Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Agrograde Installs Automated Onion Grader at Maharashtra Market
Agrograde has installed a machine that sorts onions automatically in Pimpalgaon, Maharashtra.
Pimpalgaon is an important place for selling and exporting onions.
The machine can grade as many as 10 tonnes of onions every hour.
The company says it needs nearly 80% less grading labour than manual sorting.
It also says the machine can sort onions with up to 99% accuracy.
Special technology is intended to reduce damage to the onions’ outer skin.
Agrograde has made a movable version that can travel between farms and storage facilities.
The company says it has deployed more than 130 machines in 14 Indian states.
Agrograde installed its GradePlus Pro onion grading system at a farmer producer company in Pimpalgaon, Nashik district.
The system can process up to 10 tonnes of onions per hour, according to the company.
Agrograde says the machine can reduce grading labour requirements by nearly 80% and achieve up to 99% accuracy.
Its Wave Motion Technology is designed to reduce scuffing and peeling during mechanical handling.
Agrograde has also developed a tractor-mounted version for use across farms, packhouses, cold storages and mandis.
- Who
- Agrograde installed the system at a farmer producer company in Pimpalgaon.
- What
- The company deployed its GradePlus Pro automated onion grading system.
- When
- The installation was reported on August 19, 2026.
- Where
- Pimpalgaon, Nashik district, Maharashtra, India.
- Why
- The system is intended to improve onion grading efficiency, reduce labour needs and limit mechanical damage during post-harvest handling.
- System
- GradePlus Pro automated onion grading system
- Location
- Pimpalgaon, Nashik district, Maharashtra
- Processing capacity
- Up to 10 tonnes per hour
- Labour reduction
- Nearly 80% compared with manual grading, according to Agrograde
- Claimed accuracy
- Up to 99%, according to Agrograde
- Cost claim
- Nearly ₹0.05 per kilogram at speeds of up to 200 tonnes per day
- Company footprint
- More than 130 machines deployed across 14 Indian states