Wild edible berries — fresh whole primary handover

1. Scope and Applicability

This record covers species-qualified fresh whole edible berries gathered from untended terrestrial sources and accepted at a named primary gatherer/preparer handover. Gathering, preparation and storage responsibilities are product-specific foreground collection requirements, not a cultivation model. A commercially named wild berry may be deliberately managed; origin evidence, not the sales label, determines eligibility. The category does not include crop-managed lowbush blueberries, intentionally cultivated berries, dried/frozen goods, jam, juice, pulp, cooked or chemically preserved food, or retail delivery.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.agriculture-forestry-and-fishery-products.forestry-and-logging-products.wild-edible-berries
classification_refs	cpc:3.0:03234
covered_products	Untended gathered fresh whole edible berries, species and fresh accepted state declared.
excluded_products	Managed/cultivated berries; processed, frozen or dried berries; non-edible or ornamental goods; other wild-food categories; packaging, stems/leaves and foreign matter in reference mass.
representative_product	Species-qualified fresh whole untended berries at actual primary handover.
production_route	Owned gathering or attributable purchased gathered feed; actual transfer; conditional debris removal/washing/grading; conditional fresh holding/cooling; presentation and acceptance.
market_state	Fresh whole accepted edible berries, loose or protected packaging, with net mass separate from tare.

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Supply accepted fresh whole wild edible berries at the declared actual primary handover.
How much	1 kg
How well	Declared edible species, untended origin, maturity/grade and fresh state; no foreign matter, stems/leaves or package tare in accepted net mass.
How long or cycle	One defined collection-season and accepted lot; actual trip, preparation, holding and handover periods and stocks are linked.
reference_flow_link	berries_primary_handover

Field	Value
Reference amount	1
Reference product flow	Accepted fresh whole wild berries at primary handover
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	Species and food-use eligibility; untended-source management evidence; contributing source site/season/lot; fresh whole state; maturity/grade; moisture basis; foreign-matter exclusions; net/tare method; actual gate/time; active operations and stock boundary.

The reference links to the real accepted final product card. It is not a guarantee that every edible species is safe without later processing; the declared recipient and intended use must support acceptance. Product identities are resolved to the actual species/state/gate before a final dataset exchange is constructed.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass	reference product	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Accepted net mass is measured using cp_handover on a calibrated scale, gross minus documented container tare, excluded stems/leaves/foreign matter and other goods. Match the same lot, grade, fresh moisture basis and acceptance record; all inventory is per 1 kg reference flow.
actual_units	variable materials, energy and service exchanges	Actual measured property	Recorded unit	Retain concrete numerator units; do not sum fuel mass, electricity energy, water mass and time/transport services into an artificial common kg. Apply only documented compatible conversion; reference normalization does not change a numerator dimension.

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
provisional_range_evidence_policy	all Ranges and actual exchanges	compatible property of each actual exchange	native unit of each actual exchange	All reasoned_estimate Ranges are provisional review prompts for this candidate method, not measured distributions, allowable losses, default quantities or emission factors. Never clip, backfill or force actual records to fit them; investigate state, units, boundary, stocks and evidence when exceeded. Before completing a data package, determine actual quantities and uncertainty from traceable measurements or applicable reviewed quantitative sources. Retain missing amounts, factors and flow identities as gaps that block completeness claims; passing a range screen is not evidence.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Untended standing source berries for owned removal, or actual purchased already gathered fresh berry lots with retained upstream evidence.
starting_condition_role	Natural-source removal interface or purchased technosphere feed, assigned once per physical portion.
product_classification_scope	Fresh whole primary state narrower than CPC 03234; classification does not define route or product identity.
recursive_input_rule	Same-category purchased input is a measured product input retaining an upstream dataset and previous gate; no recursive regeneration or duplicate gathering/removal.
upstream_dataset_requirement	Upstream package or reviewed disclosed substitute for purchased berries, utilities, materials and services, with gate and covered operations stated; missing coverage remains a gap.
disclosure	Declare collection ownership, species, untended evidence, sites/seasons/trips, preparation/cooling, gate, stocks, joint output and shared service scope, exclusions and unmeasured losses.

Boundary Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_untended	source eligibility	Prove untended gathering with species, source site and management history; exclude intentionally managed/cultivated berry production even when marketed as wild. Land tenure or collection permission alone does not prove untended origin.	unsd-cpc3-wild-berries; umaine-managed-wild-blueberries
boundary_owned_removal	gather and purchased feed	One portion has one removal owner: owned source collection records natural input and gathering burden once; purchased already gathered berries retain the upstream package and bypass source removal. Harvest and resource removal share gather, not duplicate operations.
boundary_route	foreground activities	Activate only operations actually performed before the named primary gate. Collection, transfer, initial preparation, fresh holding and presentation are separate responsibilities; bypassed nodes cannot acquire invented inputs. Jam, juice, pulp, drying, freezing, cooking, retail logistics and customer processing are outside this fresh whole scope.	fao-food-storage
boundary_period_sites	source season and reporting boundary	Declare collection-season, trip/run, preparation and holding periods with opening/closing berry and container stocks, every source site, transfer and gate timestamp. Include attributable unsuccessful trips and changeover/cleaning events; retain noncontributing-trip evidence rather than exclude failures automatically.
boundary_services	shared assets and primary gate	Identify tools, containers, vehicles and cold rooms, owner/service period and every consuming node/lot. Attribute once using observed service drivers; retain replacement/retirement and return-loop records. Do not combine full service datasets and their covered utilities. Packaging ends at real primary handover; later distribution is excluded.
boundary_fresh_state	conditioning and holding	Declare washing/debris removal, accepted species and grades, fresh-state before/after, holding time/temperature and recipients from actual records. No universal washing, chilling, storage-life or yield default. Chemical preservation or any transformed food state is outside this record.	fao-food-storage

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
gather	Gathering and natural removal	conditional	Actual untended source collection occurs; purchased already gathered feed bypasses removal.	Untended berries on plants -> collected fresh whole berries with incidental material -> transfer or primary acceptance.	per 1 kg reference flow
transfer	Collection-area transfer	conditional	An actual owned or attributable pre-gate transfer occurs.	Received fresh collected berries -> same state at preparation or acceptance point.	per 1 kg reference flow
condition	Initial cleaning and grade sorting	conditional	Actual debris removal, washing or classification occurs; no mandatory washing inferred.	Raw whole fresh berries -> accepted fresh whole grade, intended other grades and actual rejects.	per 1 kg reference flow
hold	Fresh holding or cooling	conditional	Actual pre-handover holding/cooling intervention occurs.	Usable fresh whole berries -> retained fresh whole state -> acceptance.	per 1 kg reference flow
handover	Presentation and primary acceptance	required	Every reference lot has a real primary acceptance and declared handover gate; loose handover is permitted.	Fresh whole eligible berries before packing -> net accepted reference output and separately handed-over intended other goods.	per 1 kg reference flow

The production mode is trip/lot-based gathering plus declared preparation runs and holding periods, not assumed continuous cropping. Link transfers, cleaning, changeovers and returns by trip/run/lot id. Actual bypass retains the physical trajectory to handover. Common-input cards are conditional umbrellas, not fixed aggregate flows. Common-input quantitative screens remain unresolved until each concrete exchange has an explicit comparison unit, denominator and reviewed evidence. All non-reference Ranges below are deliberately broad provisional reasoned screens: they are not observed defaults, enforced ceilings, substitutes for missing records or physical yield claims. Zero requires an evidenced absent activity; unknown stays missing.

Process: Gathering and natural removal (gather)

Inputs

Product flows

Waste flows

No separate exchange is assumed; record any actual additional boundary crossing with its identity and measurement evidence.

Elementary flows

Untended berries removed from the natural source (gather_natural_berries)

Record actual species-qualified berry biomass crossing the natural-source boundary once for owned removal. No land-title test, automatic carbon uptake credit or second natural removal for purchased already gathered feed. Attached stems/leaves are identified separately in the collection ledger.

• Selected flow: Untended berries removed from the natural source
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_gather
• Sources: unsd-cpc3-wild-berries
• Range: Provisional non-enforcing reasoned screening estimate
  • Range role: qa_guardrail
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1 kg reference flow
  • Basis kind: reference_flow
  • Evidence kind: reasoned_estimate

Actual incidental non-berry natural material removed (gather_incidental_natural)

Conditionally record only actual physically removed leaves/stems, soil or other natural foreign matter during owned removal, with measured composition and mass separate from berry biomass. Already purchased attached matter is received with product feed, not removed from the environment again. Material left on plants or undisturbed ground never crosses this removal boundary.

• Selected flow: Actual incidental non-berry natural material removed
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_gather
• Range: Provisional non-enforcing reasoned screening estimate
  • Range role: qa_guardrail
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1 kg reference flow
  • Basis kind: reference_flow
  • Evidence kind: reasoned_estimate

Outputs

Product flows

Fresh whole wild berries as collected (gather_collected_berries)

Species/origin-qualified fresh whole collected berries, including measured incidental matter only if identified separately, pass to transfer, conditioning, holding or handover. This internal handoff is not a second final product.

• Selected flow: Fresh whole wild berries as collected
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_gather
• Sources: unsd-cpc3-wild-berries
• Range: Provisional non-enforcing reasoned screening estimate
  • Range role: qa_guardrail
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1 kg reference flow
  • Basis kind: reference_flow
  • Evidence kind: reasoned_estimate

Waste flows

Collection rejects and incidental residues to actual management (gather_residues)

This waste card covers only actually removed berries, stems/leaves or foreign matter delivered to an external technosphere waste-management recipient, with wet mass, composition and treatment destination. Direct return to the natural environment belongs separately to gather_returned_natural, never duplicated for the same portion. Material left on plants or undisturbed ground is neither removal nor collection waste.

• Selected flow: Collection rejects and incidental residues to actual management
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_gather
• Sources: unsd-cpc3-wild-berries
• Range: Provisional non-enforcing reasoned screening estimate
  • Range role: qa_guardrail
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1 kg reference flow
  • Basis kind: reference_flow
  • Evidence kind: reasoned_estimate

Elementary flows

Actual removed material returned directly to the environment (gather_returned_natural)

Only actual removed berry or incidental material physically returned to a documented receiving natural compartment is recorded here, with composition, mass, location and timing; do not infer a pollutant or emission UUID. The same portion has one destination: direct return here or external technosphere waste management, never both. Uncollected material remaining on the plant/ground is neither removal nor return.

• Selected flow: Actual removed material returned directly to the environment
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_gather
• Range: Provisional non-enforcing reasoned screening estimate
  • Range role: qa_guardrail
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1 kg reference flow
  • Basis kind: reference_flow
  • Evidence kind: reasoned_estimate

Process: Collection-area transfer (transfer)

Inputs

Product flows

Transferred fresh berries (transfer_feed)

Record each actual internal or purchased input once, source lot, state, net/gross/foreign matter and previous gate. Purchased feed carries an upstream dataset; do not repeat gathering or pair it with a second natural-resource input for the same portion.

• Selected flow: Transferred fresh berries
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_transfer
• Range: Provisional non-enforcing reasoned screening estimate
  • Range role: qa_guardrail
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1 kg reference flow
  • Basis kind: reference_flow
  • Evidence kind: reasoned_estimate

Waste flows

No separate exchange is assumed; record any actual additional boundary crossing with its identity and measurement evidence.

Elementary flows

No separate exchange is assumed; record any actual additional boundary crossing with its identity and measurement evidence.

Outputs

Product flows

Fresh whole berries at transfer destination (transfer_berries)

Measure actual fresh whole berries reaching the next active node or handover; record species/grade and moisture basis. Preserve measured internal quantities instead of setting each intermediate to the 1 kg final reference.

• Selected flow: Fresh whole berries at transfer destination
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_transfer
• Range: Provisional non-enforcing reasoned screening estimate
  • Range role: qa_guardrail
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1 kg reference flow
  • Basis kind: reference_flow
  • Evidence kind: reasoned_estimate

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Process: Initial cleaning and grade sorting (condition)

Inputs

Product flows

Raw fresh berries received for initial conditioning (condition_feed)

Record each actual internal or purchased input once, source lot, state, net/gross/foreign matter and previous gate. Purchased feed carries an upstream dataset; do not repeat gathering or pair it with a second natural-resource input for the same portion.

• Selected flow: Raw fresh berries received for initial conditioning
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_condition
• Range: Provisional non-enforcing reasoned screening estimate
  • Range role: qa_guardrail
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1 kg reference flow
  • Basis kind: reference_flow
  • Evidence kind: reasoned_estimate

Waste flows

No separate exchange is assumed; record any actual additional boundary crossing with its identity and measurement evidence.

Elementary flows

No separate exchange is assumed; record any actual additional boundary crossing with its identity and measurement evidence.

Outputs

Product flows

Conditioned accepted fresh whole wild berries (condition_berries)

Measure actual fresh whole berries reaching the next active node or handover; record species/grade and moisture basis. Preserve measured internal quantities instead of setting each intermediate to the 1 kg final reference.

• Selected flow: Conditioned accepted fresh whole wild berries
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_condition
• Range: Provisional non-enforcing reasoned screening estimate
  • Range role: qa_guardrail
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1 kg reference flow
  • Basis kind: reference_flow
  • Evidence kind: reasoned_estimate

Intended other-grade berries at their actual handoff (condition_other_goods)

Only goods intentionally accepted for another grade or declared downstream use with a documented recipient. Their fresh or damaged state and gate differ from the reference as recorded. An internal downgrade subsequently delivered at handover is one product trajectory, not two final outputs; disposal is waste.

• Selected flow: Intended other-grade berries at their actual handoff
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_condition
• Range: Provisional non-enforcing reasoned screening estimate
  • Range role: qa_guardrail
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1 kg reference flow
  • Basis kind: reference_flow
  • Evidence kind: reasoned_estimate

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Process: Fresh holding or cooling (hold)

Inputs

Product flows

Fresh whole berries received for holding (hold_feed)

Record each actual internal or purchased input once, source lot, state, net/gross/foreign matter and previous gate. Purchased feed carries an upstream dataset; do not repeat gathering or pair it with a second natural-resource input for the same portion.

• Selected flow: Fresh whole berries received for holding
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_hold
• Range: Provisional non-enforcing reasoned screening estimate
  • Range role: qa_guardrail
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1 kg reference flow
  • Basis kind: reference_flow
  • Evidence kind: reasoned_estimate

Waste flows

No separate exchange is assumed; record any actual additional boundary crossing with its identity and measurement evidence.

Elementary flows

No separate exchange is assumed; record any actual additional boundary crossing with its identity and measurement evidence.

Outputs

Product flows

Fresh whole berries after holding (hold_berries)

Measure actual fresh whole berries reaching the next active node or handover; record species/grade and moisture basis. Preserve measured internal quantities instead of setting each intermediate to the 1 kg final reference.

• Selected flow: Fresh whole berries after holding
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_hold
• Range: Provisional non-enforcing reasoned screening estimate
  • Range role: qa_guardrail
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1 kg reference flow
  • Basis kind: reference_flow
  • Evidence kind: reasoned_estimate

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Process: Presentation and primary acceptance (handover)

Inputs

Product flows

Fresh whole berries received for primary acceptance (handover_feed)

Record each actual internal or purchased input once, source lot, state, net/gross/foreign matter and previous gate. Purchased feed carries an upstream dataset; do not repeat gathering or pair it with a second natural-resource input for the same portion.

• Selected flow: Fresh whole berries received for primary acceptance
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_handover
• Range: Provisional non-enforcing reasoned screening estimate
  • Range role: qa_guardrail
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1 kg reference flow
  • Basis kind: reference_flow
  • Evidence kind: reasoned_estimate

Waste flows

No separate exchange is assumed; record any actual additional boundary crossing with its identity and measurement evidence.

Elementary flows

No separate exchange is assumed; record any actual additional boundary crossing with its identity and measurement evidence.

Outputs

Product flows

Intended other-grade berries at their actual handoff (handover_other_goods)

Only goods intentionally accepted for another grade or declared downstream use with a documented recipient. Their fresh or damaged state and gate differ from the reference as recorded. An internal downgrade subsequently delivered at handover is one product trajectory, not two final outputs; disposal is waste.

• Selected flow: Intended other-grade berries at their actual handoff
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_handover
• Range: Provisional non-enforcing reasoned screening estimate
  • Range role: qa_guardrail
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: per 1 kg reference flow
  • Basis kind: reference_flow
  • Evidence kind: reasoned_estimate

Accepted fresh whole wild berries at primary handover (berries_primary_handover)

The sole final reference lot: net accepted fresh whole berries from a proved untended source, at the named actual primary handover. Exclude stems/leaves/foreign matter, packaging and other grades. Acceptance record and calibrated gross/tare weighings determine the real denominator.

• Selected flow: Accepted fresh whole wild berries at primary handover
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: 1 kg
• Value mode: Fixed value (fixed_value)
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: reference_flow
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_handover
• Range: Declared reference-output normalization identity
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1
  • Upper: 1
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: (R/R) × 1 kg = 1 kg for matched positive accepted net final mass R; normalization identity only
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)

Reference normalization identity: Let R > 0 kg be the actual accepted net final product mass measured under the linked collection protocol for the same lot, boundary and period, excluding packaging, rejects and other products. Its normalized reference output is (R/R) × 1 kg = 1 kg. The 1..1 interval verifies that identity; it does not describe yield or uncertainty in the underlying measurement of R. Retain those measurements and their uncertainty independently.

Waste flows

Elementary flows

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocate_outputs	all intended outputs	First separate independently measured operations and their intended output handoffs. For inseparable joint gathering, assign documented causal collector-time/service shares where evidenced; otherwise use measured fresh berry mass shares only for comparable fresh goods at the same actual split. Incomparable states require explicit reviewed method and sensitivity, not automatic mass or revenue allocation. Disposal residues receive no assumed sale/substitution credit.
allocate_shared	shared trips, infrastructure and periods	Record all consumers and real service period; prioritize measured trip/time, container-turn or occupied cold-room capacity-time drivers for attributable shared service. Preserve unsuccessful attributable trip burden and opening/closing stocks through the correct season. Reconcile all shares to the original whole once; no equal-site averages without contribution evidence.
allocate_rejects	condition, hold and handover	Link every damaged, leaking, spoiled or off-grade state to its producing node and actual return, re-sort, intended other-grade sale or disposal recipient. Internal recirculation retains accumulated burden and additional work, never credits a second output. Fresh intended other goods have one ultimate handoff; unresolved rejects cannot enter accepted net reference mass.

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_residual_precedence	remaining common burden with no specified primary branch	Resolve any study-specific joint-product instruction in this PCR that has no specified primary branch using this precedence; retain an already explicitly prescribed category-specific primary method. First directly assign separable output-specific activities. For the remaining common burden B, use a physical driver d_i only when measured operation or biological-service records demonstrate the causal consumption represented by that driver. A product being weighable, valuable or lower grade alone is insufficient; do not switch arbitrarily between area, time, mass and revenue. For comparable grades receiving the same common handling, measured processed mass is applicable only with the same service demand, state and moisture basis demonstrated. Share a_i=d_i/sum(d_j); B_i=Ba_i. If no defensible causal physical driver exists for that common operation, use gate- and period-matched economic shares a_i=(q_ip_i)/sum(q_j*p_j), with the complete independently intended output set, compatible quantity/price units, currency, representative prices and values before output-specific downstream processing. Missing price or denominator evidence makes the allocated result incomplete, not a zero-priced product or a single-output system. Report shares summing to one and sensitivity to a material alternative; an alternative is not an interchangeable primary result. Waste, retained residues and internal transfers receive no co-product share, while their attributable production/handling burdens remain with the producing saleable route. Retain unallocated physical quantities and mass balances separately. This branch gives no automatic substitution credit; any separately scoped substitution analysis retains the gross inventory and its actual displaced-function evidence.	ghg-protocol-product-standard-2011

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Specific input identification before dataset completion

Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default.

requirement_id	collection_protocol_id	Preserved collection scope
gather_common_inputs_specific_input	cp_gather	Operation gather: One conditional umbrella covers actual fuel/electricity, picking containers/tools, access and attributable equipment or collector service. Record concrete provider, material, property/unit and service scope; do not also count inclusive outsourced service components. Original quantity method: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol.
transfer_common_inputs_specific_input	cp_transfer	Operation transfer: One conditional common-input umbrella: actual utilities, supplied water, materials, equipment and services are disaggregated only in the concrete ledger. Retain real unit, provider and duty. Record packaging mass, reusable container ownership, turns, losses and cleaning when applicable; a complete outsourced service excludes its already covered inputs. Original quantity method: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol.
condition_common_inputs_specific_input	cp_condition	Operation condition: One conditional common-input umbrella: actual utilities, supplied water, materials, equipment and services are disaggregated only in the concrete ledger. Retain real unit, provider and duty. Record packaging mass, reusable container ownership, turns, losses and cleaning when applicable; a complete outsourced service excludes its already covered inputs. Original quantity method: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol.
hold_common_inputs_specific_input	cp_hold	Operation hold: One conditional common-input umbrella: actual utilities, supplied water, materials, equipment and services are disaggregated only in the concrete ledger. Retain real unit, provider and duty. Record packaging mass, reusable container ownership, turns, losses and cleaning when applicable; a complete outsourced service excludes its already covered inputs. Original quantity method: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol.
handover_common_inputs_specific_input	cp_handover	Operation handover: One conditional common-input umbrella: actual utilities, supplied water, materials, equipment and services are disaggregated only in the concrete ledger. Retain real unit, provider and duty. Record packaging mass, reusable container ownership, turns, losses and cleaning when applicable; a complete outsourced service excludes its already covered inputs. Original quantity method: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol.

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_gather	gather	all actual node exchanges	measured linked ledger	species; source sites; management history; season; trip/run id and time; successful/unsuccessful effort; removed berry mass; separate incidental non-berry natural material composition/mass and removal origin; directly returned natural compartment/location/time/mass; external waste recipient; collected mass; rejects/return destination; actual inputs/provider/unit; named emissions/compartment/activity/factor; equipment/service scope	Trace source observations and management declaration independently of sales label; calibrated lot weighing and timed trip logs, invoices, meter/service records and actual named-substance emission measurement or activity-factor evidence. gather_common_inputs_specific_input: Operation gather: One conditional umbrella covers actual fuel/electricity, picking containers/tools, access and attributable equipment or collector service. Record concrete provider, material, property/unit and service scope; do not also count inclusive outsourced service components. Original quantity method: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol. Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default. gather_direct_emissions_specific_emission: Only separately owned actual emissions from equipment or operations: report named substance/particle class, receiving compartment, activity and supported factor or measurement. No unspecified berry biomass or unknown loss as pollutant; avoid inclusive service and upstream combustion duplication. Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol. This is a mandatory emission-identification requirement, not an aggregate elementary exchange. Identify every applicable substance and actual receiving compartment separately, with compatible units, measured activity or justified calculation method, parameter applicability and uncertainty. Preserve the original operation, period, allocation and final-reference normalization. Reconcile direct and indirect pathways and upstream coverage once; do not substitute total nitrogen, total combustion emissions or a generic pollutant for a named compound. Separately document actual environmental returns, with their material and destination, if relevant. Before dataset completeness create each required specific exchange, confirm a compatible UUID or explicitly retain its unresolved identity. Missing records do not establish zero or inapplicability.	kg and actual exchange units	each trip/lot/run and event	complete declared season and holding period, including stocks and unsuccessful trips	every actual contributor site and node	per 1 kg reference flow	calibration, origin/acceptance evidence, timestamps, service scope, contributor and destination reconciliations
cp_transfer	transfer	all actual node exchanges	measured linked ledger	incoming/outgoing lot and fresh state; source/recipient node; distance/time/loading; gross/tare/foreign matter; caught juice/spill and destination; inputs/service boundaries; named emissions and activity/factors	Weigh dispatch/receipt on calibrated scales, link trip/load logs and route scope; meter actual inputs or retain supplier service evidence. Record real spills and separately owned exhaust, never inclusive service duplication. transfer_common_inputs_specific_input: Operation transfer: One conditional common-input umbrella: actual utilities, supplied water, materials, equipment and services are disaggregated only in the concrete ledger. Retain real unit, provider and duty. Record packaging mass, reusable container ownership, turns, losses and cleaning when applicable; a complete outsourced service excludes its already covered inputs. Original quantity method: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol. Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default. transfer_direct_emissions_specific_emission: Conditional actual separately owned named emissions, including equipment exhaust, refrigerant leakage or water to air only when independently evidenced and identified. Record substance, compartment, activity/factor or direct measurement. Unknown mass imbalance or mixed leaked juice is not a water-vapour identity. Do not duplicate inclusive services or upstream inventories. Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol. This is a mandatory emission-identification requirement, not an aggregate elementary exchange. Identify every applicable substance and actual receiving compartment separately, with compatible units, measured activity or justified calculation method, parameter applicability and uncertainty. Preserve the original operation, period, allocation and final-reference normalization. Reconcile direct and indirect pathways and upstream coverage once; do not substitute total nitrogen, total combustion emissions or a generic pollutant for a named compound. Separately document actual environmental returns, with their material and destination, if relevant. Before dataset completeness create each required specific exchange, confirm a compatible UUID or explicitly retain its unresolved identity. Missing records do not establish zero or inapplicability. transfer_waste_specific_output: Record actual damaged/spoiled berries, leaves/stems/foreign matter, caught juice, spent packaging or wastewater by origin, composition and recipient treatment. Distinguish intended other goods from disposal and liquid discharge from air emissions. No universal loss factor; recovered internal material re-enters its actual node with accumulated burden. Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol. This is a mandatory output-identification requirement, not an aggregate exchange. Preserve every actual co-product, reject, packaging waste and treatment stream in this operation. Before dataset completeness create separate cards for physically distinct streams, with actual material/state, quantity, destination and Product/Waste role. A genuinely mixed waste stream may remain one physically defined mixture with measured composition; do not invent separation or count its components again. Keep unlike units separate, retain the original allocation and reference normalization, and reconcile the output balance. Identify actual functions before co-product allocation; waste does not acquire a co-product share merely by having mass. Confirm a compatible UUID or explicitly retain its unresolved identity. Missing records never establish zero or exclusion.	kg and actual exchange units	each trip/lot/run and event	complete declared season and holding period, including stocks and unsuccessful trips	every actual contributor site and node	per 1 kg reference flow	calibration, origin/acceptance evidence, timestamps, service scope, contributor and destination reconciliations
cp_condition	condition	all actual node exchanges	measured linked ledger	incoming fresh lot; cleaning/washing active status; maturity/grade rules; accepted grade, intended other goods/recipient; stems/leaves/foreign matter; damaged berries; caught juice/wastewater destination; re-sort/return origin; supplied inputs; named substance/compartment/activity/factor	Calibrated before/after net weighing plus actual grade acceptance records; separately weigh foreign matter, other goods, rejects and liquids. Link washing meters, cleaning/run changeovers, supplier services and actual direct-emission evidence. condition_common_inputs_specific_input: Operation condition: One conditional common-input umbrella: actual utilities, supplied water, materials, equipment and services are disaggregated only in the concrete ledger. Retain real unit, provider and duty. Record packaging mass, reusable container ownership, turns, losses and cleaning when applicable; a complete outsourced service excludes its already covered inputs. Original quantity method: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol. Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default. condition_direct_emissions_specific_emission: Conditional actual separately owned named emissions, including equipment exhaust, refrigerant leakage or water to air only when independently evidenced and identified. Record substance, compartment, activity/factor or direct measurement. Unknown mass imbalance or mixed leaked juice is not a water-vapour identity. Do not duplicate inclusive services or upstream inventories. Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol. This is a mandatory emission-identification requirement, not an aggregate elementary exchange. Identify every applicable substance and actual receiving compartment separately, with compatible units, measured activity or justified calculation method, parameter applicability and uncertainty. Preserve the original operation, period, allocation and final-reference normalization. Reconcile direct and indirect pathways and upstream coverage once; do not substitute total nitrogen, total combustion emissions or a generic pollutant for a named compound. Separately document actual environmental returns, with their material and destination, if relevant. Before dataset completeness create each required specific exchange, confirm a compatible UUID or explicitly retain its unresolved identity. Missing records do not establish zero or inapplicability. condition_waste_specific_output: Record actual damaged/spoiled berries, leaves/stems/foreign matter, caught juice, spent packaging or wastewater by origin, composition and recipient treatment. Distinguish intended other goods from disposal and liquid discharge from air emissions. No universal loss factor; recovered internal material re-enters its actual node with accumulated burden. Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol. This is a mandatory output-identification requirement, not an aggregate exchange. Preserve every actual co-product, reject, packaging waste and treatment stream in this operation. Before dataset completeness create separate cards for physically distinct streams, with actual material/state, quantity, destination and Product/Waste role. A genuinely mixed waste stream may remain one physically defined mixture with measured composition; do not invent separation or count its components again. Keep unlike units separate, retain the original allocation and reference normalization, and reconcile the output balance. Identify actual functions before co-product allocation; waste does not acquire a co-product share merely by having mass. Confirm a compatible UUID or explicitly retain its unresolved identity. Missing records never establish zero or exclusion.	kg and actual exchange units	each trip/lot/run and event	complete declared season and holding period, including stocks and unsuccessful trips	every actual contributor site and node	per 1 kg reference flow	calibration, origin/acceptance evidence, timestamps, service scope, contributor and destination reconciliations
cp_hold	hold	all actual node exchanges	measured linked ledger	lot; before/after fresh state; time/temperature; opening/closing stocks; occupied capacity-time; energy/material/services; spoiled/damaged berries, liquid and destination; measured moisture change; refrigerant/substance/compartment and activity/factor	Use stock/lot records and calibrated receipt/exit weighings with actual holding logs and metered or evidenced shared service drivers. Identify moisture change independently; use refrigerant balances or named direct measurement/activity-factor evidence when real. hold_common_inputs_specific_input: Operation hold: One conditional common-input umbrella: actual utilities, supplied water, materials, equipment and services are disaggregated only in the concrete ledger. Retain real unit, provider and duty. Record packaging mass, reusable container ownership, turns, losses and cleaning when applicable; a complete outsourced service excludes its already covered inputs. Original quantity method: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol. Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default. hold_direct_emissions_specific_emission: Conditional actual separately owned named emissions, including equipment exhaust, refrigerant leakage or water to air only when independently evidenced and identified. Record substance, compartment, activity/factor or direct measurement. Unknown mass imbalance or mixed leaked juice is not a water-vapour identity. Do not duplicate inclusive services or upstream inventories. Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol. This is a mandatory emission-identification requirement, not an aggregate elementary exchange. Identify every applicable substance and actual receiving compartment separately, with compatible units, measured activity or justified calculation method, parameter applicability and uncertainty. Preserve the original operation, period, allocation and final-reference normalization. Reconcile direct and indirect pathways and upstream coverage once; do not substitute total nitrogen, total combustion emissions or a generic pollutant for a named compound. Separately document actual environmental returns, with their material and destination, if relevant. Before dataset completeness create each required specific exchange, confirm a compatible UUID or explicitly retain its unresolved identity. Missing records do not establish zero or inapplicability. hold_waste_specific_output: Record actual damaged/spoiled berries, leaves/stems/foreign matter, caught juice, spent packaging or wastewater by origin, composition and recipient treatment. Distinguish intended other goods from disposal and liquid discharge from air emissions. No universal loss factor; recovered internal material re-enters its actual node with accumulated burden. Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol. This is a mandatory output-identification requirement, not an aggregate exchange. Preserve every actual co-product, reject, packaging waste and treatment stream in this operation. Before dataset completeness create separate cards for physically distinct streams, with actual material/state, quantity, destination and Product/Waste role. A genuinely mixed waste stream may remain one physically defined mixture with measured composition; do not invent separation or count its components again. Keep unlike units separate, retain the original allocation and reference normalization, and reconcile the output balance. Identify actual functions before co-product allocation; waste does not acquire a co-product share merely by having mass. Confirm a compatible UUID or explicitly retain its unresolved identity. Missing records never establish zero or exclusion.	kg and actual exchange units	each trip/lot/run and event	complete declared season and holding period, including stocks and unsuccessful trips	every actual contributor site and node	per 1 kg reference flow	calibration, origin/acceptance evidence, timestamps, service scope, contributor and destination reconciliations
cp_handover	handover	all actual node exchanges	measured linked ledger	species; eligibility; untended origin; accepted lot/grade/fresh moisture; primary gate/time; gross mass; measured container tare; excluded stems/leaves/foreign matter; other-goods mass/recipient; accepted net mass; packaging material/mass/reuse turns/losses/cleaning; returns and waste destination; actual utilities/service; named emissions/compartment/activity/factor	Weigh the accepted fresh whole lot on a calibrated scale, subtract documented tare and excluded parts, reconcile the same species/grade/lot with the actual acceptance record. Record packaging/reuse and separate other-goods handoffs, returns, waste and actual direct-emission evidence. handover_common_inputs_specific_input: Operation handover: One conditional common-input umbrella: actual utilities, supplied water, materials, equipment and services are disaggregated only in the concrete ledger. Retain real unit, provider and duty. Record packaging mass, reusable container ownership, turns, losses and cleaning when applicable; a complete outsourced service excludes its already covered inputs. Original quantity method: Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol. Identify the actual input for this operation from supplier specifications, equipment and primary records. This is a mandatory collection requirement, not an exchange. Before dataset completeness, represent each used material, formulated product, carrier or independently purchased service by one physically specific card with its native quantity/property; confirm a compatible UUID, or retain an explicit unresolved identity and do not claim a fully linked dataset. Do not substitute a conditional example for an unknown actual input, invent a recipe, omit required use or infer zero from missing records. Attribute shared use, reusable assets and inclusive services once; preserve the original stage/period and measured throughput link to final reference output. The former aggregate range is not a component limit or consumption default. handover_direct_emissions_specific_emission: Conditional actual separately owned named emissions, including equipment exhaust, refrigerant leakage or water to air only when independently evidenced and identified. Record substance, compartment, activity/factor or direct measurement. Unknown mass imbalance or mixed leaked juice is not a water-vapour identity. Do not duplicate inclusive services or upstream inventories. Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol. This is a mandatory emission-identification requirement, not an aggregate elementary exchange. Identify every applicable substance and actual receiving compartment separately, with compatible units, measured activity or justified calculation method, parameter applicability and uncertainty. Preserve the original operation, period, allocation and final-reference normalization. Reconcile direct and indirect pathways and upstream coverage once; do not substitute total nitrogen, total combustion emissions or a generic pollutant for a named compound. Separately document actual environmental returns, with their material and destination, if relevant. Before dataset completeness create each required specific exchange, confirm a compatible UUID or explicitly retain its unresolved identity. Missing records do not establish zero or inapplicability. handover_waste_specific_output: Record actual damaged/spoiled berries, leaves/stems/foreign matter, caught juice, spent packaging or wastewater by origin, composition and recipient treatment. Distinguish intended other goods from disposal and liquid discharge from air emissions. No universal loss factor; recovered internal material re-enters its actual node with accumulated burden. Measured attributable quantity from the linked protocol. This is a mandatory output-identification requirement, not an aggregate exchange. Preserve every actual co-product, reject, packaging waste and treatment stream in this operation. Before dataset completeness create separate cards for physically distinct streams, with actual material/state, quantity, destination and Product/Waste role. A genuinely mixed waste stream may remain one physically defined mixture with measured composition; do not invent separation or count its components again. Keep unlike units separate, retain the original allocation and reference normalization, and reconcile the output balance. Identify actual functions before co-product allocation; waste does not acquire a co-product share merely by having mass. Confirm a compatible UUID or explicitly retain its unresolved identity. Missing records never establish zero or exclusion.	kg and actual exchange units	each trip/lot/run and event	complete declared season and holding period, including stocks and unsuccessful trips	every actual contributor site and node	per 1 kg reference flow	calibration, origin/acceptance evidence, timestamps, service scope, contributor and destination reconciliations

Retain a linked common site/season/trip/lot/asset ledger: enumerate every contributor, opening/closing stocks, unsuccessful trip and actual changeover, asset owner/life/service period/replacement/retirement, every consumer and allocation driver. Keep excluded sites and periods with the reason and evidence. This ledger supports the node protocols without inventing another exchange or equal-weight site mean.

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
normalize_observed	all inventory rows	Divide the attributable actual exchange in its own unit by the accepted net final berry mass in kg; report per 1 kg reference flow. The final reference output is 1 kg; measure every internal transfer independently.	cp_gather; cp_transfer; cp_condition; cp_hold; cp_handover	reference-normalized exchange
reconcile_node_mass	all actual material nodes	Reconcile measured received material and opening stock against actual outgoing berries, independently classified other goods/rejects/liquids/foreign matter, identified moisture change and closing stock. Do not force the residual to evaporation or an emission.	cp_gather; cp_transfer; cp_condition; cp_hold; cp_handover	physical ledger and explicit unresolved imbalance

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
quality_origin	all berry lots	Verify edible species/intended use and untended source independently of commercial wild name; reject managed/cultivated origin from this scope.	source observation, management history and linked lot acceptance
quality_completeness	nodes, sites and periods	Account for active/bypassed nodes, purchased-feed burden, all contributors, unsuccessful trips, stock transitions, other goods, rework/rejects and service coverage; gaps remain explicit, not zero.	complete linked protocols and physical/financial service reconciliation
quality_identity_units	each concrete exchange	Resolve actual identity and compatible property/unit/provider/gate/compartment; no generic service-kg or automatic water-vapour match. Disclose provisional screens, factor sources and uncertainty.	verified identity/support records and measurement/factor provenance
quality_representativeness	aggregated sites/seasons	Use actual accepted-mass/source-service contribution weighting under comparable declared species/grade/gate and period scope; disclose exclusions and sensitivity. Do not generalize a limited sample to every wild species.	contributor roster, weighted source ledger and coverage statement
dq_range_units_evidence	concrete exchanges in variable-unit cards	Establish any quantitative screen only after identifying its concrete exchange, reference property, explicit comparison unit and denominator, applicability, reviewed evidence and derivation. Preserve a unit conversion record that converts value and both bounds consistently; test the same physical quantity identically in equivalent units. Keep unresolved screens explicit and do not use them as amounts or completeness evidence.	linked collection protocols; property/unit and conversion records; compatible evidence and derivation; unresolved-screen register

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_origin	source and reference	Require species/edible eligibility, untended-origin management evidence, site/season/lot, actual primary gate and declared maturity/grade/moisture. Marketing wild, forest location or legal access alone is insufficient; unknown origin remains a gap.	unsd-cpc3-wild-berries; umaine-managed-wild-blueberries
validate_mass	all inventory rows	Use the same accepted net final lot denominator for every row; reference output is 1 kg, excluded tare/debris and other goods stay separate. Reconcile feed, berries, rejects, caught juice, identified moisture change and stocks per node; unexplained difference stays a data gap, not zero or invented water vapour.
validate_route_handoffs	processes and grade outputs	Evidence each active/bypassed process and every output destination. Preserve actual intermediate mass and map re-sort/return loops without repeated final goods. Reject processed or frozen reference states, and declare actual conditions rather than infer a universal fresh-holding regime.
validate_attribution	trip, site, period and infrastructure	Check complete contributor roster and species/season/gate compatibility, source contribution weights, unsuccessful trips, changeovers, asset periods, stocks, replacements and all output shares. Sum allocated records to the original measured total; document exclusions and representativeness limitations.
validate_exchanges	all concrete exchanges	Resolve actual material/service/substance, flow type, gate/provider/destination, property and unit before producing final exchanges. Verify fixed UUID details and support rows; semantic umbrellas are not concrete UUIDs. Preserve inclusive service boundaries and specific direct-emission evidence.
validate_ranges	all provisional screens	Every Range except the 1..1 reference normalization is a broad provisional reasoned screening interval, not observations, substitute defaults, limits or a rejection threshold. Values outside trigger evidence review, never clipping. Zero requires documented inactive/absent exchange; unknown is missing.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Species/route/gate-qualified foreground data package for fresh whole wild berries.
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset
allowed_use	Primary fresh berry supply inputs at the stated gate and actual comparable species/grade/origin, with downstream food processing modelled separately.
excluded_use	Cultivated/managed wild-labelled berry proxy; universal food safety, freezing/drying/juice/jam inventory; automatic natural carbon credit or gate-equivalent retail product.
required_metadata	Species, food-use eligibility, source management/origin, sites/seasons/trips/lots, fresh grade/maturity/moisture, actual gate, net/tare, active node ledger, stocks, upstream scope and attribution.
required_quality_disclosure	Identity and unit gaps, coverage/exclusions, unsuccessful trips and missing records, losses/unknown imbalance, joint-output method, asset and site weights, provisional Range and factor uncertainty.
update_trigger	Change in origin management, species/state/grade/gate, preparation/holding/service regime, contributors/season/assets, allocation evidence or identity/measurement support.

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
unsd-cpc3-wild-berries	official_guidance	https://unstats.un.org/UNSDWebsite/statcom/session_56/documents/BG-3o-Explanatory_Notes_of_the_Central_Product_Classification_Version3-E.pdf	CPC 3.0 03234 explanation: untended gathering, not intentional crop management; no numerical defaults.
umaine-managed-wild-blueberries	extension_guidance	https://extension.umaine.edu/blueberries/about/	Commercial wild label may describe managed pruning/crop cycles; eligibility distinction only, not wild gathering quantities.
fao-food-storage	official_guidance	https://www.fao.org/4/W6864E/w6864e06.htm	Fresh perishability and processing-state distinction; actual holding/handling protocols are declared here, no source example shelf-life, loss or temperature transferred.
ghg-protocol-product-standard-2011	standard	WRI/WBCSD, Product Life Cycle Accounting and Reporting Standard (2011), Chapter 9, https://ghgprotocol.org/sites/default/files/standards/Product-Life-Cycle-Accounting-Reporting-Standard_041613.pdf	General allocation hierarchy and comparable-gate economic basis. Applicability conditions and the explicit residual branch are this PCR's method convention; no product-specific causal coefficient, price or output quantity is prescribed by this source.