Product type · Orchard and post-harvest export equipment
Optical sorting and grading lines
What is a optical sorting and grading lines?
Optical grading lines use cameras to sort fruit by size, colour and visible defects, with some measuring softness or internal quality. They are standard for export cherries and blueberries, but accuracy depends on calibration and AI upgrades do not mean zero false rejects.
Premium collection: Grades size, colour and defects to the buyer's export specification. Criteria met: Export-grade quality, Labour substitution.
Documented specification examples
Examples from commercial datasheets and independent sources reviewed by SeedMatch on 26 October 2026 (source records held on file). They are not universal ranges, guarantees or offers; confirm every value in the supplier's quotation.
| Blueberry throughput (vendor example) | up to about 286 or 572 berries per second |
|---|---|
| Attributes | size, colour, softness, bruising, decay, dehydration |
Typical applications: Cherries, blueberries, citrus, avocados.
Indicative price: not published — no current, comparable sourced price was found. Prices come only from reviewed quotations.
Evidenced sourcing countries: Norway, Italy (not a market ranking).
Advantages
- Consistent export grading
- High throughput
- Grade data per lot
Limitations and risks
- Calibration per cultivar and season
- False rejects cost fruit
- Service and software support needed
Maintenance
- Clean cameras and conveyors
- Recalibrate each season
- Update software
Sustainability and compliance
Better grading can cut waste by routing fruit to suitable markets, where proven.
Grades must match the destination standard (UNECE, Codex or buyer specification).
Questions to ask in your RFQ
- What accuracy and false-reject rate were measured on your cultivar?
- What throughput at your fruit size?
- Where is service based?
Components it depends on and projects that use it
Used in project kits: Export sweet cherry orchard, Export blueberries in substrate
Compare with related types
| Type | Maturity | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Optical sorting and grading lines | Established | Cherries, blueberries, citrus, avocados. |
| Air-blast and tower orchard sprayers | Mature | Cherries, apples, pears, citrus, avocados. |
| Rain covers, hail nets and orchard netting | Mature | Sweet cherries, blueberries, table grapes, apples. |
| Frost-protection wind machines | Mature | Cherries, apples, citrus, grapes, avocados in frost-prone sites. |
| Orchard platforms | Mature | High-density apples, pears, cherries. |
| Hydrocoolers and forced-air coolers | Mature | Cherries, berries, stone fruit, vegetables. |
| NIR dry-matter grading for avocados | Established | Hass and green-skin avocados for export. |
| Controlled atmosphere and modified-atmosphere packaging | Mature | Sea-freight cherries, blueberries and avocados. |
Questions buyers ask
Optical grading lines use cameras to sort fruit by size, colour and visible defects, with some measuring softness or internal quality. They are standard for export cherries and blueberries, but accuracy depends on calibration and AI upgrades do not mean zero false rejects.
Clean cameras and conveyors. Recalibrate each season. Update software.
Calibration per cultivar and season. False rejects cost fruit. Service and software support needed.
Grades must match the destination standard (UNECE, Codex or buyer specification).
Add it to your shortlist with quantities and notes, then generate an RFQ. Our team reviews every request and coordinates suppliers; buyers and suppliers are not put in direct contact. Projects are qualified from USD 250,000.
Request optical sorting and grading lines through SeedMatch
Requests go through SeedMatch Group. Our team reviews each request and coordinates supplier contact; buyers and suppliers are not put in direct contact. The buyer service is free, and projects are qualified from USD 250,000.
SeedMatch does not manufacture, sell or certify equipment and has no contracts implied with any manufacturer. Suppliers remain responsible for product compliance and export requirements.
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