2006 Citrus Preseason Meetings

1
2006 Citrus Pre-season Meetings
Prepared by Cyril Julius
2
(No Transcript)
3
(No Transcript)
4
(No Transcript)
5
(No Transcript)
6
(No Transcript)
7
(No Transcript)
8
(No Transcript)
9
(No Transcript)
10
2006 Estimate Total
11
2005 18,08m
2004 20,2m
12
Changes to min export standards

• CRI or Industry Colour charts included
  available from CRI in Nelspruit, tel 013 759
  8000
• Ribbing spec for Mor
• Open tops must be covered
• Cultivar lists updated

Changes to min export standards
13
Marking packaging requirements

• Only one date code

Date code structure
14
Differentiated standards

• Market driven standards
• Export the right quality to the right market
• Decrease the amount of stds - focused inspections
• Consistent and uniform supply

Differentiated standards
15
Differentiated standards

• Differentiated standards for
• USA
• South Korea
• Japan
• South East Asia
• China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan,
  Vietnam
• All markets in 2006??

Differentiated standards
16
Differentiated standards

• Fruit grids not included
• Count restrictions
• Classes
• DoA to be approached by CGA/CMF wrt promulgation
  thereof
• Example

Differentiated standards
17
SEA Valencias
18
Japan Grapefruit
19
Dispensation procedures

• Dispensation requests to be forwarded to the DoA
  by the applicant 
• DoA to forward requests to the relevant committee
  members (Chairpersons of the relevant market and
  product focus groups) 
• Members to give their inputs  directly to  the
  DoA
• DoA reserves the right to make own decision.
• Turn around time for the whole process should be
  48 hrs from application unless the applicant
  states urgency.

Dispensation procedures
20
CULTIVAR FOCUS GROUPS
21
MARKET FOCUS GROUPS
22
Korea protocol

• Cold treatment period extended from
• 22 to 24 days
• Only PUCs registered for the 2005 season
• Additional PUCs
• Must have applied before the deadline
• of 13 Nov 06
• Motivation via the CGA to the DoA to
• be included

23
China protocol

• In 2005 154 orchards registered with DoA
• Not approved by Chinese not inspected by them
• Due to difference in interpretation
• New protocol request from industry
• Request for cold steri in 2005 not signed by
  Ministers, but accepted by technical officials
• Written request of acceptance requested from
  Chinese, also to scrutinise new protocol article
  by article
• If new protocol is not accepted
• Old protocol still valid until June 2007

24
China

• Special market, through DBN and CTN
• Oranges, Lemons, Grapefruit, Mandarins
• Free from FCM Carob moth
• Not Black spot sensitive
• Marking requirements
• Place of production, orchard number , pack house
  and storage facility
• FPT Durban or FPT D FPT Cape Town or FPT
  CT
• MWFT Durban or MWFT - D
• Fruit must be stored separately

25
China
26
Food safety update
Food safety update
27
Food safety update

• All Food Business Operators must be registered
  with the DoA, 10 March 06
• FBO Everyone holding fruit in the supply chain
  excluding export agents shipping lines
• Producers, pack houses, ambient/cold stores,
  transport operators, port terminals
• Re-registration process (05 suffix)
• Check on DoA website www.nda.agric.za/docs/plantq
  uality/default.htm
• Planned FVO Mission to RSA

Food safety update
28
Food safety update
29
Food safety update
30
PQMS update

• Product Quality Management System
• System currently being developed by PPECB
• Legislation being established in conjunction with
  the industry pack house managers on technical
  workgroup
• Wider industry will get a chance to comment
• Target date is Oct 2006 for applications to begin

Date code structure
31
PPECB COLD CHAIN
SERVICES 23 FEBRUARY 2006

• WARM LOADING CONVENTIONAL TRIALS

Prepared by ROBBIE ROBINSON
32
PURPOSE OF PROJECT

• To develop best operating practice in the
  handling of growing volumes and seasonal
  fluctuations of Citrus.
• To do what is best for the fruit, limit the risk
  for all parties, while trying to find the easiest
  and cheapest way to export South African produce.

33
TRIAL - PROCESS

• Experiments on 136 Vessels - 2005 season
• All 4 Ports
• Calibrated USDA sensors
• Pulp readings recorded during en-route
• 31 Vessels randomly selected
• Random selection of various decks
• Different packaging in decks
• 131 Graphs to verify trends

34
TRIAL - FINDINGS

• Pre-cooled fruit remained close to DAT in most
  vessels
• Partly loaded decks between ports warmed up
• Some Vessels pre-cooled faster than others
• Some took between 5 to 10 days to pre-cool warm
  fruit
• Loading pulp temperatures varied with the highest
  22C
• Temperatures stabilized around 1C above
  setpoint
• No.1 hatch tends to take longer to pre-cool warm
  fruit
• Partly loaded and open spaces had an effect on
  cooling time
• Mixing of warm and cooled fruit in common spaces
  had no real effect
• Decks with different types of packaging took
  longer to re-cool

35
TRIAL - FINDINGS

• Placing of USDA sensors did not delay the process
• Received good co-operation from Vessels
• Vessel age did not play a role due to the fact
  that allowable tolerances were seldom increased
• Definite warm spots or bad circulation through
  cartons or bins
• Due to the enormity of the project practically we
  were only able to base our result on one
  temperature reading per various probes per day

36
CONCLUSION

• The following recommendations is therefore
  suggested for the 2006 season
• Avoid loading warm products in No.1 hatch
• Re-look at carton and bin design
• Always start loading partly loaded decks from the
  evaporator/cooling end
• Partly loaded decks must be covered between ports
• Manage fan speed according to warm fruit loaded
• Shipping at lower controlled set points,
  according to specific heat loads
• Probing of decks and constant en-route management

37
CONCLUSION

• Agree upfront to ship only hard citrus at mixed
  temperatures
• Cater for those that do want to ship only in
  pre-cooled decks
• Management of fresh air ventilation intake while
  en-route
• Constant evaluation of outturn reports
  implement a robot system
• Fruit that may not be shipped warm
• - Sensitive waste prone varieties
• - Soft citrus
• - During decay problem periods in a specific
  season
• - Repacked fruit (age limit)
• - Late season fruit

S u b t I t l e 3
38
CONCLUSION

• Various warmer decks should balanced out in order
  to remain within a maximum overall limit of a
  specific vessel
• Supply regular testing results of Vessels
  insulation, as per International Class survey
  maintenance programme
• Further trials develop a model that is
  realistic in terms of protection of the fruit and
  also fair in its application
• Vessel specific ratings will be finalized and
  published, once PPECB have met with the Lines on
  this issue (next week)
• Final handling protocol (HP01) will be available
  before new season

39
Market feedback
Includes at least 2 grower exporters
40
(No Transcript)
41
(No Transcript)
42
(No Transcript)
43
(No Transcript)
44
Produce sold through to supermarkets 2000
37.4 2005 45.9 2010 60.5
P
P
E
C
B
Committed to food safety, quality and service
excellence
45
Analyses

• Total Consignments inspected 133
• Consignments not complying - 39 (29.3 )
• Reasons for not complying
• Decay -15 consignments (11.3 )
• Black Spot 2 consignments (1.5 )
• Rind Breakdown - 11 consignments (8.3 )
• Rind Pitting - 1 consignment (0.75 )
• Injuries - 4 consignments (3 )
• Mould Growth on buttons 1 consignment (0.75)
• Blemishes - 2 consignments - (1.5 )
• Sizing - 1 consignment (0.75 )
• Collective Deviations -1 consignment (0.75 )

46
Weight

• Lack of scales at inspection points ?

47
Colour
48
(No Transcript)
49
Class 2 vs Class 2
Need for international blemish standard
50
Sizing
51
(No Transcript)
52
(No Transcript)
53
(No Transcript)
54
ClemengoldTM
55
Marsh
56
(No Transcript)
57
(No Transcript)
58
(No Transcript)
59
(No Transcript)
60
(No Transcript)