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AUTOMATIC bagging machines which minimize weight overfill have been introduced to pack fresh citrus in Florida. At a commercial packinghouse, a machine was analyzed in bagging K-early tangelos (large fruit, low count/bag) and Robinson tangerines (small fruit, large count/bag). A non-parametric statistical computer program was developed to analyze automatic bagging machinery performance. Iterations in the weight-fill mode of operation were analyzed as an inferential indicator of potential product damage through recycling. Mixing of dimensional sizes was investigated to reduce search iterations.