URL: https://postharvestreport.com/glossary/sorting-grading
Separating flower by size and quality into commercial grade tiers, the largest source of value loss after trimming.
Glossary
Sorting and grading is the separation of flower by size and quality into commercial grade tiers (typically A-grade, B-grade, smalls, and downgraded material).
Sorting is the largest source of value loss after trimming, because misgraded A-grade flower sells at a lower-tier price. Fixed-tier mechanical sorting cannot distinguish premium bud structure from marginal bud structure at the same size.