Grades
U.S. No. 1.
U.S. Commercial.
Tolerances
(b) For defects en route or at destination —
(1) U.S. No. 1. 12% total, including 8% for permanent defects; or, 6% for serious damage, including 4% for serious damage by permanent defects and not more than 2% for cherries which are affected by decay.
Good Delivery Guidelines (U.S. No. 1):
15% total, including 8% serious damage, including 3% decay
Good Delivery Guidelines (Washington No. 1):
30% total, including 8% serious damage, including 3% decay
Common Defects:
Damage by scars when excessively deep or rough or dark colored and the aggregate area exceeds the area of a circle three-sixteenths inch in diameter, or when smooth or fairly smooth, light colored and superficial and the aggregate area exceeds the area of a circle one-fourth inch in diameter;
Condition defects.
“Condition defects” means defects which may develop or change during shipment or storage; including, but not limited to decayed or soft cherries and such factors as pitting, shriveling, sunken areas, brown discoloration and bruising which is so located as to indicate that it occurred after packing.