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Grades and Standards

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Definition
"In United States agricultural policy, grades and standards refers to the segregation, or classification, of agricultural commodities into groupings that share common characteristics." (wiki.com)

Why Grades and Standards?
"Grades provide a common trading language, or common reference, so that buyers and sellers can more easily determine the quality (and therefore value) of those commodities." (wiki.com)

Grades and standards exist for for Processed and Fresh product.