Farmsoft Australia
Strawberry packing software for Australian packers
Producepak runs Australian strawberry 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
Strawberry in Australia
Queensland's Sunshine Coast and Bundaberg supply winter strawberries; Victoria's Yarra Valley and the Wandin area, Tasmania, SA and WA supply summer. Strawberries are also covered by FSANZ Standard 4.2.8 for berries. Hort Innovation's BS15002 strawberry good practice guide and WA's Strawberry Grading and Packing Code describe packing practice. Fruit must be pre-cooled before refrigerated transport because trucks and reefers cannot pull product temperature down.
From receival to invoice
- ReceiveField trays received by grower, block and pick time.
- StoreForced-air cooling within the hour; cold storage with strict FIFO.
- Grade & prepareGrading for retail, food service and export specifications.
- Pack & shipPunnets and clamshells with lot codes on every pack.
Strawberry 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.
- Colour % and Brix
- Firmness and bruising
- Botrytis and decay
- Punnet weight
What else Producepak does for strawberry 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 strawberry grades and retailer specs?
Yes. Grades, sizes, pack formats, labels and QC templates for strawberry 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
- horticulture.com.au – bs15002 strawberry good practice guide
- legislation.wa.gov.au – Strawberry Grading and Packing Code 1994 %5B00 b0 05%5D
- freshknowledge.eu – transport practices for strawberry
- pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- nvpackaging.com.au – strawberry punnets
- berryworld.com – specialty packaging sets precedent for strawberry marketing