Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 51 - PRODUCE STANDARDS › Section 603-051-0005 - Oregon Grades

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Oregon Extra
			 Fancy. "Oregon Extra Fancy" consists of apples of one variety which are mature
			 but not overripe, carefully hand-picked, clean, fairly well formed; free from
			 scab, decay, internal browning, internal breakdown, scald, bitterpit, Jonathan
			 spot, freezing injury, visible water core, and broken skins and bruises except
			 those which are slight and incident to proper handling and packing. The apples
			 are also free from injury caused by smooth netlike russeting, sunburn or
			 sprayburn, limb rubs, hail, drought spots, scars, disease, insects, or other
			 means; and free from damage by stem or calyx cracks; or by smooth, solid,
			 slightly rough, or rough russeting; provided, that in the case of the Newtown
			 variety, characteristic russet commencing at the stem end shall be permitted as
			 long as it is continuous from the stem bowl and not extending beyond the center
			 of the apple. Each apple of this grade has the amount of color specified in OAR
			 603-051-0015 for the variety.
(2)
			 Oregon Fancy. "Oregon Fancy" consists of apples of one variety which are mature
			 but not overripe, carefully hand-picked, clean, fairly well formed; free from
			 decay, internal browning, internal breakdown, bitter pit, Jonathan spot, scald,
			 freezing injury, visible water core, and broken skins and bruises except those
			 which are incident to proper handling and packing. The apples are also free
			 from damage caused by russeting; provided, that in the case of the Newtown
			 variety, characteristic russet commencing at the stem end shall be permitted as
			 long as it is continuous from the stem bowl and not extending beyond the center
			 of the apple; sunburn or sprayburn, limb rubs, hail drought spots, scars, stem
			 or calyx cracks, disease, insects; or damage by other means. Each apple of this
			 grade has the amount of color specified in OAR 603-051-0015 for the
			 variety.
(3) Oregon Hail. "Oregon
			 Hail" consists of apples which meet the requirements of Oregon Fancy grade
			 except that hail marks where the skin has not been broken, and well healed hail
			 marks where the skin has been broken, are permitted, provided the apples are
			 fairly well formed (see OAR 603-051-0010 and 603-051-0015).
(4) Oregon C. "Oregon C" consists of apples
			 of one variety which are mature but not overripe, carefully hand-picked, clean,
			 not seriously deformed; free from decay, internal browning, internal breakdown,
			 scald, and freezing injury. The apples are also free from serious damage caused
			 by broken skins, bruises, russeting, sunburn or sprayburn, limb rubs, hail,
			 drought spots, scars, stem or calyx cracks, visible water core, disease,
			 insects; or other means. Each apple of this grade has the amount of color
			 specified in OAR 603-051-0015 for the variety.
(5) Combination Grades:
(a) Combinations of the grades designated in
			 sections (1) to (4) of this rule may be used as follows:
(A) Combination Oregon Extra Fancy and Oregon
			 Fancy;
(B) Combination Oregon Fancy
			 and Oregon C;
(C) Combination
			 Oregon Extra Fancy, Oregon Fancy, and Oregon C.