Packhouse Action Group (PAG)

The PAG was established to serve the pome fruit industry.
It conducts projects and seminars for the benefit of packhouses.

Hortgro Packhouse Action Group 01
Hortgro Packhouse Action Group 02

OBJECTIVES OF THE PAG:

  • Stimulate innovation/ testing and introduction of new technologies/adoption of proven technologies
  • Identify issues to make industry more competitive – world leaders
  • Identify priorities /address industry needs through research
  • Address availability of capacity/skills/ education/information dissemination
  • Serve as an industry communication forum to producers and stakeholders, including Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)
  • Market/logistics intelligence

FIELDS OF OPERATION INCLUDE:

  • Engineering
  • Packaging
  • Environmental footprint
  • Packhouse
  • Post-Harvest
  • Logistics
  • Communication

Download Documents

CA Manual Revised

CA Manual Revised (31 January 2019) [ Download ] [ View ] 497 KB

PAG Feedback

2020

Fresh Notes 182 – PAG Feedback (November 20) [ Download ] [ View ] 644 KB
Fresh Notes 180 – PAG Feedback (August 20) [ Download ] [ View ] 193 KB
Fresh Notes 174 – PAG Feedback (March 20) [ Download ] [ View ] 462 KB

2019

Fresh Notes 165 – PAG Feedback (Dec 19) [ Download ] [ View ] 261 KB
Fresh Notes 162 – PAG Feedback (Aug 19) [ Download ] [ View ] 383 KB
Fresh Notes 158 – PAG Feedback (March 19) [ Download ] [ View ] 316 KB

Production & Technical | Packhouse Action Group

Protocol for Dynamic Controlled Atmosphere Storage of SA Apple and Pear Culivars (2017) [ Download ] [ View ] 1 MB
Con Louw - Container Loading [ Download ] [ View ] 1 MB
Container Booking and Scheduling - September 2011 [ Download ] [ View ] 187 KB
Container Handling Procedures [ Download ] [ View ] 797 KB
Container Scheduling Proposals [ Download ] [ View ] 97 KB
Container Scheduling Report - May 2010 [ Download ] [ View ] 231 KB
Jaco Visagie - Trends in Container Technology and Supply [ Download ] [ View ] 1 MB
Johan Strydom - Container Checklist [ Download ] [ View ] 497 KB
Johan Strydom - Elements of Container Loading [ Download ] [ View ] 440 KB
Plum Carrying Temperatures 2016 [ Download ] [ View ] 279 KB
Plum Carrying Temperatures 2015 [ Download ] [ View ] 275 KB
Plum Temp Regimes 2016 [ Download ] [ View ] 217 KB
PPECB Role in Loading Containers [ Download ] [ View ] 1 MB
Richard van Schalkwyk - Transnet Container Loading [ Download ] [ View ] 826 KB
PomeSpec [ Download ] [ View ] 73 KB
StoneSpec [ Download ] [ View ] 60 KB

PAG Feedback Session Presentation

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