Method of managing information for the supply chain of a perishable commodity

A method of managing information concerning the supply chain of a perishable commodity during a time duration, using information from a user and a sensor and a computer screen display, utilizing the steps of:

• capturing sensor data from the sensor comprising data on the location and physical property of the perishable commodity at predetermined periods of time;
• capturing transactional data from the user on specific entities interacting with the perishable commodity during the time duration of the supply chain;
• uploading said sensor data into a data storage;
• uploading said transactional data into said data storage;
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• collating said sensor and transactional data into a chain of custody information representation and to a chain of custody diagram identifying sequential entities interacting with the perishable commodity and allowing access to said chain of custody diagram by selected users via the computer screen.