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JULY 2015
THE SGS CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT NEWSLETTER
FOCUS ON BLACK SEA AN SGS CORPORATE NEWSLETTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SERVICES
Dear Customer,
Across the Black Sea region, crop yields remain strong although Russia and Ukraine both expect a slight decrease in yields compared to 2014. However, this is offset by a general trend towards growth, as seen over the last five years.
Weather conditions, as always, have a direct impact upon crops, their planting, growth, harvest and yields. In 2015, although the year started well with generally fine conditions for planting, there has been more rain than usual since and temperatures have been lower than average.
Even so, a surprise weather front in Russia just before the start of the harvest – heavy rainfalls with hail and strong winds during the last ten days of June – affected all the key grain
producing South and Black soil regions. This meant that many of the inspected fields were found with ears of barley and wheat lying on the ground. At the same time, Russia has a drought in the Samara and Saratov regions (Volga) so the forecast is for a decrease of yield here.
The influence of weather conditions may cause some adjustments to the preliminary forecast for the general grain harvest in Russia and to the estimates made about the quality of the new crop. Based on our crop tour assessment and the first tested samples of new crop, we expect problems with the falling quantity, the corresponding decrease in protein and gluten („washing up“), and the likelihood of fungus agro diseases in the South and Black soil regions. From
Volga, we expect a low test weight but high protein. We will determine the exact quality during our Grain Quality Map 2015 project which starts on 15/07/15 in Russia and Ukraine and later in Kazakhstan.
To better meet your needs, our teams have been developing services and investing in new personnel, equipment and facilities. Read on to find out more about SGS operations across the region and your local contacts, as well as our new services and infrastructure.
NON-GMO EXPORTS FROM UKRAINESGS has made it possible for clients to export certified non-GMO crops from the Ukraine.
SGS developed an Identity Preservation (IP) programme following two decades during which the failure of monitoring systems in Ukraine meant it was almost impossible to prove that crops were GMO-free.
In 2012, after stringent monitoring, sampling, testing, analysis and certification, our IP programme enabled a client to export the country’s first non-GMO parcels, some 600 MT of non-GMO soya. This rose to 100,000 MT in 2013 and continues to grow today.
ADDING VALUEGMO contamination seriously reduces
• Silo to Loading: monitoring starts at the inland silo, during or pre-shipment, when samples are taken from the elevators in the silos. If tests are negative, the grains are loaded onto wagons, and the re-checked at the port storage facility and when loaded into vessels.
SGS SERVICESIPP has proven very successful for SGS clients in Ukraine, before this programme no soya beans could be exported as non-GMO. We offer testing for GMO, using real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing equipment, and for all known GMO events.
ALEXEY BESCHETNOV
Regional Business Development Manager
the value of crops. A MT of non-GMO soya may fetch $350 US, but if contaminated by GMO its value is significantly reduced.
IPP IN ACTIONSGS’s IPP relies on extensive sampling, testing, monitoring, supervision and inspections. To certify that a crop is non-GMO, some 25-30 samples will be taken for every 10,000 MT of soybeans and tested using PCR. In addition, some 150-200 samples will undergo express-testing before certification can be issued. This compares to just one sample per 10,000 MT for loading/unloading supervision sampling.
There are two routes to IPP certification.
• Seed to Loading: monitoring starts with the seeds. SGS checks seeds, before planting, then on maturity of the plants we monitor harvesting, storage and loading to containers.
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UKRAINEPutting facts, figures and research at the fingertips of clients has been a driving force behind investment in services and skills for SGS in Ukraine this year.
TOXICOLOGY TESTING
Launched in 2014, SGS Ukraine’s toxicology testing laboratory delivers a broad range of testing, and has completed more than 200 samples for dioxin testing.
With the majority of Ukraine’s corn exports destined for China, we have developed extensive testing and analysis methods. These include most of the pesticide requirements for commodities destined for China.
Preparations are well underway for our laboratories to manage the influx of samples for testing and analysis in the 2015 season. There is particular focus on the rapeseed crop, as it must be dried in silos, and this is the process during which dioxins can occur. There is particular risk in silos using old equipment and fuel which has been heated before.
GMO IDENTIFICATION
Ukraine’s issues with GMO contaminated crops have long been understood, and activities have been put in place to mitigate the issues and even fight back. Recently, SGS’s GMO testing services have been meeting client needs for genotype determination of plants, to fight back against fake products/seeds being sold in Ukraine. We use Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing to identify which hybrids and varieties have actually been planted.
MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTING
Often, exports require microbiological pathogen testing before cargoes can be accepted at their point of entry. We have launched a new testing service, checking cargoes for pathogens, including viruses, to meet country-specific regulations and prevent rejection on arrival.
SMA AND INLAND DIVISION
Yagovenko Maxim Senior Commercial Administrator
Valeria Yanevich Commercial Administrator
Ekaterina Korshykova Head of SMA subdivision
Alexey Garidzhuk Commercial Administrator
GRAIN DIVISION
Valeria Boltinova Senior Commercial Administrator
Mariya Ergieva Commercial Administrator
Anastasia Zavada Senior Commercial Administrator
Ksenia Khodus Commercial Administrator
Anna Dyadkina Commercial Administrator
Anna Belevtsova Commercial Administrator
Yulia Ovcharova Assistant Manager [email protected]
Oleg Onischenko Deputy Business Manager [email protected]
Andrey Berkatyuk Operations Manager [email protected]
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PHYTOPHTHORA ACTION
Across the region, we are monitoring the occurrence of phytophthora, a disease that causes blight in potato and tomato crops. To help monitor the disease, and pinpoint its progress, we are taking samples in the fields, from different regions, and using the results to map the disease’s distribution.
TRAINING FOCUS
Training our staff is at the heart of what we do, but our recent focus has been on sharing expertise with our clients. Last month we held a two-day conference for our customers to look at the issues and/or problems that can arise with contractual specifications, and how to remedy them.
With a focus on international markets, including China, we shared our own statistical data to highlight the issues and help attendees clearly identify the subjects to concentrate on. We also reviewed the issues surrounding mycotoxins and dioxins in Ukraine, what causes contamination, and how to avoid it.
SGS Ukraine was joined by 27 clients for one day of theoretical presentations and for a second day to visit our laboratories.
FULL SERVICE
SGS Ukraine offers a full range of agriculture capabilities including GMO, toxicology testing, food safety testing, inspections, farm monitoring, insect mapping, crop surveys and field trials, amongst others.
EDUARD ERSHOV
Business Manager
VEGETABLE OILS AND CONTAINER‘S DIVISION
Viktoria Zalipyatskaya Commercial Administrator
Victoria Golubyatnikova
Deputy Business Manager for Customer Care
Yulia Levandovskaya Commercial Administrator
Elona Chulkova Deputy Head of Vegoils and Containers Division [email protected]
Victor Sinitsyn Commercial Administrator
Stepan Koshelev Manager of Seed and Crop Services Division
Natalia Rudenko Senior Commercial Administration
Georgiy Tykhonenko Head of Vegoils and Containers Division [email protected]
RUSSIATo meet growing demand, and improve services to clients, SGS is investing in new capabilities, extra capacity and new offices across Russia.
VOLGA EXPANSION
In July, in response to increased demand, SGS opened two new execution offices, at Saratov and Nizhnekamsk, to service Russia’s Volga region, a key grain and oilseed producing area. Extending to more than 1 million square kilometres, the Volga region has traditionally been served by our offices at Volgograd, supported by our team at Samara. The new offices are strategically located 500km and 1,000km respectively from Volgograd to extend our reach and deliver more effective, timely services to clients across the region.
MYCOTOXINS TESTING
Commodities being transported through Rostov, whether for domestic or export markets, must meet strict regulations for mycotoxin levels, to prevent rejection of cargoes, to ensure food/feed safety and to protect human and animal health.
With increasing demand for mycotoxins testing, from clients and their destination markets, we have decided to expand our capabilities. On average, Rostov handles more than 100 samples for mycotoxins testing every month. From July, we will offer Liquid Chromatograph (LC) testing for the presence of mycotoxins, on all commodities, in our Rostov laboratory.
We have been conducting mycotoxin tests for six months, using immunological methods. This investment in LC equipment and the recruitment of personnel to deliver the service will make our testing capabilities more efficient and useful.
In addition, turn around times will drop as we will operate seven days a week, and samples will remain on site at Rostov, saving time on delivery and collection.
YEISK TEAMDmitry Tichenko Laborant
Denis Katayev Inspector [email protected]
Valeriy Goncharov Inspector [email protected]
Andrey Rarin Inspector
Igor Larkov Manager of Yeisk office [email protected]
Irina Korovina Inland Manager South Russia [email protected]
Evgeniy Nechepurenko Operation coordinator [email protected]
Sergey Yurov Inspector [email protected]
Vitaliy Karnaukhov Senior Inspector [email protected]
Oleg Lesovoy Inspector
Andrey Savochkin Inspector
Yulia Vishnyakova Administrator assistant [email protected]
Ekaterina Kulichenko Administrator assistant [email protected]
Ludmila Gorlach Laboratory Manager [email protected]
Sergey Dementiev Branch Manager South Russia [email protected]
Alina Vovk Administrator assistant [email protected]
Liliya Miroshnikova Administrator assistant [email protected]
Oksana Pekarskaya Administrator assistant [email protected]
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VOLGOGRAD TEAMDmitriy Razuvaev Inland Coordinator [email protected]
Andrey Martynov Port Coordinator [email protected]
Maxim Dobriy Business Development Manager [email protected]
Maxim Anikin Operation Manager [email protected]
Nina Kungurtseva Laborant
Alla Lineva Assistant of Coordinator [email protected]
Svetlana Tyan Assistant of Coordinator [email protected]
Elena Larina Laboratory Manager [email protected]
FURTHER FOSFA ACCREDITATION
In September 2014, the Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations (FOSFA) accredited SGS’s Rostov laboratory for the testing of oilseeds. The main commodities tested under the FOSFA oilseed scheme are:
• Oilseeds • Sunflower seed oil • Rape seed oil • Soya bean oil
Rostov is the first SGS Russia laboratory to achieve FOSFA accreditation. However, alongside our laboratories at Novorossiysk and Yeisk, Rostov is also a Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA) analyst member.
SEED & CROP SERVICES
Across Russia, we also deliver a comprehensive range of seed and crop services. Our Voronezh laboratory offers seed sampling, and is also involved in a new project to complete soil sampling on more than 100,000-hectare of property with associated agrochemical testing.
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ROSTOV LABORATORY TEAM Galina Chebotareva Administrator [email protected]
Kristina Lozovaya Assistant [email protected]
Alexey Levin Deputy Laboratory Manager [email protected]
Dmitriy Tekuchev Chemist [email protected]
Ksenia Ionova Quality System [email protected]
Alexander Nazarov Chemist [email protected]
Elena Dovbnya Senior Chemist [email protected]
Elena Edush Senior Chemist [email protected]
Vitaliy Kuzminov Deputy Laboratory Manager [email protected]
Ekaterina Zheleznyak Administrator [email protected]
Andrey Tolcheev Laboratory Manager [email protected]
ROSTOV TEAMIgor Dudchenko Manager [email protected]
Inna Leontyeva Administrator [email protected]
Anna Malysheva Assistant [email protected]
Timour Rakhimov Claim Prevention Manager [email protected]
Anastasia Pokhlebina Assistant [email protected]
Nikolay Kondratyev Senior Inspector [email protected]
AZOV TEAMAndrey Podgaichenko Assistant [email protected]
Valentin Kriva Inspector [email protected]
Alexander Kushnerovskiy Senior Inspector [email protected]
Sergey Sviridov Inspector
Dmitriy Tsyban Office Manager [email protected]
Olga Korsun Senior Laborant [email protected]
Inna Kriva Laborant
Natalya Kostyuchenko Laborant
Ekaterina Kim Senior Administrator [email protected]
Tatyana Goryachaya Assistant [email protected]
Irina Sitnik Administrator [email protected]
Marina Alieva Laborant
Elena Nazarenko Assistant [email protected]
NOVOROSSIYSK TEAMMiheev Gennadiy Senior Inspector [email protected]
Alla Danilova Coordinator Assistant [email protected]
Marina Tsareva Coordinator Assistant [email protected]
Natalia Movchan Chief Chemister [email protected]
Ludmila Kudryavtzeva Agri Coordinator [email protected]
Irina Gladkikh Assistant
Maxim Lindenboym Senior Inspector [email protected]
Svetlana Klochkova Chemister Assistant
Denis Frolov Operations Coordinator [email protected]
Ekaterina Bondarevskaya Assistant
Slava Korobchenko Assistant [email protected]
Valentina Philatova Assistant
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SEVASTOPOL TEAMVladimir Shotkin Inspector [email protected]
Igor Dmitruk Manager [email protected]
Igor Nedbay Inspector
TAGANROG TEAM Elena Anpilogova Administrator [email protected]
Mikhail Shumlin Office Manager [email protected]
Eduard Kikhtev Inspector [email protected]
Ludmila Melnichenko Express Laboratory Assistant
Nikolay Simeyskiy Senior Inspector [email protected]
TUAPSE TEAMKonstantin Nazarov Coordinator [email protected]
Alla Bachinskaya Administration Assistant [email protected]
Marina Kindyakova Loborant Ru Tuapse Agrilab (Tuapse)
Amir Gadirov Inspector [email protected]
Vitaliy Simko Inspector [email protected]
Anastasia Yakhlakova Administration Assistant [email protected]
KERCH TEAMValery Homenko Inspector [email protected]
Sergey Zelyanin Inspector [email protected]
Pavel Novikov Inspector [email protected]
Vladimir Cheverda Manager [email protected]
Artem Kovylov Senior Inspector [email protected]
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OUR GLOBAL TEAM IS ALSO HERE TO SUPPORT YOU:
OLIVIER COPPEY Executive Vice President
PAUL HARRISON Vice President Global Sales and Customer [email protected]
JOHNY BOERJAN Vice President Technical [email protected]
ENRIQUE CALDERON Customer Care Manager [email protected]
MARIA CARDONA Grain Coordinator [email protected]
AXEL HARMSENInternational Sales Manager [email protected]
DOUNIA AMAMOUSoft and Food [email protected]
PATRIZIA WEBER Guarantee Services Administrative Manager [email protected]
GENNADIY SHULGA Vice President Global Business Development [email protected]
DIDIER COLLET International Sales [email protected]
FREDERICO STEWARTGuarantee Services [email protected]
BRUNO WIDMERBusiness Development Manager
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