New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS
Chapter IV - Markets
Subchapter A - Grading of Farm Products (Article 12-A Agriculture and Markets Law)
Part 165 - Potato Grades And Definitions Of Culls
Section 165.3 - Size
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) The minimum size, or minimum and maximum sizes may be specified in connection with the grade in terms of diameter or weight of the individual potato, or in accordance with one of the size designations in subdivision (c), Table I, or subdivision (d), Table II: provided, that sizes so specified shall not be in confiict with the basic size requirements for the grade.
(b) When size is specified in terms of the customary sizes of potatoes packed to count in standard 50-pound cartons, the weight ranges shown in Table II shall apply. These size designations may be applied to potatoes packed in any size container: provided, that the weight ranges are within the limits specified.
(c) Table I.
| Size designation |
Minimum diameter1 or weight |
Maximum diameter1 or weight |
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| Inches | Ounces | Inches | Ounces | |
| Size A 2 ....... | 1 7/8 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Size B ....... | 11/2 | 3 | 21/4 | 3 |
| Small ....... | 13/4 | 3 | 21/2 | 6 |
| Medium ....... | 21/4 | 5 | 31/4 | 10 |
| Large ....... | 3 | 10 | 41/4 | 16 |
(d) Table II.
| Size designation | Minimum weight | Maximum weight |
| Ounces | Ounces | |
| Under 59 ....... | 15 | - |
| 50 ....... | 12 | 19 |
| 60 ....... | 10 | 16 |
| 70 ....... | 9 | 15 |
| 80 ....... | 8 | 13 |
| 90 ....... | 7 | 12 |
| 100 ....... | 6 | 10 |
| 110 ....... | 5 | 9 |
| 120 ....... | 4 | 8 |
| 130 ....... | 4 | 8 |
| 140 ....... | 4 | 8 |
| Over 140 ....... | 4 | 8 |
Footnotes
1 Diameter means the greatest dimension at right angles to the longitudinal axis, without regard to the position of the stem end.
2 In addition to the minimum size specified, a lot of potatoes designated as size A shall contain at least 40 percent of potatoes which are 21/2 inches in diameter or larger or six ounces in weight or larger.
3 No requirement.
