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What do Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products do?

Grade, sort, or classify unprocessed food and other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition.

Grade and sort products according to factors such as color, species, length, width, appearance, feel, smell, and quality to ensure correct processing and usage.
Discard inferior or defective products and/or foreign matter, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing.
Weigh products or estimate their weight, visually or by feel.
Place products in containers according to grade and mark grades on containers.
Record grade and/or identification numbers on tags or on shipping, receiving, or sales sheets.
Separate fiber tufts between fingers to assess strength, uniformity, and cohesive quality of fibers.

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