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Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 (Act No. 47 of 1996)

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Establishment of Statutory Measure: Records and Returns in respect of Berries, Citrus Fruit, Dried Grapes, Pome Fruit, Stone Fruit, Subtropical Fruit and Table Grapes

5. Records to be kept by stakeholders of the fruit industry

 

Stakeholders are required to make available a copy of their data via the industry standard transmission files, namely the Dispatch transmission (PO) files, the Mates transmission (MT) files, Stock transmission (PS) files, Intake Transmission (PI) files, Railings Transmission (RL) files and industry standard APIs. These files are created by the systems that the stakeholders are using. The data delivery mechanism will be reviewed from time to time and communicated to all stakeholders 6 (six) months prior to implementation.

 

The following information is required:

(1) For reporting purposes
(a) Commodity
(b) Variety (as approved by PPECB)
(c) Actual variety (cultivar)
(d) Size/count
(e) Grade
(f) Class
(g) Pack
(h) Product group
(i) Product characteristics
(j) Target market
(k) Inventory code
(l) Inner packaging (punnet, bag, loose)
(m) Protocol exception indicator (e.g. Smartfresh)
(n) Stock pool
(o) Channel (fruit destined for local or export markets)
(p) Season (the season in which the fruit falls)
(q) Mass (nett weight of the fruit in the pallet)
(r) Pallet quantity
(s) Carton quantity
(t) VGM (verified pallet mass)
(u) Container size (20 or 40)
(v) Pallet base type
(w) Stacking variance (units per pallet factor)
(x) Country of origin
(y) Target region
(z) Target country
(aa) Pack date
(ab) Original intake date
(ac) Intake date
(ad) Original inspection date
(ae) Inspection date
(af) Inspection point
(ag) Ship name cons type, cons date
(ah) Voyage number
(ai) Sail date (shipped date)
(aj) Load port
(ak) Discharge port
(al) Transport (air, sea or land)
(am) Load date (stuff date)
(an) Final destination
(ao) Steri flag
(ap) Temperature device
(aq) Temperature device type
(ar) Temperature (regime code)
(as) Phyto data
(at) Pallet treatment (post harvest treatment)

 

(2) For data validation, removal of duplicates and derived data

 

(a) Source system
(b) Pallet identification (SSCC)
(c) Organisation
(d) Container Number (if the pallets loaded in containers)
(e) Air waybill number
(f) Shipping Line (carrier agent / commercial)
(g) Shipping Line (vessel agent / operator)
(h) Original depot
(i) Location code
(j) Farm code (PUC)
(k) Orchard
(l) Packhouse code (PHC)
(m) Consignment number