2019 CITRUS SEASONAL FEEDBACK

GM : COASTALVIJAN CHETTY

CITRUS INSPECTED VOLUMES (CTNS)

COMMODITY 2018 2019 PERCENTAG

E

GRAPEFRUIT 17,539,294 15,175,697 86%

KUMQUATS 148,115 101,716 69%

LEMONS 20,452,563 22,678,645 111%

LIMES 33,560 46,066 137%

ORANGES 80,053,303 70,006,713 87%

PUMMELOS 96,951 71,780 74%

SOFT CITRUS 20,868,999 23,947,031 115%

TOTAL 139,192,785 132,027,647 95%

COMMODITY REJECTED

VOLUMES

PERCENTAGE

Grapefruit45,189

0.26%

Kumquats1,545

1.04%

Lemons287,702

1.41%

Limes110

0.33%

Oranges915,660

1.14%

Soft citrus538,209

2.58%

Total 1,788,415 1.35%

CITRUS REJECTED VOLUMES (CNTS)

• Top 3 Rejections for Grapefruit

– Marking requirements = 7,586 (0.05%)

– Insufficient colour = 6,370 (0.04%)

– CBS = 5,868 (0.04%)

• Top 3 Rejections for Lemons

– Blemishes = 126,897 (0.56%)

– Decay = 27,396 (0.12%)

– Insufficient colour = 21,500 (0.09%)

REJECTIONS CONT…

• Top 3 Rejections for Oranges

– Blemishes = 124,332 (0.18%)

– Sour rot = 91,002 (0.13%)

– Decay = 83,259 (0.12%)

• Top 3 Rejections for Soft citrus

– Blemishes = 110,225 (0.46%)

– Granulation = 76,725 (0.32%)

– Decay = 70,985 (0.30%)

REJECTIONS CONT…

• Top Rejections for Kumquats

– ISPM15 requirements = 1,320 (1.30%)

– Marking requirements = 225 (0.22%)

REJECTIONS CONT…

• High rejection rate for Blemishes/Borderline

packing on blemish standards

• Non compliance to ISPM 15 requirements

• Pallet bases with bark, mould and damaged

• Incorrect marking requirements – special markets

• Cartons that collapse in the port – incorrectly

glued, packed and strapped.

CHALLENGES

30

7,5

44

92

5,5

37

20

7,0

61

14

6,0

65

33

3,7

02

1,0

36

,73

7

21

6,5

46

17

3,6

99

34

7,9

83

87

1,6

85

31

7

29

2,3

07

11

7,6

77

CAPE TOWN DURBAN MAPUTO NGQURA (COEGA) PORT ELIZABETH

2017 2018 2019

CITRUS BY PORT (PALLETS)

CITRUS PORT PERCENTAGE

CAPE TOWN21%

Durban54%

MAPUTO0%

NGQURA (COEGA)

18%

PORT ELIZABETH7%

2019

YEAR PALLETS

2017 169 911

2018 163 275

2019 134 547

SPECIALISED REFRIGERATED VESSELS

CONTAINERS SHIPPEDYEAR CONTAINERS SHIPPED

2017 149 396

2018 156 002

2019 156 037

CONTAINERS INSPECTED CONTAINERS REJECTED

143 655 25 466 (18%)

REJECTION REASONS

• DIRTY• TAINT• WET• OXIDIZATION

CONTAINER INSPECTIONS

NA

5% EU

35%

Africa

5%

UK

14%

Russia

7%

Middle East

13%

Asia

21%

EXPORT DESTINATIONS

0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

EASY PEELERS

0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

1,600,000

1,800,000

ORANGES

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

SouthAfrica

Turkey Israel USA Spain Egypt Mexico Cyprus

GRAPEFRUIT

0

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000

500,000

600,000

700,000

Spain Turkey SouthAfrica

Argentina Chile USA

LEMONS

SA CITRUS WORLD RANKING

IMPACT OF EXPORTS TO CHINA - CORONAVIRUS

CHALLENGES

• Problems associated with bookings

• Challenges associated with infrastructure

• Slow loading of specialized refrigerated vessels (EC – fruit diverted to DBN and CPT)

• Poor quality of containers presented for inspections

• Cold treatment container downloads not received on time.

IMO 2020

TRAILER HEIGHTS

PPECB BILL AND REGULATIONS

COOL CHAIN ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE

COOLCHAIN ASSOCIATION

GLOBAL CONFERENCE 2020

WILL BE HOSTED IN SOUTH

AFRICA

JULY 2020 – CAPE TOWN

THANK YOU