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Operational Update<br />
Operations<br />
Gerry Hardie<br />
<strong>Apata</strong> Operations<br />
Manager<br />
As the first fruit of the 2012 mainpack season arrives,<br />
we reflect on the kiwistart period and it has been<br />
a great start to the season. We have managed to<br />
ensure that we have maximized the opportunities<br />
to pack allowing for some excellent returns, and we<br />
have had constant shipping movement which will set<br />
us in great stead for the coming weeks when we can<br />
focus on the quality of the mainpack inventory.<br />
The 2012 season began in Both Coast and Kaimai<br />
sheds in week 12 with the first of the Gold fruit coming<br />
to us from Athenree. This was quickly followed by Hayward<br />
out of the same region. As a supply group we<br />
have achieved well above our share of the industry,<br />
this will allow us to maximize movements in period 2.<br />
The fruit quality has been fantastic, allowing us to run<br />
to full capacity on a daily basis, meeting daily targets<br />
for bins tipped and trays per hour.<br />
Staffing levels are good with less RSE’s employed this<br />
year. Allowing for illness, tiredness and natural attrition<br />
there is a moderate turnover of staff, however HR<br />
are doing a superb job of replenishing staff levels as<br />
required on a daily basis.<br />
Andrew Wood<br />
<strong>Apata</strong> Pyes Pa<br />
<strong>Apata</strong> Organics<br />
Organic Category Report<br />
it has been a very slow start to the 2012 harvest season<br />
for the Organic category. As predicted by many growers,<br />
the natural maturity of our crops has been slow this season<br />
due to environmental factors and this has been demonstrated<br />
by the difficulty to achieve all three key factors<br />
(black seed, TZG, & Brix) required to qualify for kiwistart.<br />
Despite this slow start, mainpack clearances are<br />
now well underway and we look forward to a constant<br />
flow of fruit into the shed over the next few weeks.<br />
The Pyes Pa site has to date performed very well, we<br />
have maintained a full complement of staff over the<br />
past four week regardless of the minimal shift hours<br />
available. The shed atmosphere is friendly, motivated<br />
and focused on delivering a quality product to the<br />
markets while operating within production targets.<br />
Crops harvested to date appear to be on or just below<br />
estimate art this early stage, fruit size has been averaging<br />
around 35.<br />
CONVENTIONAL ORGANIC NEW VARIETIES TOTAL<br />
Bins tipped to date 210,857 4,020 1,283 27,160<br />
Trays packed to date 1,72,5325 333,225 106,519 2,165,072
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