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Grade achieved

78% packed Class 1

How the season’s fresh-fruit tonnes fell across the grade ladder — from everything picked, down to Class 1 packed fruit, down to the export-grade share that earns the top price. It ties packout, size, firmness and Brix into a single financial outcome.

Worked example · Tonnes by grade · % of harvest
Picked · 3,850 t Class 1 · 3,000 t Export · 1,540 t 78% 40%
Tonnes by grade · % of harvest
The benchmark

The prize is the share of tonnes meeting Class 1, and within that the export-grade share — every tonne dropped to process forfeits the large gap between a carton price and a juice price.

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What it signals

This is where agronomy becomes income. Two orchards can grow the same yield yet bank very different returns if one packs export-grade and the other juices its crop. It is the clearest single view of how much value the season actually captured.

Data required to calculate
Tonnes pickedtTonnes packed Class 1tTonnes export gradet

Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.

How to improve it
01

Protect grade end-to-end — canopy, netting, handling and cool chain.

02

Segregate on farm so export parcels aren’t blended down.

03

Match blocks and varieties to the markets that reward them.

Questions & answers

What is grade achieved?

How the season’s fresh-fruit tonnes fell across the grade ladder — from everything picked, down to Class 1 packed fruit, down to the export-grade share that earns the top price. It ties packout, size, firmness and Brix into a single financial outcome.

What data do you need to calculate grade achieved?

You need: Tonnes picked (t), Tonnes packed Class 1 (t), Tonnes export grade (t). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.

What is a good grade achieved benchmark?

The prize is the share of tonnes meeting Class 1, and within that the export-grade share — every tonne dropped to process forfeits the large gap between a carton price and a juice price.

How do you improve grade achieved?

Protect grade end-to-end — canopy, netting, handling and cool chain. Segregate on farm so export parcels aren’t blended down. Match blocks and varieties to the markets that reward them.

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