News24
A series of destructive winter storms sweeping over the South African Western Cape region has affected citrus crops. For ten days, all citrus harvesting in the Oliphant’s River Valley, the […]
Tue 27/06/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
South Africa Apples & Pears
South Africa saw a slight fall in its volumes of apples, pears and grapes in 2022/23, due mainly to stagnated production area and a return to normal yields following record […]
Mon 12/06/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Macfrut
Spotlight on blueberries at the three-day International Blueberry Days: rising consumption levels and year-round product availability
Thu 11/05/2023 by Macfrut
WAPA
Poor weather has led to forecasts of Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crops being revised downwards. In New Zealand, Cyclone Gabrielle took out more than 20% of the forecast volume, […]
Wed 26/04/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
EFD
The CGA has demanded the South African government address an imminent crisis related to EU regulations around false codling moth (FCM) that threatens orange exports and grower livelihoods. The South […]
Tue 25/04/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Noordvaal
The South African has launched an in-depth investigation of the country’s fresh produce sector.
Thu 06/04/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
IPS
Cherries and nuts are undergoing major varietal development within the IPS portfolio in Europe and elsewhere.
Tue 17/01/2023 by Pierre Escodo
westfaliafruit
Westfalia Fruit Group, a leading multinational supplier of avocados and a range of fresh vegetables and fruit, is advancing on its industry-leading water strategy with plans in place to halve use of the precious resource by 2030.
Wed 11/01/2023 by Pierre Escodo
FRUITIERE
Compagnie Fruitiere group defines itself as a “human size” company, still 80% family owned and will fully integrated operations.
Wed 07/12/2022 by Pierre Escodo
Eurostat
The inexorable decline of orange consumption in the EU is likely to be accelerated by lower imports from South Africa due to new pre-cooling requirements.
Sat 29/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Bicanski/Pixnio
Output is growing in the lucrative global kiwi market, particularly during the export window to the Northern Hemisphere.
Tue 25/10/2022 by Richard Wilkinson