More benefits to growers in 2012
MPC continues going from strength to strength and our 2012 plans will deliver more benefits to our growers.
We are pleased to announce our 2012 Notional Price is:
- Conventional NIS – $3.10/kg at 33% Premium Kernel Recovery
- Organic-in-Conversion – $3.85/kg at 33% Premium Kernel Recovery
- Organic – $5.00/kg at 33% Premium Kernel Recovery
In addition we are offering:
Remember, you don’t have to be a shareholder to supply MPC
No need to sort NIS before delivery
The new scheme enables growers to pick up their nuts, dehusk them and then deliver straight away. Growers who have on-harvester dehuskers can deliver straight from the harvester. Growers who dehusk in the shed can deliver straight after dehusking with no need to sort the NIS.
This system lowers on farm costs and losses, decreases the interval between nut fall and delivery to give you better returns per hectare. The delivery system and payment system will assit you in making macadamia farming more profitable.
- MPC’s 2012 Price offer – it’s got everybody talking
Why have we done this?
We established Macadamia Marketing International (MMI) and took a 50% share in CNA because we know the industry has a bright future. To be part of that future we have to play our part in increasing farm income and decreasing on-farm costs. So our new delivery and payment arrangements, we believe, are part of the required changes.
Since the 90’s the industry has approached quality by penalising growers for delivering reject kernel. Unfortunately by applying penalties the industry has caused growers to spend a lot of time sorting their nuts.
Our research shows that placing wet nuts in silos whilst trying to get them dry enough to sort, can often lead to the formation of further defects, which the grower can’t see, such as brown centres (internal discolouration).
In addition silo space and sorting time are often at a premium and this can lead to a slow down in harvesting which causes further degradation and losses.
Quicker delivery increases farm profits
Our trials show if growers are able to harvest frequently and then quickly deliver their nuts, kernel quality in the majority of cases either remains stable or increases over nuts that were stored and sorted. At the same time the labour input by growers decreases and the amount of nut delivered increases. Our new system gives this opportunity to our growers.
Shelf life and farm losses are important elements that are often hidden in the background. Kernel flavour changes as it degrades and goes rancid. This is the biggest problem we face when trying to provide consumers with a great taste and texture experience every time they eat our nuts.
Unfortunately every minute that nuts are exposed to the elements, either on the ground or in silos, their taste, texture and shelf life are affected.
The safest place for our product is in a foil pouch flushed with nitrogen, or failing that, dried and in cool store. Our product is perishable, it takes much longer for it to degrade than a tomato or apple but the same rules apply.
So delivering your NIS to us quickly allows us to control the storage and provides a big step forward in our quest to give the consumer a perfect nut.
On farm losses are considerable in our industry. There are various causes including insect damage, husk spot etc but there are also avoidable losses such as degradation due to low harvesting frequency, wet storage in silos, loss through breakage in dehuskers and loss off the sorting table.
If growers do not have to spend time sorting NIS they can speed up their farm process, lower degradation, remove sorting losses and deliver more kernel, all of which increase the profitability of the farm.
To discuss how you can take advantage of this offer, please contact Kevin Quinlan 0408 243 028 or Jim Patch 0427 243 900 today.
To download the conventional NIS price table, click here
To download the Organic-in-Conversion NIS price table, click here
To download the Orgnaic NIS price table, click here
Remember, you don’t have to be a shareholder to supply MPC