Auger feeders move the recently picked coffee cherries into the processing system. It is important for the recently picked cherries to be processed soon after harvesting to remove the parchment coffee from surrounding fruit pulp. Natural fermentation in the hot and humid conditions must not occur before pulping occurs

Timing of incoming harvested coffee cherries, through the process plant is critical to deliver a quality bean at the end of a lengthy process. Visual finish is also important, and it is the auger feed that delivers the soft ripe coffee cherries into the processor without clipping or squashing the two beans inside each coffee cherry.