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June 27, 2016

SA citrus having a strange season

Citrus coming into Canada from South Africa (grapefruit, star ruby, lemons, navel oranges and clementines) has been early this season. Philadelphia importers haven’t seen shipments arrive until June 24. Odd time for grapefruit According to report […]
June 24, 2016

White maize sufficient for coming months, says Agbiz

South Africa, Africa’s top maize producer, has enough white maize for the coming months as dry weather helps boost harvesting, but the country may struggle to source required imports of the grain it uses as a […]
June 22, 2016

Grapefruit may fail to hold its price

While grapefruit prices started high in China with big demand South African exporters are now nervous about late arrivals, as they don’t think that the Chinese market will support those high prices for long. A box […]
June 21, 2016

Technology drives growth and development

The increasing use of agricultural technologies in Africa, as reported in a survey of 25 large agricultural companies, can dramatically improve yields, food security and product quality, as well as provide raw materials for new products […]