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Interesting times for South African citrus When considering the current citrus season, a number of uncertainties appear: why is the Middle Eastern lemon market so quiet? How is South East Asia, and China specifically, going to react to the increased volume of Star Ruby grapefruit sent there? And on the topic of China: will hostility between that country and Australia translate into greater opportunity for South African oranges and soft citrus? “There are a lot of external factors playing a huge role, of which the biggest is still Covid,” says Gary Britz, managing director of ELE Trading. Right: M7 early navels packed at the Marlenique Packhouse, Simondium, Western Cape ....
SA lemon growers âdodged a bulletâ in early Russian market Pomona Fruit is a specialist in the Russian retail sector, loading stonefruit, topfruit, persimmons, butternuts and, of course, all categories of citrus. Photos supplied by Pomona Fruit âThe soft citrus market will soon be at a crossroads with big volumes on the way. The first soft citrus from South Africa arrived last week and this week there s already more on the market,â says Pomona Fruit commercial director Francois Hugo, explaining that apart from South Africa s early Satsumas, very late mandarin types from Morocco and Kinnows from Pakistan are still on the market. ....
South African grapefruit growers flatten the curve through an early start There will be enough grapefruit for all markets during the six-month period that South Africa is the lone grapefruit supplier, and the internal quality conforms to market requirements, says Piet Smit, CEO of the Letsitele-based Komati Group. Packing grapefruit on Vergenoeg Farm (photos supplied by Komati Fruit) “All markets will get their fair share of the crop,” he says, noting that a market like South Korea which due to Covid disruptions to the inspectorate service received much less grapefruit last year than previous years, is expected to get its pre-pandemic share and perhaps even grow. ....