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  2. Title 7 - Agriculture
  3. Subtitle B - REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
  4. Chapter I - AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
  5. Subchapter C - REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946 AND THE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT
  6. Part 51 - FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND OTHER PRODUCTS (INSPECTION, CERTIFICATION, AND STANDARDS)
  7. Subpart FF - United States Standards for Grades of Onions (Other Than Bermuda-Granex-Grano and Creole Types)
  8. Topic - Size Classifications
  9. 7 CFR § 51.2836
7 CFR § 51.2836
Size classifications
July 6, 2020
CFR

The size of onions may be specified in accordance with one of the following classifications.

Open Table
Size designation Minimum diameter Maximum diameter
Inches Millimeters Inches Millimeters
Small 1 25.4 21⁄4 57.2
Repacker/Prepacker1 13⁄4 44.5 3 76.2
Medium 2 50.8 31⁄4 82.6
Large or Jumbo 3 76.2 (2)
Colossal 33⁄4 95.3 (2)

1In addition to the sizes specified, a lot of onions designated as Repacker or Prepacker shall contain at least 60 percent or more 2 inches or larger in diameter.

2No requirement.

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