Citrus Preseason Meeting

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Citrus Pre-season Meeting

• Paul Hardman
• Citrus Growers Association
• Durban
• 20th April 2009

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Estimates for 2009

• Overall basically the same as 2008
• 92-93 million 15kg Equivalent cartons
• Long-term crop projection 95-100 million cartons
• Grapefruit Up
• Timing is slightly different

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Japan SEP Administration

• Operations at Durban Port
• Faisal Asmal
• Abdul Dawood
• PE Cape Town inspection 2009
• Appropriate Scheduling please keep Faisal
  informed
• Empty Deck Test
• Changes to the Japan Protocol
• Working within the Protocol

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Japan Inspectors

• Three inspectors
• Arrival 1st inspector 14th April 2009
• Departure 3rd inspector End September

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Korean Inspectors

• Low volume / high cost program
• Inspector Timing
• 1st Inspector 22nd May 2009
• 2nd Inspector 24th September 2009

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Japan Grapefruit Coordination Initiative

• CGA playing a larger role
• Providing information
• Providing interpretation on information
• Shipping coordination
• Contact CGA for more details

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Citrus Logistics Coordination

• Mitchell Brooke Coordinator
• mitchell_at_cga.co.za
• 083 650 9143
• Six Projects
• Increased use of rail transport.
• Increased efficiency of infrastructure at Durban
  port (Dwell times and block out).
• Maputo and Coega harbours to relieve congestion
  in PE, Durban and Cape Town.
• Cost benefit of high cube pallets
• Infrastructure in Durban, PE and Cape Town (plug
  in points, cold room capacity, terminals).
• Information and communication.

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Thank you
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Red Grapefruit Estimate 2009 (17 kg cartons)
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White Grapefruit Estimate 2009 (17 kg cartons)
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Clementine Estimate 2009 (15 kg cartons)
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Mandarins Estimate 2009 (15 kg cartons)
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Satsuma Estimate 2009 (15 kg cartons)
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Total Soft Citrus Estimate 2009 (15 kg cartons)
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Valencia Estimate 2009 (15 kg cartons)
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Navel Estimate 2009 (15 kg cartons)
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Lemon Estimate 2009 (15 kg cartons)