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UNECE Citrus StandardCape Town
20-21 April 2010Cyril Julius
Programme Manager: Citrus
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Content…Content…
• Background to SA Citrus industry• UNECE Citrus standard
elaboration:– Varieties– Minimum requirements– Maturity requirements– Classification– Sizing– Tolerances– Presentation– Marking requirements
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Industry background…Industry background…
First recorded exports 1907
• 1998 – 754 000 pallets
• 2003 – 1 million pallets
• 2008 – 1,3 million pallets
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Industry background cont…Industry background cont…
• 1480 production units
• ± 57000 ha in total
• ± 185 pack houses
• Total production - 1,8 million metric tons
– Exports – 64% – Processed – 19%– Local consumption – 17%
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• SA SA ProductionProduction world ranking – 14 world ranking – 14thth StatisticsStatistics
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Statistics…Statistics…• SA SA ExportExport world ranking – 2 world ranking – 2ndnd
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CitrusCitrus Big Five…Big Five… 43 %
24 %
7 %
17 %
9 %
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SA Citrus fruit availability…SA Citrus fruit availability…
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Citrus Fruit - Citrus Fruit - UNECE Std FFV–14Citrus Fruit - Citrus Fruit - UNECE Std FFV–14
concerning the
marketing and
commercial quality control
of citrus fruit.
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Definition of produce…Definition of produce…Definition of produce…Definition of produce…This standard applies to citrus fruit, to be supplied fresh to the consumer
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Citrus Varieties…Citrus Varieties…Citrus Varieties…Citrus Varieties…
lemons - Citrus limon
Persian limes - Citrus latifolia (Yu. Tanaka) Tanaka which is a large fruited acid lime known also as Bearss, Tahiti and hybrids thereof.
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Citrus Varieties…Citrus Varieties…Citrus Varieties…Citrus Varieties…
Mexican limes - Citrus aurantiifolia (Christ.) Swingle, also known as key limes and sour limes and hybrids thereof.
Indian sweet limes, Palestine sweet limes – Citrus limettioidesTanaka
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Citrus Varieties...Citrus Varieties...Citrus Varieties...Citrus Varieties...
mandarins (Citrus reticulata Blanco), including satsumas (Citrus unshiu Marcow.), clementines (Citrus clementina hort. ex Tanaka), common mandarins (Citrus deliciosa Ten.) and tangerines (Citrus tangerina hort. ex Tanaka) grown from these species and its hybrids
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Citrus Varieties…Citrus Varieties…Citrus Varieties…Citrus Varieties…
oranges of varieties (cultivars) grown from the species Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck
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Citrus Varieties...Citrus Varieties...Citrus Varieties...Citrus Varieties...
grapefruit of the varieties (cultivars) grown from the species Citrus paradisi Macfad. and its hybrids
pummelos or Shaddock of varieties (cultivars) grown from the species Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. and their hybrids.
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citrus fruit for industrial processing is excluded……
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Provisions concerning quality…Provisions concerning quality…Provisions concerning quality…Provisions concerning quality…
purpose of the standard is to define quality requirements at the export control stage after preparation and packaging……
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Provisions concerning quality…Provisions concerning quality…Provisions concerning quality…Provisions concerning quality…
• however, if applied at stages following export products may show:
• a slight lack of freshness
• in Class 1 and 2 – slight deterioration due to their development (post harvest) and their tendency to perish
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Minimum requirements…Minimum requirements…Minimum requirements…Minimum requirements…
• intact
• free of bruising and/or extensive healed over cuts
• sound; produce affected by rotting or deterioration such as to make it unfit for consumption is excluded
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Minimum requirements…Minimum requirements…Minimum requirements…Minimum requirements…
• clean, practically free of any visible foreign matter
• practically free from pests
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Minimum requirements…Minimum requirements…Minimum requirements…Minimum requirements…
free from damage caused by pests affecting the flesh
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Minimum requirements…Minimum requirements…Minimum requirements…Minimum requirements…
• free of signs of internal shrivelling
• free of damage caused by low temperature or frost
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Minimum requirements…Minimum requirements…Minimum requirements…Minimum requirements…
• free of abnormal external moisture
• free of any foreign smell and/or taste
• the development & condition of the fruit must be such:
– to withstand transportation and handling– arrive in satisfactory condition
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Maturity requirements…Maturity requirements…Maturity requirements…Maturity requirements…
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Fruit must have an appropriate degree of ripeness taking into account the variety, picking time & growing area
Maturity for the purpose of this std is defined by:• Minimum juice content
• Minimum sugar content
• Minimum sugar/acid ratio
• Colouring
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Maturity requirements…Maturity requirements…Maturity requirements…Maturity requirements…
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Citrus type Min. Juice (%) Min. Sugar Min sugar:acid ratioColouringLemons 20 Typical of variety, green coloured fruit allowedSatsumas 33 6.5:1Clementines 40 7.0:1Other Mandarins & their hybrids 33 7.5:1Blood oranges 30 6.5:1Navels 33 6.5:1Other orange varieties 35 6.5:1Mosambi, Sathgudi & Pacitan > 1/5 green colour 33
Other Orange varieties > 1/5 green colour 45Grapefruit and hybrids 35Oroblanco Grapefruit 9Pummelos (Shaddocks) and hybrids 8 Typical on 2/3 of the fruit
Must be typical of variety. Greenish colour allowed, Oroblanco - green
Typical of variety on at 1/3 of the fruit
Typical of variety. Fruit with light green colour on < 1/5 of the fruit are allowed. Oranges produced in areas with high temp's and high relative humidity during the development period may have a green colour on > 1/5 of the fruit
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Maturity requirements…Maturity requirements…Maturity requirements…Maturity requirements…
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Colour:
the degree of colouring shall be such that, following normal development the citrus fruit shall reach the colour typical of the variety at their destination point
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Colour: one of the most important Colour: one of the most important quality/marketing criteria…quality/marketing criteria…Colour: one of the most important Colour: one of the most important quality/marketing criteria…quality/marketing criteria…
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Colour: Lemons…Colour: Lemons…Colour: Lemons…Colour: Lemons…
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Allowed in Extra Class, Class 1, Class 2
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Colour: Grapefruit…Colour: Grapefruit…Colour: Grapefruit…Colour: Grapefruit…
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Allowed in Extra Class, Class 1, Class 2
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Minimum requirements…Minimum requirements…Minimum requirements…Minimum requirements…
• must have been carefully picked –
unacceptable
• de-greening is allowed -
unacceptable
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Three classes:- Extra Class- Class 1- Class 2
Out of Grade
ClassificationClassification
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Extra Classsuperior qualitycharacteristic of the variety/commercial type
free from defects with the exception of very slight superficial defects
Limit allowed – Extra Class
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Class 1good quality characteristic of the variety/commercial typeslight defects are allowed must not affect the general appearance, quality, keeping quality and presentation
Sanguinelli
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Class 1characteristic of the variety/commercial type
Or Mandarin – stylar rings
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Class 1defects allowed:a slight defect in shape slight defects in colouringslight skin defects
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ridging
Limit allowed – Class 1
Class 1 defects allowed:
oleocellosis
Limit allowed – Class 1
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Class 1slight healed defects due to a mechanical cause including hail damage, rubbing, damage from handling
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Class 1 defects allowed:
oleocellosis
stem-end breakdown
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Class 2
fruit that do not qualify as Extra Class or Class 1 but satisfy the minimum requirements
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Class 2defects allowed:defects in shapedefects in colouringskin defects
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Class 2defects allowed:healed defects due to a mechanical cause -hail damage, rubbing, damage from handlingsuperficial healed skin alterationsrough skinslight pericarp detachment
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Class 2 defects allowed:
oleocellosis
torn navel
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stem end breakdownClass 1 Class 2
Out of grade
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protruding navelsClass 1 Class 2
Out of grade
Extra Class
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superficial dark silver scurfs
Class 2 Out of grade
Extra Class Class 1
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Out of Grade
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Out of Grade
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Size
determined by the maximum diameter of the equatorial section of the fruit
minimum sizes:Lemons 45 mmLimes 42 mmSatsumas, other mandarinvarieties and their hybrids
45 mm
Clementines 35 mmOranges 53 mmGrapefruit and its hybrids 70 mmPummelos and their hybrids 100 mm
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Uniformity in size
two options to ensure uniformity in sizeoption (a):
10mm if diameter of smallest fruit < 60mm15mm if diameter of smallest fruit ≥ 60mm but < 80mm20mm if diameter of smallest fruit ≥ 80mm but < 110mmno limit if diameter of fruit ≥ 110mm
maximum difference in diameter between fruit in the same package shall be limited to:
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uniformity in size is achieved by using size scales
or….
Size Code
Diameter in mm
0 92 – 1101 87 – 1002 84 – 963 81 – 924 77 – 885 73 – 846 70 – 807 67 – 768 64 – 739 62 – 7010 60 – 6811 58 – 6612 56 – 6313 53 – 60
Option (b) use size codes & ranges
Oranges (example):
Option (b) use size codes & ranges
Oranges (example): uniformity in size is achieved by using size scalesuniformity in size is achieved by using size scales
or…. or….
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for fruit in bulk bins and max. 5kg bags, the difference between the smallest and the largest fruit in the same package must not exceed the range obtained by grouping three consecutive size codes in the size scale.
Uniformity in size – Option (b) continued…Uniformity in size – Option (b) continued…
Size Code
Diameter in mm
0 92 – 1101 87 – 1002 84 – 963 81 – 924 77 – 885 73 – 846 70 – 807 67 – 768 64 – 739 62 – 7010 60 – 6811 58 – 6612 56 – 6313 53 – 60
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Non-uniform size
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At all marketing stages, tolerances in respect of quality and size shall be allowed in each lot for produce not satisfying the requirements of the class indicated.
Tolerances… Tolerances…
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Extra Class:5% of fruit not meeting Extra Class requirements but meeting Class 1 is allowed including max. 0.5% of Class 2
Class 1:10% of fruit not meeting Class 1 requirements but meeting Class 2 is allowed incl. 1% of fruit outside Class 2 or the min. requirements or of fruit affected by decay
Class 2:10% of fruit not meeting Class 2 requirements nor the minimum requirement is allowed incl. 2 % of fruit affected by decay
Quality tolerances… Quality tolerances…
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Size tolerances… Size tolerances…
Lemons 43 mmLimes 40 mmSatsumas,other mandarin varieties and their hybrids
43 mm
Clementines 34 mmOranges 50 mmGrapefruit and its hybrids 67 mmPummelos and their hybrids 98 mm
For all Classes, 10% tolerance to the size immediately below and/or above is allowed, but must comply to the following absolute minima, i.e. the tolerance does not apply below this threshold
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the contents of each package must be uniform and contain only citrus fruit of the same origin, variety or commercial type, quality and size, and appreciably of the same degree of ripeness and development.
for "Extra" Class, uniformity in colouring is required
mixed citrus are allowed in sales units but must be uniform in quality, and for each type uniform in variety and origin
Presentation uniformity requirements… Presentation uniformity requirements…
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Non- uniform colour Non- uniform colour
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must protect the fruit properly
materials used inside must be clean
individual stickers are allowed but suitable glue must be used
for wrapping - thin, dry, new and odourless paper
must be free of foreign matter, short twigs are allowed
Packaging… Packaging…
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fruit may be presented:
arranged in layers in packages
not arranged in layers in packages or in bulk bins; only Classes I and 2
direct sales packages weighing less than 5kg
Presentation… Presentation…
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Name and physical address of packer and/or dispatcher/shipperora code mark officially recognized by the national authority
common name of the species if not visible from outside
variety in the case of oranges
Marking requirements on each package… Marking requirements on each package…
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For the Mandarins group:Satsumas: “Satsumas” may be followed by the varietyClementines: “Clementines” variety may be included- for seedless Clems – “Seedless”- for Clems with 1 to 10 seeds – “Clementines”- for Clems with > 10 seeds – “with seeds”Other Mandarins and their hybrids: name of the variety
For grapefruit, pummelos & their hybrids – “pink or red where appropriate
Marking requirements on each package… Marking requirements on each package…
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country of origin, growing region is optionalin case of mixed citrus in sales unit – each country
class
size expressed as - minimum and maximum size in mm; or- size code(s)
count is optional
post harvest treatment (optional, based on legislation of importing country)
Marking requirements on each package… Marking requirements on each package…
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Postharvesttreatment
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