After harvest, the second central level of price formation begins: further processing.
Here, a harvested raw product is transformed into a product that can be inspected, sorted, processed, and prepared for distribution.
Processing costs include all services necessary to bring a product from the state of "harvested" to the state of "ready for distribution."
This level often takes place in collection warehouses, packing houses, or processing facilities.
The first step after harvest is the intake of goods into the system.
This is where it is decided:
This level is crucial for trust and traceability.
After inspection, sorting follows.
This work ensures that products:
In many cases, a product is not yet finished after harvest.
This level represents the transition from:
→ agricultural production
→ to a finished food product
It belongs neither entirely to the farm nor to packaging but forms its own stage.
You can find more details on the page Further Processing.
Collection warehouses and packhouses perform central tasks.
This is where the structure is created that later enables distribution.
This level is particularly important in the TEIKEI context, as it makes communal logistics possible in the first place.
Products are brought into their final form.
This is where the concrete unit that will later be distributed is created.
The final step in processing is preparation for transport.
This level connects processing and logistics.
Without processing, there would be:
This level makes it visible that between harvest and use, there is an independent, labor-intensive phase.
In the TEIKEI context, processing is not just a technical step.
It is part of a shared infrastructure.
Collection warehouses, packhouses, and processing sites become nodes in the network:
After processing, the next level follows:
Packaging.
Here, it is decided in what form a product can be transported, stored, and used.
One level higher: Price Components
Author: Felix Schröder, with the help of AI (ChatGPT)
Creation: written by Felix Schröder › formatted in Markdown by ChatGPT › published by Felix Schröder › layout adjusted by Claude
Created: 2026-03-30 · Last updated: 2026-10-11 · Questions or feedback? support@teikei.us