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SuperPak Shed
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Avocado Processing Line
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Field Bins
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2nds Grader & Drops
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Labeling and Palletizing
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Scanning for despatch
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Premium Line
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Introduction
to SuperPak and marketing
brand AvoChoice...
After exhaustive study by experts hired by
Avocados Australia Ltd, the peak national body
and the personal contributions of an industry
steering committee represented by avocado
growers, it was concluded the industry in
Australia was in serious need of unity and
strength in packing improvements and marketing
from as cohesive and consolidated manner as
possible.
As a result of feasibility study, a business
plan was prepared for a regional packshed in the
Central Burnett Growing region where 50% of the
avocados grown in Australia originate. Trials
conducted in 2007/08 year show fruit
successfully transports as far as from NSW on
airbag trucks, and the packing costs to growers
can be reduced from the old average charge of
$4.70 to around $3.80 for packing and carton,
less than you can pack on farm usually.
We believe in the results of that study work
best for the future of packing and firmly
believe to be truly viable into the future
growers need to market cohesively. We also need
to reduce our packing costs, by employing the
most labour saving equipment available and
utilize equipment for many more months of the
year, while packing to an efficiency and speed
not achievable in smaller pack houses.
To this end, we formed a grower owned company
with a Network of avocado growers and built a
large regional packshed in Childers, which was
completed in 2009. This 2.7 million dollar, 2000
square metre shed is outfitted with a four lane
packing line with over 100 automatic tray
filling drops, automated top tray labeling for
fruit stickers, automated tray kick-off system
for palletising, first run packing for 2nds and
3rds, and much more. Complete reporting of your
pack out and payments are sure to meet or beat
our competitors.
If you agree, that you could benefit by packing
and marketing from strength, or just want to
have your fruit professionally packed at great
contract rates, please give us a try. For those
who would like to participate as grower owners,
we are still taking limited investments from
growers. Thank you for your time and we would
like to see you become involved in controlling
more of your destiny by being a part of
SuperPak!
Cheers ...
Jim and Eric
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Jim Carney is a
long time avocado orchardist, since he and
his wife Lois established Settlers
Plantation avocado orchards in Baldivis,
Western Australia in 1984. Jim managed
the Western Australia orchards through the
1980’s growing avocados on 50
acres. He
was active on the board of the Western
Australia Avocado Growers Association,
barracking for higher quality and better
handling of avocados as Vice President in
the late 80's.
Over the past 30
years, he has founded and operated three
packing sheds in addition to eight commercial
orchards he has owned. Jim
also operated an arboreal consulting and tree
moving business with a truck mounted tree
spade, moving hundreds of citrus, avocado, and
other trees. Other
business endeavours include owning and
operating a construction company and large
wholesale tour company. Today, Jim grows avocados on
1000 acres acres in the Childers, Kumbia and
Farnsfield area, with over 36,000 avocado
trees and expanding to 68,000 trees by 2015.
Jim is happy to offer
free on farm consultation on tree health,
nutrition, fruit fill and longevity tips and
more, for a visit or two at no charge.
Eric grew up on
an avocado orchard in Western Australia and
was extensively involved in several orchard
properties. After a stint away in the
commercial world where he managed a packaging
store and later an office with over 20
employees, Eric decided the farm life was
where he wanted to raise his two boys. Eric
and wife Abby purchased and operated a citrus,
avocado and cut flower farm and packing
facility on the Sunshine Coast. After deciding
to expand and combine operations, the family
moved to Childers where along with his parents
transformed a cane farm into an avocado
orchard with current production at over
250,000 trays per year and expanding.
Eric is the packing shed
manager for SuperPak which
seasonally employs around
50 employees.
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Contact phone: +61 7 4126 6900