❓ The question seeks information on how the Potato Marketing Corporation (PMC) prevents black markets when growers don't meet standards. The answer details the PMC's licensing, monitoring, and enforcement processes, emphasizing collaboration and continuous improvement.
AnsweredQoN 3587Legislative Assembly
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Is the Potato Marketing Corporation able to prevent ‘black markets’ from forming when growers fail to meet its standards, and if so, what processes are involved in monitoring and enforcing standards and quantities imposed by the Potato Marketing Corporation?
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Answered
11 March 2015
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Food
Response time
20 days
The following processes are involved in monitoring and enforcing standards and qualities imposed by the Potato Marketing Corporation (PMC):
PMC issues a licence for Domestic Marketing Entitlement (DME) (tonnage) and area to achieve anticipated demand (tonnage), as identified during the sales and operations planning process with input received and reviewed from industry stakeholders.
If the individual grower overproduces, the PMC has ownership rights to take the excess DME from the planted area. If the excess is not required to meet supply in the domestic ware market, then the PMC may grant a permit to on-sell that excess to the processing and export markets.
Grower declarations, third party surveying maps and other licencing and compliance documentation is used to monitor the growth, movement, delivery and grading of potatoes within the supply chain.
Field staff monitors crops and yields on a daily basis, which further assists in ensuring the appropriate quality and availability of supply for consumers is directed through merchant channels.
The
Marketing of Potatoes Act 1946
and Marketing of Potatoes Regulations 1987 clearly identify the requirements of complying with growing licences and the operation of the regulated supply system. These requirements provide the basis for an efficient grower to make a reasonable return based on individual results and other factors. Continuous improvement initiatives are a key focus to maintain high levels of quality product within the supply chain at all times, and to improving individual grower returns.
Grower benchmarking activities highlight individual grower performance and areas for review and improvement. Discussions are held to determine the appropriate courses of action to improve quality, compliance and efficiencies. The PMC provides growers with access to its staff and other agronomical specialists to assist in delivering improved farm gate quality and value.
The support of the overwhelming number of growers for the regulated system is an important factor, as few participants seek to operate outside the system.
PMC issues a licence for Domestic Marketing Entitlement (DME) (tonnage) and area to achieve anticipated demand (tonnage), as identified during the sales and operations planning process with input received and reviewed from industry stakeholders.
If the individual grower overproduces, the PMC has ownership rights to take the excess DME from the planted area. If the excess is not required to meet supply in the domestic ware market, then the PMC may grant a permit to on-sell that excess to the processing and export markets.
Grower declarations, third party surveying maps and other licencing and compliance documentation is used to monitor the growth, movement, delivery and grading of potatoes within the supply chain.
Field staff monitors crops and yields on a daily basis, which further assists in ensuring the appropriate quality and availability of supply for consumers is directed through merchant channels.
The
Marketing of Potatoes Act 1946
and Marketing of Potatoes Regulations 1987 clearly identify the requirements of complying with growing licences and the operation of the regulated supply system. These requirements provide the basis for an efficient grower to make a reasonable return based on individual results and other factors. Continuous improvement initiatives are a key focus to maintain high levels of quality product within the supply chain at all times, and to improving individual grower returns.
Grower benchmarking activities highlight individual grower performance and areas for review and improvement. Discussions are held to determine the appropriate courses of action to improve quality, compliance and efficiencies. The PMC provides growers with access to its staff and other agronomical specialists to assist in delivering improved farm gate quality and value.
The support of the overwhelming number of growers for the regulated system is an important factor, as few participants seek to operate outside the system.
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