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Packing apples

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Packing apples

Bins of apples are delivered to packing facilities where the fruit are inspected, graded and packed into cardboard cartons, ready for export. This is a four-lane weight grader in action at the Compass Fruit Packhouse, Nelson.

Photo courtesy of Heartland Fruit.

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by John Palmer

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John Palmer, Apples and pears – Harvesting, transport and storage, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17263/packing-apples (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John Palmer, published 1 March 2009.