canadian rules really require for these three crops.
- AI reports & Pak-Bot Ask for a shrink chart, run the line by voice, print from anywhere.
- All potato, onion & sweet potato guides Start here.
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