Head of the Food and Agriculture Sector of the Russia-South Africa Business Council assesses co-operation between the two countries
A look at co-operation between South African agriculture and BRICS partner, the Russian Federation.
BRICS Plus 6: a perspective from agriculture
This past week South Africa hosted the BRICS Summit. CGA [Citrus Growers Association] attended the BRICS Business Forum ...
South African citrus: new EU rules are unjust and punitive
In mid-July 2022 the European Union imposed new restrictions on South African citrus imports. The new phytosanitary requirements were meant to address False Codling Moth, a citrus pest that is [...]
Long-awaited breakthrough as citrus is loaded from Maputo
A significant volume of South Africa’s citrus is produced in the north-eastern parts of the country, located much closer to Mozambique (Maputo) than to Durban where the congestion grows yearly.
South African citrus growers export 161.6 million cartons of fruit despite tough 2021 season
Southern African citrus growers delivered 161.6 million cartons of local citrus across the world during 2021, an increase of 18.6 million cartons when compared to last year, despite an extremely [...]
South African citrus celebrates record breaking export season with 146 million cartons of fruit
“Ten months ago, in March 2020, we predicted a bumper export season, estimating that export volumes would reach 143 million cartons of fruit. Now that the final export figures are in, we can [...]
