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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
(803) 685-5381
