Farmsoft Australia
Broccoli packing software for Australian packers
Producepak runs Australian broccoli packing from receival to invoice: grower lots, cool rooms, QC, packing to Woolworths, Coles, ALDI and IGA specs, labels, dispatch and grower returns.
A$9,400 a year + GST · all modules, 8 users, unlimited sites · setup & training included · Australian company
99% fewer shipping errors
95% less fresh produce waste
90% lower administration costs
1–2 wk typical deployment
Broccoli in Australia
Queensland's Lockyer Valley supplies much of Australia's winter broccoli; Victoria (Werribee, Gippsland) and Tasmania cover the warmer months. Broccoli has a high respiration rate, so harvest-to-cooling time and cold-chain integrity decide shelf life.
Hort Innovation's levy project VG13086, led by Dr Jenny Ekman of Applied Horticultural Research, examined process improvements for preserving broccoli freshness – including the trade-offs between iced and iceless packing.
From receival to invoice
- ReceiveField bins received with cut time and pulp temperature.
- StoreHydro-cooled, iced or forced-air cooled, then held near 0 °C with FIFO.
- Grade & prepareTrimming, crowning and floretting with yield per lot.
- Pack & shipIced cartons, iceless packs, crowns and florets for retail and food service.
Broccoli quality checks
Inspections on phones or tablets with photos, against templates set to each customer's specification. Results attach to the lot and appear on grower and customer QC reports.
- Head diameter and bead size
- Yellowing and decay
- Hollow stem
- Ice coverage and pulp temperature
What else Producepak does for broccoli packers
- Woolworths, Coles, ALDI, IGA and Costco carton labels
- SSCC pallet labels and EDI despatch advice
- Pak-Bot AI converts emailed POs into orders
- Scan-verified picking with loading photos
- Grower returns calculated automatically
- Invoices to MYOB or Xero
Related
Questions
Can Producepak handle broccoli grades and retailer specs?
Yes. Grades, sizes, pack formats, labels and QC templates for broccoli are configured per customer during setup, typically in 1–2 weeks.
Does it produce Woolworths and Coles labels and EDI?
Yes. Retailer carton labels, SSCC pallet labels, purchase orders, despatch advice and invoices are generated from the same scans.
Does it work with MYOB?
Yes. Invoices and supplier bills are posted to MYOB; Xero is also supported.
Sources and further reading
- ausveg.com.au – VG13086 Identify process improvements for preserving peak freshness of b
- ausveg.com.au – brad ipsen delivering long term sustainable solutions to preserve freshn
- era.daf.qld.gov.au – Assessment of the postharvest handling system for broccoli grown in the
- agric.wa.gov.au – postharvest handling brassica vegetables
- ausveg.com.au – VegeNotes 63 Web
- edp.com.au – broccoli packing line
- qualipac.com.au – broccoli 2
- masonbros.com.au