Published by Courtney on January 21, 2023 North of 49 procures many grades of fruit from growers and processors from our BC production all the way to California. As we all know fruit bushes do not produce perfect fruit all the time, add weather in and farmers end up with many different grades of fruit. Blueberry that has ripened too fast, heat domes that have crushed the raspberry production, or apple that may have been hit by hail. This adds up over the season and farmers are left with varying grades of fruit. North of 49 procures process grade fruit all the way up to Grade A berries and puts them through our dehydration and milling lines.