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.