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2017-2018 ANNUAL REPORT 2565 alluvial ave., suite 152 clovis, ca 93611 (p) 559-456-9096 (f) 456-9099 [email protected] www.calolive.org Table of Contents SECTION I- ADMINISTRATIVE Message from Executive Director........................................... 3 Chairman’s Corner................................................................... 4 Board of Directors.................................................................... 5 All About Ripe Olives................................................................ 6 COC Information....................................................................... 8 COC Staff................................................................................... 9 District Map............................................................................... 10 Assessment Rates & Budget.................................................... 11 SECTION II- STRATEGIC PLANNING Summary.................................................................................... 17 Strategic Plan............................................................................ 18 SECTION III- INSPECTION Inspection Summary................................................................. 35 Incoming Inspection Chart...................................................... 36 Outgoing Inspection Chart...................................................... 37 Food Safety Modernization Act............................................... 38 SECTION IV- RESEARCH 2017-2018 Research Summary................................................ 41 Evaluation of New Chemistries to Control Olive Fruit Fly.............. 43 Epidemiology and Management of Olive Knot Caused by Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. savastanoi...................................... 66 Management of Foliar Diseases of Olive....................................... 76 New Fruit Removal Head for an Olive Harvesting System........... 80 Olive Fruit Fly Monitoring- South...................................................... 88 Olive Fruit Fly Monitoring- North ..................................................... 90 2017-2018 No Cost Extension Reports.................................... 91 Canopy Management, Tree Hedging and Topping to Optimize Yield................................................................................... 92 Managing Alternate Bearing in Olive with Plant Growth Regulators (PGRs) and Pruning....................................................... 99 Evaluation of Several Promising Additives for Reducing Acrylamide in Black Table Ripe Olives...........................................108 2018-2019 Future Research.....................................................110 SECTION V- MARKETING 2018 Program Review................................................................113 2019 Program Outline................................................................135 CA Grown Partnership...............................................................140 SECTION VI- EXPORTS USADEC Summary..................................................................... 143 USMCA Summary...................................................................... 148 Foreign Agricultural Service......................................................149 2018 Export Markets Japan................................................................................ 150 Canada.............................................................................163 Southeast Asia.................................................................. 172 China................................................................................. 186 India...................................................................................187 Asia Fruit Logistica............................................................ 241 SECTION VII- CALIFORNIA OLIVE STATISTICS California Ripe Olive Data.........................................................245 Crop and Prices.......................................................................... 262 Imports..........................................................................................269 REFERENCES................................................................................. 271 message from the executive director In 2018, the California Ripe Olive Industry has continued to thrive due to the hard work of the Committee Board, its Sub-Committees, producers, and the entire industry. This season, the California ripe olive industry has endured several challenges including labor, pest and disease concerns, regulatory issues, and a decrease in volume on an alternate bearing year due to weather complications. Despite this, the California Olive Committee remains a constant advocate and resource for the California ripe olive industry producers and handlers. In 1965, the COC was founded under Federal Marketing Order 932 and the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937. Many years later, the COC has TODD SANDERS continued to administer marketing order programs for EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ripe olive growers and handlers in California in order to CALIFORNIA OLIVE COMMITTEE strengthen the performance of the industry. These programs are focused on marketing, research, inspections, exports, and education. We have achieved success in each of these areas by funding valuable research for growers; obtaining funding in the Market Access Program (MAP), Emerging Market Program (EMP) and the Agricultural Trade Promotion Program (ATP); continually adding to our rebranding in 2017 by focusing our marketing on specific target audiences; implementing optical sizing and streamlining the electronic reporting process; and constantly enforcing grades and standards set forth by the U.S. Agricultural Code Section 8(e). Additionally, the COC is committed to serving the California ripe olive industry by maintaining and developing relationships within the agricultural industry in order to continually educate, promote, and grow the industry. We have developed a working relationship with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Buy California Marketing Agreement (CA Grown), the Produce Marketing Association (PMA), United Fresh Produce Association, US Agriculture Export Development Council (USAEDC), Alliance for Food and Farming, and many other organizations. Lastly, the California Olive Committee has undergone a leadership change. Alex Ott, our former Executive Director, stepped down in June 2018 to pursue an opportunity as the Executive Director for the American Pecan Council. The California Olive Committee has benefited greatly from his guidance, direction, and leadership. We are extremely grateful for his time with the California Olive Committee and wish him the best. It is my pleasure to present you with the 2017-2018 Annual Report. Thank you for your continued support of the California Olive Committee. We look forward to a great season and to continue serving you in the upcoming year. Todd Sanders 3 CHAIRMAN’S CORNER “IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE AS YOUR CHAIRMAN... HAVE A SAFE AND PROFITABLE 2019 SEASON” hat a year of change 2018 turned out to be for the CaliforniaW Ripe Olive growers! To start, our growers sustained a devastating freeze that impacted our Southern and Northern Olive growing regions. The net result was a total yield of not quite 18,000 tons versus 90,000 tons in 2017. Not only did we MICHAEL SILVEIRA face the challenge of freeze damage to our crop, the industry CHAIRMAN also faced increased labor shortages as well as pest and CALIFORNIA OLIVE COMMITTEE disease issues. Additionally, one of our processors, Bell Carter Foods, LLC, a privately held United States company, sold 20% of their stock to the largest Spanish Co-operative Dcoop. The net outcome of this stock buyout has resulted in Bell Carter Foods, LLC releasing approximately 350 California Olive Grower contracts impacting about 6000 acres of domestic production. What is the good news? The good news is that the California Olive Committee, your grower Federal Marketing Order, still stands tall in support of the California grower! This includes our Strategic Action Plan implemented in 2014 as a road map to tackle future challenges within our Executive, Research, Marketing, and Inspection Sub-Committees. The results of these Sub- Committees have been outstanding. To name just a few achievements, our industry now has the capability of mechanization to circumvent our labor shortages; the industry has implemented the use of electronic grading; they have continued funding of research to get new Plant Protection Products registered for use in the control of Olive Fruit Fly, Olive Knot and the new fungal disease Neofabraea; and our marketing efforts highlight the growers of California. The California Olive Committee also supports our Section 8(e)which creates standards by which all our California ripe olives must adhere to making them the highest quality ripe olives in the world. This Section 8(e) also pertains to foreign olives imported for use as ripe olives. If these foreign olives do not meet the Section 8(e) standards, they cannot, by law, enter the United States. In closing, I would like to remind our olive growers that the California Olive Committee is an extension of the United States Department of Agriculture and must follow certain guidelines set forth by the USDA. With that said, the California Olive Committee is here for you, the growers. It has been since 1965, and it will continue to stand through future trials and tests that the industry may face. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as your