DECIDUOUS FRUIT SPECIAL MARKETS An Exporter’s Perspective

 INTRODUCTION  COMMUNICATION  REGISTRATION  COMPLIANCE TO REQUIREMENTS  SAMPLING AND INSPECTION  TEAMWORK

Past Season:  No conventional grapes to the USA  No pome fruit to Mexico  Low volumes of grapes to Israel  Low volumes of apples to Taiwan  Low volumes in general to other markets INTRODUCTION Past Season:  No conventional grapes to the USA  No pome fruit to Mexico  Low volumes of grapes to Israel  Low volumes of apples to Taiwan  Low volumes in general to other markets

Future Prospects:  Grapes to China  Barlinka grapes to Japan?  Pome fruit to Mexico?  Manageable grape protocol for the USA INTRODUCTION

Major key to success:  The role of DoA  The role of suppliers  The role of exporters COMMUNICATION

 Ignorance of suppliers and role players  Central database not updated  Incomplete documents  Not registering in time or not at all  Not complying with requirements  Registration payments REGISTRATION Problems experienced

Examples of non compliance:  Application of correct GAPs  Plantex applications for Israel  Pack house requirements for Taiwan  Maintaining GAPs throughout  Packing from unregistered blocks COMPLIANCE TO REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

Procedure well controlled. Additional markets to be sampled. Consigments from non registered PUCs:  Supplier’s responsibility  Pack house’s responsibility  Exporter’s responsibility  DoA’s responsibility SAMPLING AND INSPECTION

You and us = better TEAMWORK WE = BEST √ YOU AND US = wrong X

JOHAN LABUSCHAGNE Representing all registered Deciduous and Citrus Fruit Exporters on the Market Access Workgroup with the DoA on behalf of the Fresh Produce Exporter’s Forum. Please contact me regarding phytosanitary issues. Telephone # Cellular # THANK YOU