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Title: Realizing the Economic Potential of Citrus Mechanical Harvesting


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Realizing the Economic Potential of Citrus
Mechanical Harvesting
  • Citrus Mechanical Harvesting Workshop and Field
    Day
  • Fritz Roka
  • University of Florida - IFAS
  • Immokalee, FL
  • April 6, 2006

2
Today
  • Hand harvest, pick roadside
  • Brazil lt 50
  • Florida 1.50 - 1.70

3
Tomorrows Goal
  • Pick roadside costs
  • Florida lt 75

4
Industry Players
Nurseryman
Manufacturer
Grower
Harvester
Processor
5
Push machine capacity
BX/HR better groves, higher
recovery HR/DAY acreage more
trailers DAY/YEAR acreage load
allocations abscission
6
Push machine capacity
BX/HR HR/DAY DAY/YEAR BOXES/YEAR Multiplic
ative impacts
7
Top 5 Impediments to Adoption(5 least, 1most
importantRokas opinion)
  • 5. Concern for tree productivity/health
  • 4. Cost of grove prep
  • 3. More equipment options improvements
  • 2. Sufficient load allocations
  • 1. The Late Season Problem
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