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Improving the avocado supply chain Jodie Campbell & Terry Campbell, Primary Industries & Fisheries, DEEDI
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  • Improving the avocado supply chainJodie Campbell & Terry Campbell, Primary Industries & Fisheries, DEEDI

  • The State of Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, 2009

    Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

    Successful chains

    Profitability for all chain members

    Focus on customers Efficient logistics and

    distribution

    Produce and deliver the right product

    Effective communication

    and relationships

    Create & share value

    Influential captainto lead chain and drive improvement

    Improving knowledge

    and practices

    Deliver value and satisfaction to end customer

  • The State of Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, 2009

    Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

    What do consumers want?Avocados that are free from Flesh bruising Rots Skin spotting

  • The State of Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, 2009

    Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

    Improvement in the supply chain

    Monitoring

    MappingWhat are the current

    procedures and practices?

    Verifying what is actually occurring

    AnalysisIdentifying areas of

    improvement

    R & D

    Fill knowledge gaps

    Recommend changes to procedures or practices

    Change in practiceContinuous

    improvement

  • The State of Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, 2009

    Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

    Managing avocado quality through the supply chain Avocado quality can deteriorate throughout the supply chain and is

    dependant upon growing and handling practices

    GrowingHarvesting Packing Transport Retail ConsumerGrowing

    ?

    Ripening

  • The State of Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, 2009

    Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

    Quality defect skin spotting on Hass Skin spotting = nodule damage Can be an entry point for disease Skin spotting accumulates down the

    supply chain Skin spotting may not be visible once

    avocados start to colour (at retail)

  • The State of Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, 2009

    Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

    Unacceptable levels of skin spotting

  • The State of Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, 2009

    Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

    Skin spotting on Hass Assessing where skin spotting is occurring in the supply chain

    Off the tree2.5%

    Harvest

    8.3%Shed receival

    9.8%

    After brushes12%

    End of pack line

    18.6%

    Retail

    Visability dependant upon colour

    stage at retail

  • The State of Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, 2009

    Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

    A Commercial robustness test

  • The State of Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, 2009

    Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

    Preliminary results Statistically significant correlation between

    19%DM robustness test & the commercial simulation test (24% DM)

  • The State of Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, 2009

    Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

    Grower feedback Identified several factors that can affect quality

    Heavily pruned blocks = poorer fruit quality Light yields = poorer fruit quality High vegetative vigour = poorer fruit quality

  • The State of Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, 2009

    Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

    Growers opinions on how they could use the data1. Decision making regarding a late fungicide

    application2. Timing of harvest to optimize quality (relating to

    optimum fruit maturity)3. Help with marketing decisions4. Useful to rank their quality against other growers &

    identify blocks that need improving

  • The State of Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, 2009

    Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

    Avocado hazard analysis

  • The State of Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, 2009

    Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

    Information and training guides Colour and handling guide Quality and handling guide Ripening guide Handling avocados at export destinations Handling and ripening avocados in export markets

  • The State of Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, 2009

    Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

    Bruising avocados in the supply chainSusceptibility to bruising increases as fruit ripens and with drop height

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    rubbery sprung firm ripeat Retailat Storage and Ripening

  • The State of Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, 2009

    Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

    Handle packages and fruit carefully

    Avocados dropped from only 100mm will bruise

    Bruising at retail

  • The State of Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, 2009

    Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

  • The State of Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, 2009

    Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries

    Conclusions

    Problems are compounded throughout the chain and co-operation of all members is needed

    to solve them

    Information and training is required to improve chain performance

    Monitoring tools are available for managing fruit quality