Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of
Rule 02.02.02 - RULES GOVERNING APPLE GRADING AND STORAGE
Subchapter A - APPLE GRADES
Section 02.02.02.120 - GRADES

01. Idaho Extra Fancy. "Idaho Extra Fancy" consists of apples of one (1) variety that are mature but not overripe except that Red Delicious and Delicious are not further advanced in maturity than "Firm ripe". All "Idaho Extra Fancy" apples are to be carefully hand-picked, clean, fairly well formed; free from decay, internal browning, internal breakdown, scald, bitter pit, scab, Jonathan spot, freezing injury, visible water core, and broken skins and bruises except those that are slight and incident to proper handling and packing. The apple is also free from injury caused by smooth net-like russeting, sunburn or sprayburn, limb rubs, hail, drought spots, scars, disease, insects, or other means; and free from damage by smooth solid, slightly rough or rough russeting, or stem or calyx cracks, and free from damage by invisible water core after January 31st of the year following the year of production. Each apple of this grade has the amount of color specified in US Standards for Grades of Apples.

02. Idaho Fancy. "Idaho Fancy" consists of apples of one (1) variety that are mature but not overripe except that Red Delicious and Delicious are not further advanced in maturity than "Firm ripe". All "Idaho Fancy" apples shall be 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 that are incident to proper handling and packing. The apples are also free from damage caused by russeting, sunburn or sprayburn, limb rubs, hail, drought spots, scars, stem or calyx cracks, disease, insects, invisible water core after January 31st of the year following the year of production, or damage by other means. Each apple of this grade has the amount of color specified in US Standards for Grades of Apples.

03. Idaho No. 1. The requirements of this grade are the same as for "Idaho Fancy" except for color, russeting, and invisible water core. In this grade less color is required for all varieties with the exception of the yellow and green varieties other than Golden Delicious. Apples of this grade are free from excessive damage caused by russeting, which means that apples meet the russeting requirements for "Idaho Fancy" as defined under the definitions of "damage by russeting," except the aggregate area of an apple that may be covered by smooth net-like russeting does not exceed twenty-five percent (25%); and the aggregate area of an apple that may be covered by smooth solid russeting does not exceed ten percent (10%): Provided, that in the case of the Yellow Newtown or similar varieties the aggregate area of an apple that may be covered with smooth solid russetting. This grade has the amount of color specified in US Standards for Grades of Apples. for the variety. There is no requirement in this grade pertaining to invisible water core.

04. Idaho Utility. "Idaho Utility" consists of apples of one (1) variety that are mature but not overripe, carefully hand-picked, not seriously deformed, free from decay, internal browning, internal breakdown, scald, and freezing injury. The apples are also free from serious damage caused by dirt or other foreign matter, 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.

05. Combination Grades.