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July 8, 2016

South Africa: Lemon estimate cut, Navels tailing off fast

Lemons The early Ramadan was good for lemon sales in the Middle East this year. South Africa sent a lot of the early lemon crop to the market and demand was good. In general, the lemon […]
July 6, 2016

Sugar futures surge to 4-year high

Sugar and coffee futures soared, as the currency of top grower Brazil rallied, while wheat prices slumped as the market remains glutted, with fresh US stocks data out on Thursday. Raw sugar futures shot up more […]
June 30, 2016

Sugar cane production declines

As a result of the ongoing countrywide drought, South African cane production declined during the 2015/16 season by more than 16.3% to 14.81-million tons, following an 11.4% reduction recorded in the previous season. “The decrease will […]
June 29, 2016

Soft citrus volumes up

The estimates made at the beginning of the citrus season in South Africa have changed again with the latest prediction for soft citrus increasing by 0,2 million cartons, while the navel estimate has fallen by 2,6 […]