The South African deciduous fruit industry proudly announces the launch of a Centre of Excellence dedicated to advancing pest monitoring and safeguarding the future of the industry. This new initiative, spearheaded by industry association Hortgro, addresses the increasing challenges posed…
Press release: September 2021 South African plum growers are on the doorstep of a make-or-break season that will determine its future and sustainability. According to Hortgro’s Markets and Trade Manager, Jacques du Preez, plum growers faced many challenges over the…
The pome fruit harvest is under way with positive expectations for 2021. Last year saw a much better winter with enough rain in the majority of the production areas. Cooler weather during spring and the flowering period has resulted in…
Press release: 15 October 2020 A normal outlook for South African 2020/2021 stone fruit exports The 2020/2021 season is upon us and the stone fruit forecast and overall estimate volumes are looking much better compared to the same time last…
South African stone-fruit exports have increased substantially this year despite a challenging production season for growers. Figures from industry body Hortgro for the 2025/26 season show there were 32.4 million cartons of stone fruit available for export, representing a 15% rise…
Quade Sing Jam is the Stewardship Manager and a compliance specialist at CropLife South Africa, and if you have questions about personal protection equipment (PPE) in the deciduous fruit industry, he has the answers. By Gerrit Rautenbach PPE is as…
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Just 10 days into a new job at Ceres Fruit Growers, Quality Assurance Co-ordinator, Melinda Christodoulides, experienced an extremely rare occurrence: a perfectly etched image of a branch and a leaf on a Pink Lady apple. She explains: “Red…
Hortgro Pome recently invested R2.5m in a new controlled atmosphere research facility at Stellenbosch University. The launch was held last week during the annual Hortgro Pome CA Meeting. The facility will help solve post-harvest problems within the deciduous fruit industry…
RENEWAL OF STATUTORY MEASURES – PERIOD 2019 – 2023 During the Hortgro Pome and Stone Fruit Producer Council meetings in September 2018, it was agreed that Hortgro proceeds with the process to renew statutory measures, including a new levy cycle,…
Die afgelope 2019-2020 steenvrugseisoen kan met reg as ‘n tuimeltreinrit beskou word, meen verskeie kenners. Aan die een kant het die droogte uiteindelik in die Bergrivierstreek, insluitend Stellenbosch en Franschhoek gebreek, terwyl dit weer sommige produsente in die Klein-Karoo op…
Weerstoestande was uitstekend vir produksie en daar was blink vooruitsigte. Wat het verkeerd geloop? En wat is die pad vorentoe? Deur Anna Mouton. Bedryfskenners is dit eens dat logistieke probleme die steenvrugseisoen gekelder het. Die seisoen het afgeskop met voortreflike…