Citrus Packing GuideEDITED - EKM...

GOGO EXPORT (Pty) Ltd

CITRUSPACKING GUIDE

contact: EBEN KRUGER,tel.: +27 (0)82 389 9117

2 Citrus Packing Guide 2010

Packaging Carton Type Min Nett & Gross Weight

A15C / 15kg 400x300x270mm 15.2kg 16.1kg

E10D / 10kg 400x300x270mm 15.2kg 16.1kg

A15C / 5kg 400x300x270mm 15.2kg 16.1kgOranges

E15D 15kg (D64) 600x400x170mm

15.2kg 16.3kg

GrapefruitE15D / 15kg (D64) 600x400x170mm

15.2kg 16.3kg

E10D / 10kg (D53) 500x300x170mm

10.2kg 11.0kg

A02S / 2.3kg 300x200x110mm

2.55kg 2.8kg

Soft Citrus

E15D / 15kg (D64) 600x400x170mm

15.2kg 16.3kg

Lemons A15C / 7kg 391x288x141mm 15.2kg 16.3kgA15C / 15kg 400x300x270mm 15.2kg 16.3kg

Packing for the Different Target Markets

Target Market Carton PLU WrappedAll Yes NoUSA2.3kg No NoAll Yes NoCanada (CA)Jumble pack

No No

Telescopic No NoOpen Top No Yes, On GOGO Brand top layer alternative

Europe (EU)

GOGO Export sticker top layer, fruit not wrappedTelescopic No Yes, Alternative layers wrappedOpen Top No No

Far East (FE)

GOGO Export sticker top layer, fruit not wrappedMiddle East (ME)

All No Yes, Alternative layers wrapped

Ukraine (UH) All No GOGO Export sticker top layer, fruit not wrappedSee Marking & Weight Requirements

China (CH) All No Only Top Two layers White WrappersSee China Protocol

Gross Weight A15C: Applicable only when fruit are under inner line.Soft Citrus: Counts 1XX, 1X, 1, 2 & 3 Place Pack.

Counts 4 &5 Jumble Pack.

CITRUS STANDARDSPackaging:Cartons


Pallets:

Pallet Basis

White Block Pallets. Treated (MB or HT). 1 x 1.2m

The Treated Stamp must be Visible and Easy to Read.

INPORTANT: The Pallet Base must NOT Prevent Ventilation (carton ventilation holes must not be blocked).

Cartons per Pallet

Cartons /pltCartonStandard High Cube

A15C 70 (7x10) 80 (8x10)E10D (D53) 96 (12x8) 104 (13x8)E15D (D64) 55 (11x5) 65 (13x5)A02S (2.3kg) 360 (18x20) 360 (18x20)

Palletizing

Carton Securing Strips

Pallet Cap

Corner Pieces

Layers Strapping

A15C None None Yes 50x50x5 8 1,3,5,7,8E10D 1,3,5,11 Yes Yes 40x40x4.5 13 1,2,3,5,7,9,11,13E15D 1,4,7,11 Yes Yes 40x40x4.5 12 1,2,3,5,7,10,12E15D 1,4,7,11 Yes Yes 40x40x4.5 13 1,2,3,6,9,11,13A02S 1,4,8,13,18 Yes Yes 40x40x4.5 18 1,2,3,5,8,11,14,16,18

Pallet Stickers

Sticker Sides RowBarcode 4 4 row from bottomTarget Market 2 Middel of Pallet

Use Nails to Secure the Corner Pieces to the Pallet Base.


CANADA: PLU Codes

PLU: Navels

Counts PLU30 36 40 48 56 401272 88 3107105 4013

PLU:

Counts PLU1XX 1X 44501 2 3 4450

PLU:

Counts PLU30 36 40 48 56 315488 3153105 3028

PLU: Midknights

Counts PLU30 36 40 48 56 315688 3155105 3036

PLU: Lemons

Counts PLU56 64 75 88 100 113 4053138 162 189 216 220 4958

PLU: Grapefruit

PLUCountStar Ruby Marsh

27 32 35 4288 429340 45 50 55 60 4285 4290

PLU Codes Only Class 1


Marking Requirements:

The appropriate citrus fruit, as the case may be: Provided that if the contents are visible from the outside, this expression does not have to be indicated on the container.

The appropriate cultivar.

The expression "Extra Class", "Class 1", "Cat 1", "Category 1", "Class I", "Cat I", "Category I", "Class 2", "Cat 2", "Category 2", "Class II" or "Cat II" or Category II" and "For Processing Purposes Only".

The country of origin.

The size reference (excluding fruit for processing) for a specific type of citrus fruits preceded by the expression "Size code", "Size", "Size reference" or any other suitable term having a similar meaning: Provided that:

the lower and upper size reference shall be indicated if mixed sizes of fruit are packed in bulk containers; and

such a size reference shall be preceded by the expression "Diameter Range" or any other suitable term having a similar meaning.

The number of fruit in each container (count) in the case of citrus fruit that are packed according to a specific count: Provided that such a count reference shall be preceded by the expression "Count".

The name and physical or postal address of the producer, exporter or owner of the container.

The which is registered with the Executive Officer by the producer or packhouse, as the case may be: Provided that --

if a producer has more than one farm, each farm shall be registered separately; and

such code shall be preceded by the expression "Producer", "Packhouse", "Packer", "PUC", "PHC", farm number or Grower Code.


Marking Requirements Special Markets:

China

Each package of Citrus to be exported to China will have the following Chinese words clearly displayed;

Chinese).

The following additional information in English;

Place of Production.

Name or Registered Number of the Orchard.

Packhouse Code.

Storage Facility (Coldroom in Port).

Japan

70mm

26mm

S.A.P.Q. 10mm

Above label must be visible on 3 sides of the carton Business Panel and the 2 sides.

The Post Harvest Chemical Declaration on the carton must also be in Japanese.


Marking Requirements: Ukraine

Grapefruit

: : , 4

: +10 +15 85%.

: 06.2010 : 6

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. . ( 100 ):33 .

Mandarins

: : , 4

: +4+7 85%.

: 06.2010 : 6

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. . ( 100 ):40 .

Oranges

: : ,4

: +4,5 85%.

: 06.2010 : 6

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. . ( 100 ):40 .

Above sticker on businesse side of carton

The DATE CODE (06.2010) needs to be changed every month of packing.

Example: Packing in June the DATE CODE will be 06.2010; packing in July it will be 07.2010, packing in August it will be 08.2010 etc.

IMPORTANT

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Quality Standards:

Internal Quality

AcidVariety Juice % Brix %Min Max

Ratio

OrangesNavels 46 9 0.8 1.5 8.0:1Navels USA 48 10 0.8 1.5 9.1:1Navels Japan 48 9.5 0.8 1.5 8.0:1Navelates Japan 48 10 0.85 1.5 8.0:1Midknights 48 9.5 0.8 1.5 8.0:1Midknights USA 48 10 0.8 1.5 9.1:1Midknights / Delta Japan 50 10 0.8 1.5 8.0:1Valencia 48 9 0.75 1.5 7.5:1Valencia Japan 50 9.5 0.75 1.5 8.0:1Delta 48 9.5 0.8 1.5 8.0:1GrapefruitMarsh 42 8 - 1.5 6.0:1Marsh Japan 45 9 - 1.5 7.0:1Rose 42 8 - 1.5 6.0:1Rose Japan 45 10 - 1.5 7.0:1Star Ruby 50 8.5 - 1.5 7.0:1Star Ruby Japan 50 9 - 1.5 7.0:1Soft Citrus

48 9 0.8 1.5 7.5:148 9 0.85 1.5 8.0:1

USA 48 9.5 0.85 1.5 8.0:1Minneola 48 9 0.75 1.5 7.5:1Minneola USA 48 9.5 0.8 1.5 8.0:1LemonsEureka 40 - - - -

Seed Content

Variety Max AverageOrangesNavels / Delta NoneMidknights 1Valencia 9GrapefruitMarsh / Rose 9Star Ruby 5Soft Citrus

None3

Minneola 6


External:

Sizing

Oranges Soft Citrus LemonsCount Size mm Count 2.3kg Size mm Count Size mmUnder 11 58 59 6 43 - 46 220 7 45 48144 10 60 62 5 46 - 51 216 6 48 51125 9 62 65 4 51 55 189 5 53 56105 8 65 69 120 28 3 55 59 162 5 56 5988 6 70 73 105 24 2 59 - 64 138 4 58 6172 5 73 78 90 20 1 64 68 113 4 61 6464 4 78 82 81 18 1X 68 72 100 4 63 6656 3 82 86 68 1XX 72 78 88 3 66 6948 2 86 90 60 1XXX 78 - 87 75 2 69 7240 1 90 99 64 1 72 75Over 0 100 - 102 56 0 75+

GrapefruitCount Size mm27 1 112 11732 1 107 11235 2 102 10740 3 97 10245 4 92 9750 5 87 9255 6 82 - 8760 7 77 - 82

Open Top Counts

A15C D64/E15D(170mm / 146mm)

40 5048 5556 6064 6572 7288 90

All sizing is only an indication and different size ranges can be use. Within the parameters as per DoA Standards (Minimum Standards).

Uniformity in Size is Very Important.


External Appearance / Blemish Standards

ExportSet No

FactorGOGO Super Brand

MarketsEU

Class 1EU

Class 21 Light Thrips Side 1 2 -2 Light Thrips Stem 1 2 -3 Dark Thrips Side 0 3 -4 Dark Thrips Stem 0 2 -5 Scribbling 1 3 -6 Russeting 1 2 -7 Blemish Soft citrus 1 4 68 Wind Scars 1 3 59 Melanose 1 2 -10 Black Spot 0 2 -11 Sooty Mould 1 2 -12 Sooty Blotch 1 3 413 Chemical Injury 1 2 314 Bollworm Injury 1 2 415 Mealy Bug Injury 1 3 -16 Mealy Bug Injury (without residue) 1 3 -17 Mealy Bug Colouring 1 2 -18 Hail Marks Dark 0 1 319 Hail Marks Light 1 2 320 Skin Texture Oranges 1 4 -21 Protruding Navels 2 4 -22 Ribbing 1 3 -23 Flat Oranges 1 4 724 Flat Grapefruit 2 6 -25 Ridging Sectional 1 1 -26 Ridging Multiple 1 3 -27 Rind Pitting 0 2 328 Stem End Browning 0 2 -29 Concentric Ring Blotch / Leafhopper 1 3 -30 Leafhopper Dark 0 2 332 Malformed Navels 1 5 -33 Oleocellosis 1 3 434 Brevipalpus A 1 2 335 Brevipalpus B / Speckling 1 1 336 Colour Oranges 1 5 -37 Colour - Grapefruit 2 5 -38 Colour Soft Citrus 2 5 -39 Colour Lemons 4 6 -

Colour Lemons 1 2 -40 Skin Texture Lemons 1 3 -41 High Shoulders Lemons 1 3 -42 High Shoulders - S 2 6 -43 Sheepnose Grapefruit 2 4 -


44 Silver Mite Lemons 1 2 -45 Botrytis Lemons 1 3 -46 Chemical Scald 1 1 -47 Overripe 1 2 -48 Internal Colour Grapefruit 3 4 -

Star Ruby 4 5 -Rose 6 8 -

- As per NDA Minimum Standard.

Scale

Size reference Diameter (mm) Maximum number of scale

1 109 - 139 142 100 - 119 133 93 - 110 124 88 - 102 115 84 - 97 106 81 - 93 97 77 - 89 98 75 - 85 8

Grapefruit /

9 75 - 80 80 79 - 90 81 72 - 83 82 68 - 78 73 63 - 72 64 58 - 67 65 53 - 62 56 48 - 57 5

Lemons /Suurlemoene

7 45 - 52 40 92 - 110 101 87 - 100 102 84 - 96 103 81 - 92 94 77 - 88 95 73 - 84 86 70 - 80 87 67 - 76 78 64 - 73 79 62 - 70 610 60 - 68 611 58 - 66 512 56 - 63 5

Oranges and Seville oranges / Lemoene en Seville-lemoene

13 53 - 60 51 - XXX 78 and above 81 - XX 67 - 78 7

Soft citrus/Sagtesitrus

1 - X 63 - 74 7


1 63 - 72 72 58 - 69 63 54 - 64 64 50 - 60 65 46 - 56 56 43 - 52 57 41 - 48 58 39 - 46 49 37 - 44 410 35 - 42 4

Tolerances

ExportQuality Factor GOGO Super Brand

Special MarketsEUClass 1

EUClass 2

ProgressiveDecay / Bederf 0% 0% 0%FCM / Valskodlingmot 0% 0% 0%Major Injuries / Ernstige beserings 0% 2% 2%

1% 4% 4%Minor Injuries / Geringe beseringsSoft Citrus / Sagte Sitrus 2% 4% 4%Skinweakness / Swakskil 1% 2% 2%Oppervlakkige swamgroei 1% 2.5% 2.5%CosmeticBlemish / Letsels 3% 8% 8%Oleoselloses 3% 8% 8%Creasing / Kraakskil 3% 8% 8%Malformation / Misvorming 3% 8% 8%Long sticks / Langstingels 2% 5% 5%No Buttons / Afwesigheid van knopies 2% 15% 20%Scale / Dopluis 4% 8% 8%


Fruit for Processing:

Oranges

Variety: Valencia, Valencia-Late, Midnight, Salustiana, Baladi, Pera, Protea (all other varieties must be approved by our technical department)

Internal Quality:

Internal Quality Min MaxBrix 10 14Acid 0.85 1.30Ratio 10 13Juice % 48

Size: Pack per size. NO JUMBLE PACKING ALLOWED

Grapefruit

Variety: Ruby Red, Star Ruby, Rio Red,Marsh

Internal Quality:

Internal Quality Min MaxBrix 9Acid 1.2 2.4Ratio 7Juice % 35

Size: Pack per size. NO JUMBLE PACKING ALLOWED

General

Physical: Whole fruit in good condition with no bruising.Properties: Free from pest or insect damage taints and smells, chemical sprays or

Residues and soil/dirt.Free from altenaria and limonin.Should contain no crystallised or dry cells - GranulationThe size must be uniformed.Fruits should be free from wraps and stickers of any kind.Non progressive defects are acceptable.

Post Harvest: Fruit must be correctly stored and treated after harvest to promote their integrity.

Treatment: Fruits should be washed, rinsed and treated with UK permitted wax-impregnated anti-fungicide.


Packaging: Fruit should be packed into suitable strong bulk bins. Material options are wood, cardboard or plastic.Each unit must be marked in accordance with EEC Regulations

minimum net weight, category and size. Bulk bins should be stacked 2 or 3 high and secured so that they can be moved safely.

Pesticide: All pesticide residues must comply with the current legislation governing maximum residue limits (MRL).

Residues: Only chemicals approved officially by European Union/United Kingdom as pesticides may be used in the proper manner on fruit supplied to receiver. Non EU countries need to comply with the necessary codex specifications.

Regulations: Fruit must meet all relevant UK and EEC regulations at the time of delivery to destination.

Tolerances

Quality Factor ToleranceDecay / Bederf 0%FCM / Valskodlingmot 0%Major Injuries / Ernstige beserings 5%Creasing / Kraakskil 10%Scale / Dopluis 10%

Max No. of Scale / Fruit

Variety No. of ScaleGrapefruit 30Oranges 20Lemons 20Soft Citrus 8

Pre-Packhouse and Packhouse Chemical Treatments:

Pre-degreening Drench Mixture

Product Per 1000L water Pathogens InhibitedDeccotine (Guazatine 500ppm) 2.5L

Kenopel (Guazatine 500ppm) 2.5LCitricure (Guazatine 500ppm) 2.4L

UltraCure (if available) 2.4L

Sour rot & green & blue mould

Deccomome (2.4D 250ppm) 10L Live non-abscised buttons

Tecto (1000ppm) 2.0L Latent pathogens: Antracnose & Diplodia

Quattrokill /Sporekil(1000ppm) 1.0L


Drench 150 bins per 1000L mixture and empty drench.

Disinfect the drench with Quatrrokill mixture (100ml / 100L).

Deccotine / Kenopal not for the USA, Japan and Canada.

With high volumes of Sour rot increase dosage to 5L / 1000L.

Chemical Bath

Fungicide Bath Fungicide per 25L WaxOptionsProduct Dosage/1000

LProduct Dosage/25L

Deccowax or Citriwax

As is1 Imazalil Sulphate 750 WSP or WG

670g (500ppm)

Deccomone (2.4D)

Tecto 500

250ml (250ppm)

200ml (4000ppm)

Deccowax or Citriwax

As is2 Imazalil Sulphate 750 WSP or WG

Deccomone (2.4D)

670g (500ppm)

10L (250ppm)Tecto 500 200ml

(4000ppm)3 Imazalil Sulphate 750 WSP

or WGplusGuazatine Deccotine or KenopelorCitriCure or Ultracure

670g (500ppm)

5L (1000ppm)

4.8L(1000ppm)

Waxes other than Deccowax or Citriwax

Deccomone (2.4D)

Tecto 500

250ml (250ppm)

200ml (4000ppm)

4 Imazalil Sulphate 750 WSP or WGplusGuazatine Deccotine or KenopelorCitriCure or UltracureplusDeccomone (2.4D)

670g (500ppm)

5L(1000ppm)4.8L(1000ppm)10L(250ppm)

Waxes other than Deccowax or Citriwax

Tecto 500 200ml (4000ppm)

Fungicides applied in Wax: Imazalil 500EC 150ml / 25L Wax (3000ppm).


Change bath at least one s (1) a week of packing fruit.

Heat water Max. 35 degC.

Fruit must be in Chemical Bath Min 60sec.

pH of Chemical Bath pH7

Topping-up: Chemical Bath / 100L Water Loss after 30 tons of Fruit

Imazalil 67g

Guazatine 500ml / 480ml

Deccomone 1l

PLUS

Topping-up: For each Fungicide / Ton of Fruit

Imazalil 5g/ton is 5g x 30ton = 150g

Guazatine 40ml is 40ml x 30ton = 1.2l

Deccomone 20ml is 20ml x 30ton = 600ml

Top-up 100l Water in Chemical Bath with the above Fungicides.

Guazatine not for the USA, Japan and Canada.

Wax

Wax to be applied @ 1.0 - 1.3L wax per ton of fruit.

All waxes must be suspended.

Cleaning

Clean and Disinfect Packhouse and all Surfaces on a Daily Basis.Products to use for Sanitation: ALL QUATS Sterimist, Sterilan, Sporekil, Desogerme, Prasin, Terminater, etc.

Use Supersolve on wax brussels, rollers, beld, sizer and floors to clean. Dilute 1:10. After cleaning rinse and disinfect with Sanicide 20ml / 20L water. Spray on all surfaces.

Flume

With the Baccaneer chlorinators sustain free chlorine levels at 50-75ppm.


High Pressure Nozzles

Deccosol @1.5%.

Quatrokill @ 1.5%.

Chlorine (Buccaneer) 100ppm.

Shipping Temperatures:

Variety Temp in C°Oranges + 4.5Mandarins + 3.5Grapefruit + 7Lemons + 8

Weather & Fruit Quality will determine the Shipping Temp. Contact the Technical Department for conformation.

All other Quality Standards, as described in the NDA Standards.Please note the NDA Special Markets Minimum Standards.

If a consignment is not passed on the GOGO Export Standard, but passed the Minimum NDA Standard, please contact Eben Kruger to make arrangements. Mobile: 082 389 9117

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