2012 NATIONAL PECAN GROWERS COUNCIL UPDATE Hilton Segler – Executive Director Sept 2012 – Alabama Pecan Growers Meeting
OBJECTIVES Introduce Meet and promote U. S. pecans worldwide with and learn from potential buyers Identify opportunities for future advancement
PECAN TEAM Cindy Wise – Texas Pecan Growers Association Blair Krebs – Texas Pecan Growers Association James Ditmore – University of New Mexico Janice Dees – Georgia Pecan Growers Association
CALENDAR 2012 February – Fruit Logistica – Berlin, Germany May – Bakery Showcase – Toronto, Canada SIAL China – Shanghai, China US Mission (QSP Follow-up) – India July – US Nutritional Seminar – Shanghai, China September - GIDA – Istanbul, Turkey World of Food/India - Mumbai October – SIAL Paris, France National Women's Conference – Toronto, Canada December – 2013 NPGC Pecan Team Planning Session
MAP FUNDING 2012 – GRANT $ 275, 000 MARKETS MAP India Canada $40, 000 $51, 000 European Union $58, 000 China $90, 000 Turkey TOTAL $25, 000 TOTAL $ 264, 000
TRADE MISSIONS 2012
FRUIT LOGISTICA – BERLIN, GERMANY Cindy Wise – Texas Pecan Growers, Dan Zedan – Navarro Pecan Company, Corry De. Wit – Contractor
BAKERY SHOWCASE – CANADA 2012 Deborah Ralls – Green Valley Pecans, Blair Krebs – Texas Pecan Growers Association & Danielle Parney – Danielle Parney Communications
2012 SIAL CHINA – SHANGHAI, CHINA Mr. Yu Rosemary Alexander Georgia Pecan Growers Will Easterlin Pecan Co Janice Dees Georgia Pecan Growers Xu Min (ATO-Shanghai) Mr. Chen
CHINESE PECAN NUT PROCESSER’S PRESIDENT MR. YU AND HILTON SEGLER
2013 MAP GRANT APPLICATION $790, 000
MARKETS FOR 2013 *Brazil Canada China Europe India *Israel *Turkey UAE $60, 000 $135, 000 $170, 000 $120, 000 $30, 000 $75, 000 $70, 000
GLOBAL BROAD-BASE INITIATIVE (GBI) TURKEY MARKET ANALYSIS, ASSESTMENT STRATEGY $ 96, 000 COLLABORATING PARTIES NATIONAL PECAN GROWERS COUNCIL , INC OCEAN SPRAY INTERNATIONAL, INC. /CRANBERRY MARKETING COMMITTEE
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