OPAC Performance

 

The environment of increasing responsibility for post harvest operators has created a landscape where returns to growers become crucial in the competitive positioning within the post harvest industry.  Post harvest operators can influence grower premiums by such things as the timing of harvest (which affects dry matter and fruit size), the pack types they use, and the level of fruit loss incurred.  

OPAC considers it has performed very well in recent years, as judged by its performance against mean Zespri data, below, and secondly, as judged by its customer retention.

The tables below show the premiums that OPAC has been able to achieve for its growers over previous seasons.

Average Hort 16A (Gold) OGR Performance

               Source: Zespri

Average Hayward (Green) OGR Performance

                 Source: Zespri

These price premiums, which average 14.9% for Gold and 4.5% for Green, have been achieved as a result of fruit loss levels that have been consistently and materially below industry averages. For Gold kiwifruit, on-shore fruit losses have on average been 84% lower than the industry since 2010. The corresponding figure for Green kiwifruit is 59%. Moreover, over the same period, average intercheck premiums were 11% and 74% above the industry average for Gold and Green respectively.  In addition to premiums developed from storage performance the geographical location of OPAC’s supply base allows our growers to capture a greater proportion of early harvest Zespri premiums (KiwiStart).

Onshore Fruit Loss Compared to Industry