improved quality management in the euro-mediterranean fruits and vegetables processing industry...

IMPROVED QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PROCESSING INDUSTRY

PROF. GERMAN CANO

PROFª. MARIA TERESA SANCHEZ

ETSIAM

UNIVERSITY OF CORDOBA

SPAIN

THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN FOOD-PROCESSING SECTOR: INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL OUTLOOK

PREPARATORY WORKSHOP

October, 2001

Cordoba, Spain

Financial support by the Commission of the European Union under MEDA programme is acknowledged (Thematic Network ICA3-C5-2000-30004)

Profª. Mª TERESA SANCHEZ

THE SPANISH AGROFOOD SECTOR:

LAND USELAND USE

• 26 % Arable land• 17 % Meadows and

Pastures• 4 % Permanent crops• 41 % Wooded Area• 16 % Other land

• 36.6 % Arable land• 14 % Meadows and

Pastures• 33.5 % Wooded land• 16 % Other land

EU-15 SPAIN

324 million ha

142 million ha AGRICULTURAL AREA

50 million ha

19 million ha AGRICULTURAL AREA

LAND USES IN SPAIN

• A sharp increase in the oilseed area mainly induced by sunflower.

• Appreciable contraction in cereal growing. Towards barley and away from wheat.

• A slight growth in all the fruit, vegetable and flower growing area.

AGRICULTURAL AREAS AGRICULTURAL AREAS AND PRODUCTIONAND PRODUCTION

SPANISH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

14 %

ALL MEMBER STATE PRODUCTION

SPANISH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

14 %

ALL MEMBER STATE PRODUCTION

DAIRY CATTLE

STOCK FARMING

WINE, OLIVE

VEGETABLES AND FRUITS

FRUITS AND

VEGETABLES

ANDALUSIA

80% S.Olives

90% Cotton

VINEYARDS

INDUSTRIAL CROPS: (sunflower and sugar beet)

CEREALS AND FRUITS

STOCK FARMING

FINAL AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION STRUCTURE

European Union versus SPAIN

AGRICULTURE AREAS AND PRODUCTION

TYPICAL MEDITERRANEAN CROPSTYPICAL MEDITERRANEAN CROPS

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTION50% OF

THE SPANISH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

OLIVESCITRUS FRUITS

GRAPESVEGETABLES

LIVESTOCK POPULATION LIVESTOCK POPULATION ADN PRODUCTIONADN PRODUCTION

SPANISH LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION

9.5 %

ALL MEMBER STATE PRODUCTION

SPANISH LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION

9.5 %

ALL MEMBER STATE PRODUCTION

DAIRY CATTLE

INTENSIVE STOCK FARMING

PIGS: CATALUÑA

POULTRY: MADRID

MEAT PRODUCTION:

SHEEP, CATTLE,

IBERIAN BREED HOGS

LIVESTOCK POPULATION AND PRODUCTION

LIVESTOCK POPULATION AND PRODUCTION

ORGANIC FARMING

77.7 % IN THREE COMMUNITIES:

47.7 % IN EXTREMADURA

17.7 % IN ANDALUSIA

12.3 % IN CASTILLA-LEON

352,164 ha (1999)

Source: The Spanish Agrofood Sector: Facts and Figures. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 2000

FOOD CONSUMPTION IN SPAIN

CLOSER TO NORTHERN EUROPEMEDITERRANEAN DIET

53.1 BILLION EURO SPENT ON FOODSTUFF PURCHASE

HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE ON FOOD: 954.07€/person year

TOTALTOTAL

VALUEVALUE

OF FOODOF FOOD

PURCHASEDPURCHASED

IN SPAININ SPAIN

QUANTITY OF FOOD QUANTITY OF FOOD

PURCHASED IN PURCHASED IN

SPAINSPAIN

HOUSEHOLD FOOD CONSUMPTION

Source: The Spanish Agrofood Sector: Facts and Figures. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 2000

SPENDING STRUCTURE (HOUSEHOLDS)

Source: The Spanish Agrofood Sector: Facts and Figures. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 2000

AGROFOOD SECTOR

• The Production of Foodstuffs not subject to processing.

• The Production of Foodstuffs not subject to processing.

• Agrofood Industry, with major processing cycles, and therefore, high value added.

• Agrofood Industry, with major processing cycles, and therefore, high value added.

THE EU FOOD AND DRINK INDUSTRY

MANUFACTURING INDUSTRYMANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

TOP-RANKING BRANCH

PRODUCTION VALUE VALUE ADDED

AGROFOOD INDUSTRY in SPAIN

A KEY SECTOR OF THE SPANISH ECONOMY

Source: The Spanish Agrofood Sector: Facts and Figures. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 2000

AGROFOOD INDUSTRY AGROFOOD INDUSTRY PRODUCTIONPRODUCTION

SPANISH AGROFOOD INDUSTRY PRODUCTION

10.9 %

ALL MEMBER STATE PRODUCTION

SPANISH AGROFOOD INDUSTRY PRODUCTION

10.9 %

ALL MEMBER STATE PRODUCTION

FOOD INDUSTRY IN SPAIN

19.33 OF TOTAL PRODUCT TURNOVER

19.33 OF TOTAL PRODUCT TURNOVER

25.72 % OF EXPENDITURE IN RAW MATERIALS

25.72 % OF EXPENDITURE IN RAW MATERIALS

FOOD INDUSTRY COMPANIESBY SUBSECTOR

FOOD INDUSTRY COMPANIESBY SUBSECTOR

HIGH DECREE OF ATOMISATIONHIGH DECREE OF ATOMISATION

AGROFOOD INDUSTRIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

FOOD INDUSTRY COMPANIES

96.7 % SMALL-SIZED ( < 50 employees)

2.5 % MEDIUM-SIZED (50 - 200 employees)

0.7% LARGE-SIZED ( > 200 employees)

96.7 % SMALL-SIZED ( < 50 employees)

2.5 % MEDIUM-SIZED (50 - 200 employees)

0.7% LARGE-SIZED ( > 200 employees)

FOOD QUALITY IN SPAINFOOD QUALITY IN SPAIN

TRENDSTRENDS

and and

POLICIESPOLICIES

FOOD QUALITYFOOD QUALITY

• FOODS OF SPAINFOODS OF SPAIN

• Protected Protected Designation of Origin Designation of Origin (PDO)(PDO)

• Protected Geographic Protected Geographic Indication (PGI)Indication (PGI)

• Traditional Speciality Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG)Guaranteed (TSG)

AGROFOOD PRODUCTS PROTECTED BY D.O. AND S.D.Breakdown of economic value by type of product (1999)(without wines and spirits)

Source: The Spanish Agrofood Sector: Facts and Figures. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 2000

ECONOMIC VALUE OF THE SALE OF QUALITY WINES

PRODUCED IN SPECIFIED REGIONS, SPIRITS WITH DESIGNATION

AND AGROFOOD PRODUCTS WITH DESIGNATION

OF ORIGIN AND SPECIFIC DESIGNATION 1999

Source: The Spanish Agrofood Sector: Facts and Figures. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 2000

FOOD INDUSTRY LEGISLATION

• Codex Alimentarius.• Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 on the Common

Organisation of the Market in Fruit and Vegetables.

• HACCP System.• Technological and Hygienic Laws for Fruits

and Vegetables.• Spanish Law 31/95: Labour Hazard

Prevention.

THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN FOOD-PROCESSING SECTOR: INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL OUTLOOK

PREPARATORY WORKSHOP

October, 2001

Cordoba, Spain

Financial support by the Commission of the European Union under MEDA programme is acknowledged (Thematic Network ICA3-C5-2000-30004)

Profª Mª TERESA SANCHEZ

THANK YOU VERY MUCH