The Produce Nerd's video: Cantaloupe Harvest Packing

This video demonstrates how cantaloupes are harvested and packed. This video was taken at Westside Produce in Firebaugh, CA, and follows the cantaloupe harvesting, labeling, packing, and cooling processes. Please check out https://www.theproducenerd.com/2017/08/how-cantaloupes-are-harvested/ for more information related to cantaloupe harvesting, packing and storage. You can also see how to tell when cantaloupes are ripe at: https://www.theproducenerd.com/2017/08/how-to-know-when-cantaloupes-are-ripe/ Video Chapters 0:00 Overview 0:15 How workers know when cantaloupe is ready to be harvested 0:30 Workers harvest cantaloupes and throw them up onto the packing table 0:50 Labeling of the individual cantaloupes and of the box 1:12 Packed boxes are transferred to the adjacent trailer and palletized 1:20 Forced-air cooling and gravity fed storage shelves