20 years of representing South African fruit to the world
The Fresh Produce Exporters’ Forum turned twenty last year and CEO Anton Kruger talked to FreshPlaza about the organisation which, since he joined it nine years ago, has grown by 60% and represents 90% of South Africa’s fresh exports. “I suspect we’re doing something right,” he says. “When I joined the organisation in 2012 we had 88 members, now we have 142.”
Their primary focus is enlarging market access for South African fruit and obtaining improved import protocols in existing markets. This cannot be done by the industry on its own and the FPEF works in close collaboration with the South African government.
Berries ZA joins Fruit South Africa
Membership of Fruit South Africa is expanded as the berry industry joins the fresh produce umbrella body
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After recently separating its activities from the deciduous fruit industry body to create a new producer organisation in South Africa, the country s berry industry has now joined the umbrella body Fruit South Africa.
The move comes towards the end of the South African berry season. Berries ZA said it had another bumper season, with a further increase of 20 per cent in production as 2020 drew to a close.
Blueberry exports, the biggest part of the South African berry industry, reached 14,063 tonnes by the end of week 49. This compares with 11,703 tonnes at the same time the year before.
Berries ZA joins Fruit South Africa
Membership of Fruit South Africa is expanded as the berry industry joins the fresh produce umbrella body
Related Articles
After recently separating its activities from the deciduous fruit industry body to create a new producer organisation in South Africa, the country s berry industry has now joined the umbrella body Fruit South Africa.
The move comes towards the end of the South African berry season. Berries ZA said it had another bumper season, with a further increase of 20 per cent in production as 2020 drew to a close.
Blueberry exports, the biggest part of the South African berry industry, reached 14,063 tonnes by the end of week 49. This compares with 11,703 tonnes at the same time the year before.