UCAN inaugurated its new plant for processing and drying marijuana buds
The drying and classification of the cannabis buds is a very important phase to achieve a high quality product. During drying, different chemical processes are produced in the bud, the final result of which will depend considerably on external factors and how we treat the product.
In more than 400 m2 of surface of this new Plant, UCAN allocated an area for the reception, an area for the process of trimming in wet and in manual form; another area conditioned with optimum temperature and humidity for natural drying, where the drying progress is supervised for about 14 days.
This drying is finished in 6 high-tech ovens, and from there it is derived to the finishing area where the buds are classified by their size, the fine trimming or manicuring is done, the imperfections of the bud or the presence of fungi are examined with a magnifying glass, to then carefully package them and label the bags with precise data that allow the traceability of the product for future export.
Manual trimming is the traditional method and the one that offers the best results, and requires between 30 and 40 people working carefully after harvesting, because it must be done in a short period of time.
During dry trimming or fine trimming, a tray is used to collect the trichomes that shed. And the result is derived to trays where the resulting buds are carefully examined.
The drying capacity of this new plant is 3 tons every 4 to 5 days, that is, between 15 and 18 tons per month of wet bud.
The dried buds are stored in containers, which must be opened for ten minutes a day so that, when in contact with the air, the CBD is degraded and the effect becomes more powerful.
UCAN is nourished by its own production in its two and a half hectares of fields specially conditioned for cultivation; what is produced by associated producers, advised and supervised according to the standards required by the company and the import markets; and from the purchase of small producers who meet the quality requirements in the cultivation and harvest of cannabis.
