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Another sorting station...  
   

Another sorting station...

by the time the fruit is here, they're being sorted to either fancy (think A+) or select (B). The (C) ones are sent down a different line. If they're less than that, they go for juice...now that's [u]this[/u] plant, that's not necessarily what happens at every plant.
Tour Day: Citrus plant

February 22nd 2010
(Shining Light Ministries) I’ve mentioned that we are in the heart of citrus country, and today we were fortunate enough to be able to tour a citrus handling plant, right here in Mission. (There are six in this valley, not counting the private growers who market their own.) The plant owns its own orchard, one of which surrounds it, but it also contracts with other growers…think Sidney Sugar ... read more
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