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November 22, 2016

RSA breaks soft citrus record

A record volume of 12.2m cartons of soft citrus, around 183,000 tonnes, were packed for export this year by the South African citrus industry, some 1m cartons more than original seasonal estimates. Satsumas reached 1.9m cartons compared […]
November 14, 2016

Integrated food security in Africa

To enhance sustainable food security, access to credible and usable information is vitally important. This was the focus of a recent conference on Integrated Food Security in Africa, organised by the African Centre of Excellence for […]
November 14, 2016

Middle East promising market for South African pomegranates

The weather during the pomegranate growing season this year is expected to prolong the harvest period, with flowering coming in patches. At this moment, there is around 50% bloom, caused by the very hot weather in […]
November 2, 2016

Fruit South Africa makes inroads into China

The vice-chairperson of Fruit SA, Willem Bestbier, signed a memorandum of understanding on 1 November with the vice-chairperson of CIQA, Wang Xin, aimed at strengthening collaboration to ensure market access for fruit between South Africa and China. […]