“I believe persimmon is a product which has never really reached its full potential"
This season will see the first persimmon exports for South African company Lucerne Fresh. The Lucerne Agri Group bought a packhouse in Buffeljags (Swellendam area), together with the ANB

South Africa: Frustration grows over citrus situation
The Citrus Growers' Association (CGA) has again appealed to the South African government to avert the looming crisis of the EU FCM regulation, which threatens orange exports and growers'

Agriculture and port issues discussed in South African-Namibian trade talks
The South African and Namibian fruit export sectors have for many years argued that the development of port infrastructure in Namibia and regular shipping opportunities from those ports would go a

Южноафриканские производители киви должны смотреть дальше экспортного окна
"Мы пытаемся создать индустрию золотых киви. В настоящее время небольшие объемы разбросаны по всей Южной

Южноафриканские авокадо приближаются к доступу в Китай
Южноафриканская индустрия авокадо завершила некоторые из последних шагов, необходимых для экспорта

Producenci kiwi z RPA powinni patrzeć poza okno eksportowe
"Próbujemy zbudować przemysł złotego kiwi. W tej chwili są to małe ilości rozrzucone po RPA, ale w ciągu pięciu lub dziesięciu lat będziemy mieli duże ilości dobrej

Awokado z RPA zbliża się do dostępu do Chin
Południowoafrykański przemysł awokado zakończył niektóre z ostatnich kroków wymaganych do eksportu awokado do Chin i źródła branżowe wierzą, że dostęp jest na horyzoncie. Przemysł z

South African avocados close in on China access
The South African avocado industry completed some of the final steps required to export avocados to China and industry sources believe access is on the horizon. The industry welcomed the virtual

How are imported citrus shipments looking?
With the Northern Hemisphere citrus season ending and the Southern Hemisphere season beginning, shipments of citrus are arriving steadily. Lemons: “The first week of April, RSA (South Africa)

South African kiwi growers should look beyond the export window
“We’re trying to build a gold kiwi industry. At the moment there are small volumes scattered around South Africa but within five or ten years we’ll have large volumes of good quality with

Frustration grows over citrus situation
The South African citrus industry is continuing its letter writing campaign to the government as it looks to stave off the effects of new EU regulations on the country’s orange export sector

South Africa: Change in citrus strategy necessary
The latest BFAP baseline study on the South African citrus industry has revealed that up to 4,000 ha of citrus production could be lost in South Africa over the next ten years. This is due to

Południowoafrykański cytrus rozważa strategiczne opcje
W najnowszym badaniu BFAP Baseline Study dotyczącym przemysłu cytrusowego w RPA przewidziano, że w ciągu najbliższych dziesięciu lat w RPA może zostać wybite do 4 tys. ha

Preparing for Spanish Verna lemon campaign with the prospect of earlier arrivals from South Africa
The Fino lemon season is coming to an end as the first Verna lemons are starting to arrive. In this period, there are two different market realities at origin, according to the Lemon and

South African citrus ponders strategic options
The latest BFAP Baseline Study on the South African citrus industry has predicted that up to 4,000ha of citrus production could be culled in South Africa over the next ten years. This is because

CGA writes to South African government ahead of looming EU FCM regulation crisis that threatens orange exports
On the eve of the 2023 citrus season kicking off, the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has written to Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel and Minister

Южноафриканские цитрусовые обдумывают стратегические варианты
По данным последнего базового исследования южноафриканской цитрусовой промышленности, проведенного BFAP, в

Południowoafrykańskie cytryny trafiają na rynki poza Europą
Sezon cytrusowy w RPA trwa zaledwie miesiąc, a eksporterzy cytryn z tego kraju wyraźnie faworyzują rynki bliskowschodnie, rosyjskie i azjatyckie dla swoich wczesnych wysyłek.

Japanese grapefruit market: no fireworks, despite shortage
The first vessel carrying South African grapefruit to Japan was loaded at the port of Durban this past weekend, a week or two earlier than the norm. "Usually our grapefruit would arrive at the

South African lemons head to markets outside Europe
The South African citrus season is barely a month underway, and the country’s lemon exporters are clearly favouring Middle Eastern, Russian and Asian markets for their early shipments. The first

Южноафриканские лимоны отправляются на рынки за пределами Европы
Сезон цитрусовых в Южной Африке едва начался, и экспортеры лимонов страны явно отдают предпочтение рынкам

South Africa: Citrus exports go mainly to Russia, Asia and the Middle East
The citrus season has been underway in Southern Africa for about a month, covering mainly South Africa, Zimbabwe and Eswatini, with lemon exports going mainly to the Middle East (50%), Russia

More than one million cartons of pears exported to China in first season
The top fruit harvest is well underway in South Africa, with 12 million cartons of apples already packed and exported. The apple export season is a good third of the way through. Nine million

Объемы южноафриканских гранатов снизились на 40%, сообщает израильский экспортер
Израильский экспортер и круглогодичный дистрибьютор гранатов Edom Fruits провел сложный сезон в США из-за

Ilość granatów z RPA niższa o 40%, mówi izraelski eksporter
Izraelski eksporter granatów i całoroczny dystrybutor, Edom Fruits, miał trudny sezon w USA z powodu Kalifornii, która zakończyła się późno, mówi Yinon Osem, dyrektor generalny