Production of Fruit and Vegetables for Processing

March 2014 | 130 pages | ID: P370159E364EN
STOCHASIS Management Consultancy

Abstracts

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The fruit and vegetables primary production sector is characterised by the following basic features:

• smaller areas of cultivation compared to the recent past, mainly due to the decoupling of production and financial aid.
• high dependence on processing companies, which are facing difficulties due to the economic recession (difficulties in obtaining financing, reduced demand, etc), and
• dependence on weather conditions.

This study was prepared by STOCHASIS Management Consultancy S.A., with a view to describe the current situation of primary to be processed in Greece and in particular, of the processed tomato, clingstone (processed) peaches and the quantity of juiced oranges and examine its prospects, presenting the international market data.

More specifically, the first five chapters of the study feature information on the production of basic fruit and vegetables, which refer to general characteristics, the institutional framework, the demand, the offer and the size of the industry in terms of value and quantity. In the next chapter, the study presents data on the manufacturing enterprises, which constitute the sector's customers, including the development of their sales, data on their products' external trade and their financial situation. Finally, we will present the conclusions and the prospects of the market, as well as an annex with selected financial indicators of major enterprises in 2009-2012.

Contents

SYNOPSIS

INTRODUCTION

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Definition
1.2 General data on the industry
1.3 Industry characteristics
1.4 Agricultural sector in Greece
1.5 Primary production of fruit and vegetables
1.6 External trade of fruit and vegetables

2. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

3. DEMAND

3.1 Determinants of demand
3.2 Consumption trends

4. OFFER

4.1 Basic data by product category

5. MARKET

5.1 Domestic market size
5.2. Industrial tomato
5.3. Clingstone peach
5.4. Juiced oranges
5.5 Porter's five forces

6. PROCESSING

6.1. Major processing companies by product category
6.2. Turnover development of major processing companies
6.3. External trade of processing companies
6.4. Financial analysis of the processing sector

7. INTERNATIONAL MARKET

7.1. Industrial tomato
7.2. Clingstone peach
7.3. Juiced oranges

7. CONCLUSIONS - PROSPECTS

7.1 SWOT Analysis
7.2 Main findings-Prospects

ANNEX

Financial ratios of major enterprises of the industry
  A. Capital structure indicators and financial leverage
  B. Liquidity indicators
  C. Activity indicators
  D. Performance indicators
Types of financial indicators

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