ClemenGold consistency
ClemenGold mandarins are available almost year-round, produced on farms geographically spread across South Africa from June to October and then from November to May from partner farms in Spain and Morocco. This lengthened availability and [...]
Rain hasn’t caused grape disaster
Rain over the weekend in the Hex River Valley has brought packing to a standstill as growers assess damage and the need for post-rain spraying programmes, which have implications regarding withholding periods, so that packing [...]
Possible Lepidoptera outbreak
Current weather patterns in Southern Africa may be conducive to the outbreak of certain insect pests such as Lepidoptera. Moist air from the tropics may bring another infestation of the fall armyworm into the Limpopo, [...]
Global grape overview
OVERVIEW GLOBAL TABLE GRAPE MARKET The production in the southern hemisphere is in full swing. Prices in the wholesale market are good, as there is a smaller volume to trade. The season is coming to [...]
Orange juice from faucets
A long-running joke that orange juice flows like water in western Japan's Ehime Prefecture has come true, for a little while. Two faucets serving up the fruit juice have been set up at an orange [...]
49% of Spain’s fruit and veg imports are from non-EU countries
In the period between January and October 2019, the Spanish import of fresh fruits and vegetables from non-EU countries stood at 1.31 million tons worth 1,560 million euros. This represents 49% of the total volume [...]