Tag: fruit
Clever ways to preserve food
Many old-fashioned food preservation techniques have become popular in the past few years. There are good reasons for this; preserving food reduces...
#AgriMarkets: SA to benefit from increased global grain supplies
As the 2019/20 production season begins in a number of countries in the northern hemisphere, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
#AgriMarkets: Chinese potential for SA avocado exports
Not many agricultural subsectors are testimony to the export-led growth ambitions, of the South African government, as avocados. Between the 1994/1995 and...
SA citrus exports are on the blocks
The South African citrus season is just around the corner and Summer Citrus from South Africa is preparing for the first...
First blended finance platform for the fruit industry
Hortfin is the first blended finance scheme for the fruit and wine industries and is aimed at fast-tracking the uptake of new entrants and...
#AgriMarkets: Good winter harvest expected
In about a month’s time, South African farmers will start land preparation for winter crop plantings in the Western Cape as the...
SA an important player in global fresh fruit market
South Africa (SA) is an important player in the global fresh fruit market. In the past year, the country exported approximately 3.6 million tons...
#AgriMarkets: Global food prices could remain stable
The recent World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides further evidence that the...
#AgriMarkets: Strengthening relations with Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ranked the world’s 20th largest importer of agricultural products in 2017, is an important player in global agricultural trade....
#AgriMarkets: Wool export suspension key concern
The suspension of South Africa’s wool imports by the Chinese authorities because of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak earlier in the year is...