Fresh product is packaged in 40 lb. It is done this way for two reasons. One, it is cost effective and two, it's an industry standard meaning all sweet potato growers pack the same way especially to retail outlets. Though this is the standard sweetpotatoes can be bagged or individually pressure wrapped. Once the sweet potatoes are packaged, they are ready to be sold and shipped.
Most sweet potatoes go from the farm to be cured.
Then it goes into storage before being graded and packed. They are also exported internationally to Canada and Great Britain. When the sweet potatoes leave the farm to go to the warehouses they are shipped on a truck in an enclosed trailer. This is so that the sweet potatoes are not exposed to the environment. Before moving automobiles, horses and wagons were used.