Trimming, grading by head size and packing cole crops to reduce damage in long distance transport.
How to grade and pack cauliflower and cabbage for distant market transport?
MMohan Lal5 महीने पहले · 234 व्यू
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🌾Farmer.in Krishi Teamविशेषज्ञ ✓5 महीने पहले
For cauliflower, harvest when the curd is compact and white, trim leaves to a short protective collar around the curd, and grade heads by size and curd tightness so each lot is uniform, which buyers pay more for. For cabbage, trim loose outer leaves but keep a few wrapper leaves to protect the head, and grade by head weight and firmness. Pack in ventilated crates or boxes rather than overfilled sacks so heads do not crush, and avoid stacking too high during transport. Move produce in the cooler part of the day and keep it shaded to slow wilting and yellowing. Confirm the grade and pack format your target mandi or buyer prefers, as it varies by market.
KKishan Lal5 महीने पहले
In Agra I send cauliflower to a distant mandi and trimming a short leaf collar around the curd plus grading heads by size got me a better rate. Buyers want each lot uniform.
RRajkumar Sharma5 महीने पहले
A tip on transport: pack in ventilated crates, not overfilled sacks, and do not stack too high. The load I crammed into sacks once arrived crushed and yellowed and sold cheap.
NNaresh Agarwal5 महीने पहले
A tip: I move the produce in the cooler part of the day and keep it shaded. Cauliflower and cabbage loaded in the midday heat reached the distant mandi wilted and yellowed.
RRam Avtar Sharma5 महीने पहले
For cabbage I keep a few wrapper leaves on rather than stripping the head bare. The trimmed bare heads bruised on the long haul, the ones with a couple of outer leaves arrived clean.
HHari Om Gupta5 महीने पहले
Grading each lot uniform by size and firmness is what got me the better rate at the far mandi. The mixed lots I sent early on the buyer picked through and paid down, uniform boxes he took at a steady price.
VVijay Singhal4 महीने पहले
I always check with the buyer what pack and grade their mandi wants before loading, since it differs by market. One mandi wanted a tighter trim and a different box size than another, and matching it avoided rejection.