Canned Fruits Industry Council Australia

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1 Canned Fruits Industry Council Australia th World Canned Deciduous Fruit Conference Litochoro, Greece May 30 June 2, 202 Presented by Simon Mills Chairman, CFICA

2 Industry Overview Canned Fruits Industry Council of Australia Peak industry organization CFICA represents the interests of both the growers and the canner CFICA membership now comprises only 2 Fruit Grower Associations Fruit Canner SPC Ardmona SPC and Ardmona merged Only canner remaining, operating 3 factories in Victoria SPC Ardmona acquired by Coca Cola Amatil CCA is Australian owned beverage manufacturer Sole bottler of Coca Cola products in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia The Coca Cola Company (US) is the largest shareholder

3 Industry Overview Growers All deciduous canning fruit grown within 80km of Shepparton factory Approximately 20 growers will supply deciduous fruit to the canner A 30% reduction since the commencement of rationalization in 2006

4 Industry Overview Growers 20 Growers supply canning fruit to SPC Ardmona Supplier rationalization has resulted in 30% reduction in number of canning fruit growers since 2006 Average canning grower now derives 40% of total business farm gate income from canning fruit. (up from 35%) Balance of income is from fresh market varieties Most growers supply at least 2 canning crops; Pear + Peach, or Peach + Apricot + Plum, etc.

5 Industry Overview Production Capacity : Canning Apricot hectares reduced by 4% Canning Peach hectares reduced by 5% Canning Pear hectares reduced by 5%, Crops have been further reduced due a series of bad seasons, Frost, Hail, Drought, Heat, Rain Growers are suffering Grower costs have increased substantially Wages now account for 65% of annual production cost in some varieties

6 Industry Overview Current Plantings (Goulburn Valley) Crop 2007 Ha 20 Ha +/Apples 2,260 2,236 + % Apricots (all varieties) % Nectarines % Peach Cling,840,556-5% Peach Fresh Market % Pear WBC,649,397-5% Pear Fresh Market 2,040,945-5% Plums % Other 800, % 0,98 0,57-3.7%

7 Production Issues Irrigation Water Availability All canning fruit growers are reliant on irrigation water supplied by a government controlled channel system Allocation of irrigation water is regulated year drought has ended, all reservoirs are now full (now we have floods) Labour Costs Recent changes to legislation has increased costs of orchard labour Factory labour costs continue to rise: AUD basic rate in 202 Plus Leave accruals, Insurance, Superannuation etc Plus shift and overtime allowances Full cost approximately AUD per hour Availability Reliance on international backpackers to supplement numbers at harvest

8 Rain 20 and 202 Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level Jan 20 Jan 20 Mar 202 Mar 202

9 Agronomic Research and Development Breeding Programs Apricot Peach Pear Labour Reduction Mechanical harvesting Mechanical and chemical thinning Integrated Pest Management Use of Pheromones has lead to problems with other pests Diminishing list of chemicals to choose from Climate Change Reduced Chill Hours with warmer winters Increased Frost Risk due to drier winters

10 Peach Breeding Program Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level SAB 04 SAB 45 SAB 04

11 Clingstone Peaches Tatura 204

12 Peach Planting Trends Area planted to Cling Peach has reduced by 5% since 200 ClingPeach s r a t c e H

13 Peach Varieties and Harvest Timing Peach %by Group Peach %by Variety Early Other Tatura % Tatura % 6.4% Tatura % 37.0% Tatura 25 Mid Tatura 222 Late Golden Queen 8.2% 3.7% Early Taylor Queen Late Other 28.2%

14 Peach Intake Timing Click to edit Master text styles Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level

15 William Bon Chretian (Bartlett) Pear

16 Pear Planting Trends Area planted to WBC Pear has reduced by 3% since Click to edit Master text styles WBCPear Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level s r a t c e H

17 Trevatt Apricot

18 Apricot Planting Trends Area planted to Trevatt Apricot has reduced by 47% since Click to edit Master text styles Trevatt Apricot Second level Third level Fourth level Fifth level s r a t c e H

19 TOTAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION OF DECIDUOUS FRUITS (All varieties in Metric Tonnes And Hectares) (Canning Varieties only) UNIT 2007/ / / /20 20/202 MT 49,30 48,080 4,50 36,5 39,520 HA,753,739,648,550,556 MT 76,997 67,45 42,030 72,800 67,050 HA,540,499,449,400,397 MT 8,460 5,948 6,8 5,672 5,50 HA PEACHES PEARS APRICOTS

20 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION OF DECIDUOUS FRUITS VARIETIES FOR THE CANNING INDUSTRIES (MT) 2007/ / / /20 20/202 PEACHES 46,79 44,935 37,403 28,495 3,786 PEARS 39,97 35,58 2,300 25,65 25,963 6,769 4,957 5,375 5,048 4,69 APRICOTS

21 AMOUNT OF FRESH FRUIT CANNED MARKETING YEAR (MT) 2007/ / / /20 20/202 PEACHES 40,955 39,259 3,843 27,854 30,685 PEARS 3,62 28,509 9,53 9,692 23,859 4,00 3,884 3,635 3,87 3,484 APRICOTS

22 AMOUNT OF FRESH FRUIT USED IN PUREE MARKETING YEAR (MT) 2007/ / / /20 20/202 PEACHES 3,455 3,00,750 64,02 PEARS,50,400,200, APRICOTS 2,768,073,740 2,09,045

23 TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY BASIC CARTONS (24 Cans / Kg) 2007/ / / /20 20/202 Nº Industries Prod. Cap.,600,000,600,000,600,000,000,000,000,000 Nº Industries Prod. Cap.,400,000,400,000,400,000 Nº Industries PEACHES PEARS 900, ,000 APRICOTS Prod. Can. MIXED FRUITS 825, , , , ,000 Nº Industries Prod. Can. 2,600,000 2,600,000 2,600,000 2,000,000 2,000,000

24 TOTAL CANNED PRODUCTION IN BASIC CARTONS 2007/ / / /20 20/202,208,465,09, , ,26 877,95 PEARS 654, ,960 36, , ,040 APRICOTS 30,558 29,883 29, , ,023,794,345,624,44,034,239,06,530,387,872 PEACHES MIXED FRUITS

25 NET PRICE PAID BY THE INDUSTRY PER METRIC TONNE PRICE IN AUD 2007/ / / /20 20/202 AUD USD AUD USD AUD USD PEACHES PEARS APRICOTS

26 Fruit Price History $800 Fruit Price History $700 $600 $500 n to e /N $ $400 $300 $200 $00 $0 Apricots - Canning Peach Pears - Canning

27 Thank you.