Post Harvest Profile of Wheat - Agmarknet

� It must be clean and convenient to handle and carry out from the store
easily.
� It must be identifiable and attract consumers.
� It must resist spoiling.
� It must be informative about wheat i.e. name and address of the packer,
pack size, quality / grade, quantity, variety and date of packing etc.
Method of Packing
� The graded wheat should be packed in new, clean, sound and dry jute
bags, cloth bags, poly woven bag, polypropylene high molecular, high
density polyethylene or food grade packaging materials.
� The packages should be free from insect infestation, fungus
contamination and obnoxious smell.
� Each package should be securely closed.
� Each package should contain wheat of one grade only.
� The wheat should be packed in standard pack size as specified under
the provisions of Standards of Weights and Measures (packages
commodities) Rules, 1977 as amended from time to time.
Packaging Material
Recently, a policy decision has been taken by the Government of India to increase the
obligatory minimum use of jute bags from 60 per cent for food grains, under the provision of Jute
Packaging Materials (compulsory use in Packing Commodities) Act, 1987. Now, Govt. of India
has made it obligatory to pack entire food grains in jute bags only. The consumer packing of
cleaned wheat in 15 kgs. by retailers and super markets has also been made mandatory in jute
bags. (Economic Times, 19.10.2004)
The following packaging material is used :
� Jute bags
� HDPE / pp bags
� Polythene impregnated jute bags
� Cloth bags.
3.6 Transportation :
In the distribution of wheat, the means and cost of transport play an important role. The
cost of transport is the major factor responsible for the wide differences, which exist between
prices in surplus and deficit areas.
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