Cold Chain and Related Logistical Issues Sample Clauses

Cold Chain and Related Logistical Issues. A. Standard Methodology and Approach B. Summary of Preliminary Findings C. Comparison of the Ukrainian and Moldovan Situation with Those of Other Developing Countries or Emerging Markets 1. Weak purchasing power of the majority of the population; 2. Exporters must establish close business relationships with local importers/agents; 3. Infrastructure, including ports and cold storage facilities, are poorly developed; 4. Third-country competition remains strong, financing remains a problem as banking system remains weakened by the impact of the financial crisis that began in 1991; 5. Global purchasing organizations buy from the cheapest acceptable source; 6. Sites tend to be in remote areas where transportation and lack of infrastructure presents barriers to cost-efficient distribution of imported food products; and 7. Many producers and processors are unfamiliar with the demands for quality food products and tend to emphasize price over quality. The Ukrainian consumer population prefers domestic refrigerated poultry, which is considered fresher than imported frozen poultry. Management at the Kerchinski and Xxxxxxxxxx poultry plants both supported this conclusion by stating that each supplies products to seventeen sites throughout the Ukraine. As pointed out, the upper three to five percent of the public consume twenty to thirty percent of the processed products. As in the emerging markets of Southeast Asia and Central and South America, production prices and cold storage are high as it relates to purchasing power of the people adding to the cost, but western influence is gaining. With the proliferation of television, tourism, and two income families, the use and convenience of refrigerated and frozen products continue to rise.