1. Deciduous Fruit Special Export Programs
Co-ordinating Meeting
27th June 2007

2. Statistics and Volumes
FOB Markets – markets experience a weak US Dollar versus a strong Rand
Adverse weather conditions – drought influencing quality issues
Strength of local market
Expense of complying with protocols where it is not worth the returns to the grower

3. Value in US$ of Precleared Fruit Exports for 2005/6 season
Fruit Kind
Cartons
Apprvd
Eq.
Tons Exprtd
Value (Rand)
Av. Curr
US$/R
Value
US$
USA Table Grapes (Org)
58, 520
106,636
480
R2,576,389.82
$6.20
$415,547
USA Apples
$6.48 $0
USA Pears
73,080
70,157
877
R3,334,201.92
$514,537
Israel Table Grapes
71,676
130,610
588
R3,155,593.24
$508,967
Taiwan Apples
53,154
76,542
957
R3,468,298.50
$535,231
Total
$1,974,282

4. Accumulative Ending Week 24
PROGRAMME
CARTONS PRESENT’D
CARTONS PASSED
CARTONS REJECTED
PASS RATE
MAIN REASONS 4 REJECTION
USA Table Grapes
106,900
60,750
46,150
57%
PLR, Chinch Bug, Fruit Fly, FCM
USA Apples
Mexico Apples
Taiwan Apples (Fujis & GrannySmt)
37,576
100%
Israel Table Grapes
37,716
16,654
21,062
44%
Banded Fruit Weevil, PLR
USA Pears (Comice)
2,800
USA Pears (Packhams)
1,120
USA Pears (Forelle)
76,310