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Cranberry
Marketing
Committee
USA
update
Scott J. Soares
Executive Director
Association des producteurs
de canneberges du Québec TRYP by Wyndham Quebec Hotel Pur
395 Rue de la Couronne, Québec, QC
March 30-31, 2015
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CMC Meeting Recap
U.S. Cranberry Acres and Yield 1960 - 2014
Source NASS / USDA
40,500 acres
~16,400 ha
2014 reported
~ 200 barrels/acre
~ 50,000 lbs / ha
2014 crop average
U.S. Cranberry Production
1988 – 2014 (100lb barrels)
4,080,000
6,357,000
7,865,000
8,957,400
*8,014,755
0
1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
7,000,000
8,000,000
9,000,000
10,000,000
Barrels
Source: NASS / USDA (shaded blue)
* For 2014 CMC reported production used (CMC Domestic Production Red dash line)
(801, 475,500 lbs)
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Inventaire de début (Beginning Inventory)
• dans des congélateurs , traitées et de se concentrer (in freezers, processed and
concentrate )
tout à l'année précédente (all up from previous year) (+8%, +17%, +69% resp.)
• Tonneaux sur la main (Barrels on Hand ) +29%
Barils Acquis (Barrels Acquired)
• Domestique (Domestic) -9%
• étranger (Foreign) +8%
• Totaux (Total) -7%
Ventes (Sales)
• Vendu au Gouvernement (Sold to the Government) +108%
• Total des ventes intérieures (Total Domestic sales) +10% (due to Government & Handler
Processed /Sold, latter +13%)
• Les ventes totales étrangères (Total Foreign sales) +26%, représentant 4ème année
consécutive de hausse , la plus grande augmentation de volume dans la décennie et le
1er temps supérieur à 1 million de barils de 1er cycle (representing 4th consecutive year
of increases, largest volume increase in decade and 1st time greater than 1 million barrels
for 1st cycle)
Le stock de clôture (Ending inventory)
• dans des congélateurs et forme transformée(in freezers and processed ) -2% and -1%
• en concentré (in concentrate) +30%
• en stock (in inventory) +5% plus petite augmentation des stocks en 4 ans de culture
(smallest increase in inventory in 4 crop years)
CMC 1st Cycle Report - 2014 Crop Year – September 1, 2014 – December 31, 2014
2014 Marketing Policy (Feb 2014 est.)
(millions of barrels)
Carry in 7.700
Forecast 8.322
Prod & Acq 9.822
Adjusted Supply 16.975
Total sales/use 8.070
*Carryover (2014) 8.905
CMC Market Policy Development
2014 Actual (December 31, 2014)
(millions of barrels)
7.498 -2.6%
8.014 -3.7%
9.648 -1.8%
(estimate) 16.821 ~
(estimate) 9.021 11.8%
(estimate) 7.944 -10.8%
One Year Ago…
* Actual 200,000+ less than if volume regulation approved
Total Processed, Domestic and Export
Cranberry Sales 1988-2014 (en 100lb barils)
8,714,563
5,807,002
2,907,561
0
1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
7,000,000
8,000,000
9,000,000
10,000,000
Barrels
Total Processed Sales Processed Domestic Sales Processed Export Sales
6%
5%
9%
Source: Cranberry Marketing Committee
* 2014 Crop Year sales are estimated
Comparison Total Sales & Total Available Supply
1988-2014 (en 100lb barils)
17,184,890
9,021,809
0
2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
10,000,000
12,000,000
14,000,000
16,000,000
18,000,000
20,000,000
Barrels
difference available supply and sales
Total Available Supply
Total Sales
6%
6%
Source: NASS / USDA and Cranberry Marketing Committee
* 2014 Crop Year sales are estimated
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0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
3,500,000
Growth in Foreign
Production
2014
Over 3.3 million barrels
3.25 million barrels (QC and BC)
Over 15,000 acres (QC and BC)
30% average growth 1997-2013
barrels
(en 100lb barils)
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Total Domestic & Foreign
Acquired Cranberries (en 100lb barils)
2000-2014
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
0
1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
7,000,000
8,000,000
9,000,000
10,000,000 Total Domestic Acquired:
Total Foreign Acquired
QC Production
Foreign as % of Total Acquired
Linear (Foreign as % of Total Acquired)
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
883,773 985,452
1,216,958 1,261,045
1,151,398 1,428,245
1,213,923 1,256,548
983,858 1,251,968
2,195,873 3,058,921
4,177,384 3,731,865
2,500,915 2,505,654
3,257,031 3,271,326
3,036,560 3,169,908
3,020,302 4,445,751
4,610,594 4,101,532
4,567,752 5,794,086
7,497,998
Actual Cranberry Handler Carry-in Inventories 1988-2014
Source: Cranberry Marketing Committee (see Table CMC Total Available Supply and Total Sales 1988-2014)
• Total Inventory up 29%
• 2014 Carry-in Inventory Composition
- 35% Freezers
- 25% Processed form
- 41% Concentrate
• Concentrate only form consistently up last 3CY
What is CMC doing?
FSMIP and SCBG
International programs emphasis
QSP – add concentrate to the mix.
Parameter 2014 CY 2015 CY % difference
Carry in 7.700 7.750 1%
Production Forecast 8.322 8.880 7%
Production + Acquired 9.822 10.480 7%
Adjusted Supply 16.975 18.230 7%
Total Sales/Use 8.070 9.500 18%
Carry Over 8.905 8.156 -8%
Carry Over as % of projected
total sales 110% 88% -20%
CMC Market Policy Development
Producer allotment with 2/2014 conditions proposed
• Motion failed: 5 yes, 7 no, 1 abstention
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CMC February 2015
meeting recap
In addition to “Market Policy” work…
International Promotion Program Update
Domestic Activities & Communications Update
Trade Policy Issues Update
Partners & Contractors Reports
CMC Administrative Business
USCRANBERRIES.COM
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Growing Importance
of Export Activity
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Bringing it all Together:
A Case Study through
Deliverables
Cranberry China Media Tour 2014
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International Promotion
2-hour radio interview
6 original online articles
12 pages consumer publications
25-minute program Hunan TV
$2.9 million Total Media Value
78,000,000Total circulation of online/print articles
150,000,000 + consumers reached
Awareness doubled in two years!
Leveraging Funding
~ $100K total cost
$50K covered by MAP/FMD
$20K covered by SCBG
Domestic Promotion
1 Industry Trade Partner (CCCGA)
3 Domestic radio interviews
5 Industry Brand Partners
12+ Food Industry Partners (MSFA)
Communications
500 + collateral generated & shared
6,200 + social media network reach
100,000 + Domestic media readership
Articles published that otherwise would not have…e.g. NY Times
“Exponential Amplification”
USDA success story
Goal Achieved:
Linking all promotional activities through improved communications tools & process
Deliverables by the Numbers
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7/18/13 9/5/13 10/24/13 12/12/13 1/30/14 3/20/14 5/8/14 6/26/14
Results of first of four Cranberry Marketing Committee coordinated in-store sales promotions
6/19 - 7/2 2/$5.00
10/3 2/$5.00
360° Supermarket Promotions Drive Sales
Sale strengthened by:
• Newsletter promotion
• Ad circulars
• End cap display
• Website promotion
• In-store promotion
• In-store demos
• Social media
Domestic activity “modeling”
Increase usage; versatile, sweet & savory ingredient
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3 eCookbooks & limited edition
hardcopies Coming - IV – US
Cranberry Grower’s Favorites
Strengthened SNA Toolkit
Creating and Sharing high quality
collateral
Maximizing Social Media reach
Creating new cranberry video
collateral
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Diane Swiontek/Clayton
School District/Clayton, WI
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$11,802,154
$32,161,810
$56,543,560
$0
$10,000,000
$20,000,000
$30,000,000
$40,000,000
$50,000,000
$60,000,000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
USDA Cranberry Purchases 2008 - 2015
Cranberry Juice Conc. Cranberry/Apple Juice Cranberry Sauce Dried Cranberries
Dried Cranberries 34% or $19.5 million
379% From 2013
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New Trademark
Brand what we represent
not who we are
Trademark for the industry
International markets
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Referendum
primer
2011 referendum recap 2015 referendum
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CMC 2011
Referendum Results
390, 76%
122, 24%
Ballots Cast (Growers Voting)
3.5, 76%
1.1, 24%
Volume Represented (millions of barrels)
• 512 total ballots cast • ~ 42.7% eligible growers
• 4.6 million total barrels • ~ 59.3% of US production (2011 CY)
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Cranberry Marketing Order Continuance?
Eligible Growers Voting
IN FAVOR
Volume Represented by
Growers Voting Order Continues
50% or more 50% or more YES
50% or more Less than 50% YES
Less than 50% 50% or more YES
Less than 50% Less than 50% NO
CMC 2015
Referendum
May 4 - May 26 likely.
Pending Secretary’s announcement, CMO terminated if 50% or more growers voting vote against continuance and those voting also represent 50% or more of the volume voting.
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Scott J. Soares
508-291-1510
Merci
Beaucoup!