The South African 2020 apple export season has started amidst some uncertainty as to how the COVID-19 outbreak will influence international trade. What is certain though, is that there has been a strong West-East trade shift over the past two…
South African pome fruit producers are looking forward to exports bouncing back. This, on the back of a lower pome fruit export crop due to hail damage in some of the major fruit producing areas during 2023. The 2024 harvest…
South African pome fruit is taking centre stage in China with the launch of an exciting 2025 consumer awareness campaign. Kicking off in popular retail chains Shengguo and Xianfeng, the campaign aims to boost the visibility and sales of South…
The managing director of Glen Fruin in Grabouw applies his experience in the financial world to pome-fruit production. Hortgro launched its industry leadership programme in 2022 to expose the next generation of industry leaders to industry structures and programmes. Ross…