India continues to become an important market for Forelle from South Africa. This year returns on Forelle was 20-23$ CNF as per carton in the later half of the year. […]
Thu 02/01/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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Leading grower, packer and exporter of South African citrus SRCC (Sundays River Citrus Company) is seeking to consolidate itself in Europe and expand to new markets. Speaking at the firm’s […]
Fri 20/12/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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South Africa set a new export record in 2019 for volumes shipped of soft citrus, up 12%. Coming off the back of a good 2018 season, when 16.2 million cartons […]
Tue 10/12/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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South Africa’s 2019 soft citrus season presented a varied picture across the country’s diverse geography. The estimates of the major organisations (e.g. Citrus Marketing Forum) were realised, with exports amounting […]
Mon 09/12/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Although Vietnam and South Africa already have strong trade ties, the Vietnamese are asking South African officials to open their market further for its fresh produce exports, which include dragon […]
Thu 31/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Valencia’s main agricultural professional organisation, La Unio-Uniò de Lluradors, has asked retailers in the country to minimise purchases of South African citrus. The appeal comes after the discovery of prohibited […]
Tue 29/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
South Africa has seen a general decline in shipments of citrus to Japan. Since 2013, citrus volumes (mainly grapefruit) shipped to the Asian country have slipped from 62,000 pallets per […]
Thu 10/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
South Africa has introduced a new Carbon Tax to reduce the country’s dependence on fossil fuels. The first phase of the tax will run until December 2022, with the second […]
Wed 25/09/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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South Africa’s booming avocado production experienced a setback in 2018/19, with output dropping 25% to 127,000 tons. The major factors contributing to this decline were the lower yields, premature fruit […]
Fri 13/09/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Valencian Farmers’ Association (AVA-ASAJA) has complained about the “nonsense” prices currently being fetched by South African citrus in European retailers. After what the association has described as a “ruinous […]
Tue 06/08/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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South Africa’s grape production continues to expand, with new production areas reaching their full potential and some wine grape areas being diverted to table grapes. Exports have risen in parallel […]
Thu 20/06/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The first specialised reefer vessel (SRV) to be loaded with citrus was sent to China last week. The initial protocol for shipping South African citrus to China was signed in […]
Wed 22/05/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
