By Agbiz | Newsletter 21 January 2025 The notice attached details the framework for regulating the export of perishable products in South Africa under the Perishable Products Export Control Act. It establishes standards and procedures to ensure the safety, hygiene,…
Compiled by Store-it Group for HORTGRO Science | December 2024 – Version 3 | Edited by J Strydom and M Jooste (Please note that this information is for guidance and not regulation.) Summer Pears are grouped for their specific characteristics…
South African apple growers and exporters are overjoyed that Thailand has again opened its doors to South African apple exports. Since market access was lost many years ago, it has been a long wait and a lot of behind-the-scenes work,…
As the 2023/24 season draws to a close it is a good time to take a step back and reminisce. What was the past season like for pome and stone fruit? The total 2024 apple export volumes are projected at…
Dit is moeilik om die Hortgro Paarl-kantoor voor te stel sonder Louis van Zyl. Het jou paaie met die sagtevrugtebedryf gekruis, sou jy hom leer ken, want vir etlike dekades was Louis nie net Hortgro se Braaimeester nie, maar ook…
After 44 years in the deciduous fruit industry, Hugh Campbell retires as Hortgro Technical General Manager to begin a new career phase. He spoke to Anna Mouton. On a Sunday afternoon in 1976, a young Hugh Campbell lined up with…
Hortgro Science, the South African deciduous fruit industry research engine, recently held its annual Thank-You Breakfast in Stellenbosch. Prof. Wiehann Steyn, Hortgro Science General Manager, said that the event was a celebration and expression of gratitude to everyone who participated…
Despite frost heavily affecting early cherry varieties, cherry growers remain positive about the overall quality of this season’s harvest and the promising opportunities available in both local and international markets. “While there may be less fruit on the trees this…
Paarl, 8 November 2024 — Transnet’s Cape Town Terminals, including both the Cape Town Container Terminal (CTCT) and the Cape Town Multi-Purpose Terminal (CTMPT), are preparing for a successful deciduous fruit export season with a fleet boost of over 70…
Agri workers are in the orchards every day, sunshine, rain, and snow. Please find below posters on easy steps to take when working in heatwave conditions, as part of our climate change awareness campaign and preparation for the upcoming summer…
Hortgro’s long-serving crop protection programme manager started his career with the inception of integrated pest management in South African orchards. By Anna Mouton. Although he was born in Johannesburg, Matthew Addison has deeper roots in the deciduous fruit industry than…
Runaway veld fires move through landscapes at an astonishing pace, destroying property, natural habitats, and sometimes even lives. Over the past year, several of our production regions were decimated by wildfires. As summer approaches, local fruit producers should fine-tune their…