SA grootste appeluitvoerder in Suidelike Halfrond
Sedert 2023, is Suid-Afrika die grootste Suidelike Halfrond appeluitvoerder. ’n Posisie wat voorheen deur Chili beklee is. Pieter-Steyn de Wet, Hortgro landbou-ekonoom, verduidelik hoe SA die stokkie by Chili oorgeneem het. Suid-Afrika se appelbedryf is uitvoer-georiënteerd met gemiddeld 45% van…
SA pears are (finally) going to China
Hortgro, the governing body of the South African Deciduous Fruit Industry, announced that market access has finally been granted for South African pears to China. This comes after many years of dedication and hard work by a team of industry…
SA stone fruit growers fuming after logistical blunders
Press release: 22 December 2025 Anger and frustration reached a boiling point in the South African stone fruit industry after multiple logistical blunders and unprecedented wind delays caused massive financial losses for growers. While the impact of the wind cannot…
SA Stone Fruit on its way to Chinese consumers
Press release: 15 October 2025 SA Stone Fruit on its way to Chinese consumers Hortgro, the governing body of the South African Deciduous Fruit Industry, is pleased to announce that market access has been granted for five types of South…
SA vrugte-uitvoervooruitsigte na Verre Ooste rooskleurig
Suid-Afrikaanse appels en pere het reeds ’n stewige vasstrapplek in China en as alles reg loop, sal Chinese verbruikers binnekort ook aan Suid-Afrikaans steenvrugte kan smul. Oor die afgelope vyf jaar het China se appelinvoere opwaarts gewissel van 7,5748 miljoen…
Sagtevrugtebedryf bekommerd oor gespanne Oos-Europese situasie
Die Suid-Afrikaanse sagtevrugtebedryfsorganisasie, Hortgro, hou die gespanne situasie in Oos-Europa fyn dop. Die bedryf neem kennis van die opskorting van finansiële dienste (SWIFT), asook wêreldwye ekonomiese sanksies wat teen Rusland ingestel is gegewe dat dit bepaalde logistieke en betalings risiko’s…
Sagtevrugtebedryf steier weens windstorms en vloede
Download an updated press release here: Hortgro_pressrelease_SevereStormDamage_15May2026 Die afgelope paar dae se oorverdowerende geruis van stortreën en rivierwater het vandag plek gemaak vir die gezoem van kettingsae. Dit terwyl landbouers en gemeenskappe in die Wes-Kaap verslae is na die verwoesting…
Salute to Evan Meirion Williams
By Charles Hughes It is with sincere regret that we hear of the sad passing of Evan Meirion Williams on Saturday April 24. Meirion had a long career joining Elgin Fruit Juices in the 1980s from Coleman Foods, a division…
Season logistics running (relatively) smoothly despite challenges
All stops are being pulled out, to make logistics of fruit exports run as smoothly as possible, this season. Jacques du Preez, Hortgro’s General Manager: Trade and Markets, said that weekly meetings between Transnet and the various port stakeholders (the…