| 摘要 |
The present invention encompasses a system and method for tracing a particular load or series of a bulk agricultural commodity throughout the marketing process. The system includes a plurality of tracing caplets ( 80 ), each tracing caplet ( 80 ) including encoded information, a scanning device ( 90 ) capable of reading the encoded information, and a data retrieval and management system ( 110 ) operable to receive and store data, including the encoded information from a tracing caplet ( 80 ), concerning the agricultural commodity. One method for tracing agricultural commodities comprises reading information ( 210 ) encoded on a caplet contained in an agricultural commodity, and communicating ( 220 ) the information and additional data about the agricultural commodity to a data retrieval and management system ( 110 ). In another method of the present invention, data concerning an agricultural commodity is received, the data including the location of the agricultural commodity and information from a caplet dispensed into the agricultural commodity, and the data and information are stored in a database.
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