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What do grades and classes mean in produce prices?
Grades and classes describe quality. In the European Union, for example, marketing standards sort many fruits and vegetables into Extra class, class I and class II.
Extra class is the highest quality with almost no defects; class I is good quality with slight defects allowed; class II meets minimum requirements but may have more visible defects. Other countries and markets use their own grade names, such as first quality or premium.
Size, origin and pack are often part of the description too, because they change the price as much as the grade does.
Husfarm keeps the grade and other details in each quote name exactly as the market publishes them.
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