EXPORT OF PEACHES FROM SC/GA TO MEXICO

EXPORT OF PEACHES FROM SC/GA TO MEXICO

ROSS WILLIAMS

5 R. W. DuBose Road ● Ridge Spring, SC 29129

SOUTH CAROLINA’S PREMIER FARMING

OPERATION

TITAN FARMS

PRODUCTS AT TITAN FARMS

• Peaches – 5,300+ acres

• Bell Peppers – 500 acres

• Broccoli – 500 acres

The largest producer in South Carolina of Peaches, Bell Pepper, and Broccoli.

OVERVIEW

• History of peach export from SC/GA

• Irradiation program operations

• Irradiation vs. fumigation – fruit quality

• Future programs

HISTORY OF PEACH EXPORTSOUTH CAROLINA & GEORGIA TO MEXICO

2011 - MEXICO APPROVED ANNEX 3 BORDER OPENED (PREVIOUSLY CLOSED SINCE ‘92) FOR EXPORTING SOUTHEASTERN PEACHES TO MEXICO VIA SYSTEMS APPROACH AND POST HARVEST TREATMENTS

Titan was the only Southeastern Peach

Farm to Export to Mexico in 2011

Shipping 20 loads

TRADE ACCESS-EXPORTING TO MEXICO

• 2012 – Border closes – No agreement signed

• 2013 – Border Opens for Post Harvest Treatments• Fumigation

• Titan only shipped 2 loads due to inefficient operations

IN 2012 TITAN BUILT ONLY USDA APPROVED FUMIGATION CHAMBER

Mexico only allowed fumigated fruit in 2013!

Titan Farms positioned itself to be the only shipper in the

S.E.

TRADE ACCESS-EXPORTING TO MEXICO

• 2014- Fumigation only option for Southeastern fruit• Titan treated and shipped 21 loads

• 2015- Both fumigation and irradiation options • Titan treated and shipped 15 loads via fumigation

• In partnership with Gateway America, treated and shipped 1 load via irradiation

PHYTOSANITARYIRRADIATIONPROGRAM OPERATIONS

FIELD OPERATIONS• Wild Host Management

• Trapping

• Oriental Fruit Moth

• Plum Curculio

PACK-HOUSE OPERATIONS: TRACEABILITY

PACK-HOUSE OPERATIONS: STORAGE AND HANDLING

PACK-HOUSE OPERATIONS: PACKAGING

PACK-HOUSE OPERATIONS: LABELING

PACK-HOUSE OPERATIONS: PRE-TREATMENT INSPECTION

FRUIT QUALITY IRRADIATION VS. FUMIGATION

TITAN FARMS FUMIGATION PROCESS

1 • Harvest

2 • Pack

3 • Pre-treatment inspection

4 • Treatment of Warm Fruit

5 • Forced Air Cool

6 • Phytosanitary Inspection

7 • Ship to Customer

TITAN FARMS IRRADIATION PROCESS

1 • Harvest

2 • Cool

3 • Pack

4 • Cold Storage

5 • Pre-Treatment Inspection

6 • Temperature Controlled Offsite Treatment

7 • Phytosanitary Inspection

8 • Ship to Customer

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

FUTURE PROGRAMS?

SUMMARY

• History of peach export from SC/GA

• Irradiation program operations

• Irradiation vs. fumigation – fruit quality

• Future programs

QUESTIONS?

THANK YOU!

Contact Information:

Ross Williams

rossw@titanfarms.com

(803) 685-5381