AGRIBUSINESS EXPORT AWARENESS WORKSHOP KWAZULU NATAL 18 NOVEMBER

AGRIBUSINESS EXPORT AWARENESS WORKSHOP KWAZULU NATAL 18 NOVEMBER 2010 J B CHADWICK CITRUS GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION

12. 5 million KZN – 1. 8 million 7. 5 million 69. 3 million KZN 1 million 9. 6 million

REQUIREMENTS TO EXPORT REGISTRATIONS QUALITY SANITARY PHYTOSANITARY PACKAGING SPECIFIC CUSTOMER

REGISTRATION �Food Business Operator ◦ Production Unit Code (PUC) ◦ Packhouse Code (PHC) �Special Export Markets ◦ EU, South Korea, USA, Japan, Taiwan, China (www. daff. gov. za) �Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB) �Citrus Growers’ Association

QUALITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT STANDARDS ACT, 1990 (ACT No. 119 OF 1990) STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS REGARDING CONTROL OF THE EXPORT OF CITRUS FRUIT � Colour � Size � Internal ◦ Juice % ◦ Sugar and Acids � Blemishes � Seeds � Cultivar names

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SANITARY �Maximum Residue Limits (MRL’s) ◦ Strictly monitored in developed countries ◦ Recommended Usage Document (pre harvest intervals) �Microbial Contamination ◦ Big issue in USA �Physical Contamination ◦ Glass, wood etc. �SA GAP ◦ Check list and audit

PHYTOSANITARY �Country Specific Protocols ◦ China, Japan, USA, South Korea �Country Specific Legislation ◦ EU, Taiwan, India �Most Significant Phytosanitary Pests ◦ Citrus Black Spot ◦ False Coddling Moth ◦ Fruit Fly

PACKAGING �Cartons ◦ APS Requirements ◦ Industry guidelines �Pallets ◦ ISPM 15 ◦ Industry guidelines �Palletisation ◦ Industry guidelines �Containers

SPECIFIC CUSTOMER REQUIREMENTS �Certification ◦ Globalgap ◦ Retailer Specific (Natures Choice) ◦ Ethical Audits �% of MRL ◦ German retailers �Packaging �Labelling

COSTS ESTABLISHMENT: R 40 000 – 50 000/Ha FARM COSTS: R 10 – R 15/CARTON PACKING COSTS: R 20 – 30/CARTON T/PORT TO PORT: R 2 – R 4/CARTON PORT COSTS: R 2 – R 4/CARTON SEA FREIGHT: R 25 -R 30/CARTON COMMISSIONS: R 12 – R 15/CARTON IN MKT COSTS: R 25 -R 30/CARTON

EXPORT CITRUS FARMING �Ensure that the location is correct; export quality citrus requires very specific conditions �Decide which markets and ensure that you can meet specifications �Check profitability – do careful budgeting taking into account all scenario’s �Choose service providers carefully – especially transporter, warehousing, export agent, importer �Use quality material and inputs �Be wired into the industry

INTEGRATED PRODUCTION GUIDELINES FOR EXPORT CITRUS VOLUME 1: CITRICULTURE ESTABLISHMENT �Sub Tropical crop: 20 to 40 degree’s north and south of equator �Well defined cold induced dormancy period �Mild and almost free (never <-3 deg C) �Temperature: 13 deg C (min growth temp) to 39 deg C �Rainfall – no moisture stress during critical growth period �Day length �Solar radiation �Humidity �Wind

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