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Jeandré van der Walt Last season, the agriculture sector experienced a difficult production year, especially due to Covid-19 and the challenges it posed for the industry. Picture: Supplied
According to Marius van der Westhuizen, a Langkloof representative for Hortgro, the recent hailstorm affected about 1 500ha of the nearly 5 500ha pome fruit production area in the Langkloof. He said that Uniondale, Ongelegen, Misgund and parts of Haarlem were the areas affected.
He did not want to comment on the extent of the damage as it differed from cultivar to cultivar, as well as from farm to farm. He added that the full scope of the damage would likely be apparent in the next week or so as producers determined their losses.