The global mandarin market is experiencing a dynamic season, with various countries facing unique challenges and opportunities. Spain is seeing high ...

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Date published: 28 February 2025

A shift in the production of lemons to earlier growing regions has put more emphasis on Cape Town for shipments to northwest Europe ...

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Date published: 27 February 2025

The South African citrus industry will convene at the fifth Citrus Summit from March 11-13 in Gqeberha, hosted by the CGA of Southern Africa ...

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Date published: 26 February 2025

Exporters are supporting the country’s conventional shipping programme to counter wind delays in Cape Town ...

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Date published: 26 February 2025

The global logistics and supply chain industry faces a "critical skills shortage", with South Africa experiencing the brunt of the crisis ...

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Date published: 25 February 2025

South Africa’s rail freight sector has seen some signs of improvement, particularly in coal and iron ore exports, but overall tonnages remain well below ...

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Date published: 21 February 2025

There is much discussion and no certainty over what the impact of President Donald Trump and his administration will be on agricultural exports to the US ...

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Date published: 20 February 2025

Local policymakers should urgently put strategies in place to secure the US market ...

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Date published: 19 February 2025

"It's incredibly frustrating for the growers and their rural communities, who feel the impact directly," said Gerrit van der Merwe, Chairperson of the CGA ...

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Date published: 19 February 2025

As finance minister Enoch Godongwana was preparing to deliver South Africa’s ‘Budget 2025’, with some freight industry analysts saying ...

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Date published: 19 February 2025

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana must use the opportunity presented by the upcoming Budget to announce a review of import tariffs and timelines on urgent ...

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Date published: 19 February 2025

A Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) study has found that the combined direct and indirect cost of inefficient logistics to the citrus industry ...

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Date published: 19 February 2025

Drama in parliament as budget speech is postponed, causing speculation about the stability of the new government ...

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Date published: 19 February 2025

Despite its challenges as a water-scarce country, prone to droughts and erratic rainfall, South Africa has positioned itself as a leading food exporter ...

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Date published: 19 February 2025

Study says the cost of inefficient logistics to the country’s citrus industry was a ”staggering” R5.27bn in 2024 alone ... 

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Date published: 18 February 2025

Further comment has been made on solutions to the costs of inefficiencies in South African ports ... 

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Date published: 18 February 2025

The citrus sector lost more than R5bn in 2024 due to rail and port inefficiencies, though the figure is much higher when other economic sectors are ... 

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Date published: 18 February 2025

The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has found in an independent study that the citrus industry suffered a R5.2-billion direct and indirect cost ...

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Date published: 18 February 2025

A new report by the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has revealed that inefficiencies South Africa’s logistics system cost the citrus industry ...

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Date published: 18 February 2025

Botswana’s Minister of Finance has announced the country will spend 156 million pula (R208.7m) improving its rail networks as part of a ...

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Date published: 18 February 2025

Fruit Logistica: Global Coalition of Fresh Produce panel discusses strategies to address global shipping challenges ... 

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Date published: 17 February 2025

South Africa’s citrus export success story has faced serious challenges over the last few years: extreme weather, logistical hurdles on the home front because ...

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Date published: 14 February 2025

The Citrus Growers’ Association asks for tangible remedies to port and rail infrastructure problems to boost exports. While CEOs and economists remain ...

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Date published: 14 February 2025

At the beginning of the year, Mitchell Brooke, logistics development manager of South Africa's Citrus Growers Association, spoke about the importance of ...

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Date published: 13 February 2025

As South Africa's agricultural priorities for 2025 are set, expanding market access for fresh produce is vital. The citrus industry is on a growth path ...

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Date published: 12 February 2025

With the implementation of tariffs on imports from China, Canada, and Mexico, the US under President Trump has shifted trade dynamics. Initially targeting China ...

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Date published: 12 February 2025

US President Donald Trump’s pronouncements on South Africa are fueling hatred and jeopardising an economic success story ...

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Date published: 12 February 2025

Despite years of engagement with authorities, many roads in Limpopo still remain in disrepair ...

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Date published: 12 February 2025

The Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has urged the government to expedite reforms in ports and rail infrastructure, aligning with ...

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Date published: 12 February 2025

The country’s fruit exporters are more confident this year as production continues to grow, but they must continue to pay attention to potential ...

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Date published: 11 February 2025

South Africa is now firmly in the crosshairs of US President Donald Trump after he signed a surprise executive order last Friday ...

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Date published: 11 February 2025

The United States Government has stopped all aid to South Africa after President Trump claimed the country was ...

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Date published: 11 February 2025

Industry calls for meaningful change after the first state of the nation address under the new Government of National Unity ... 

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Date published: 11 February 2025

As Parliament debates President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address (SoNA) this week, the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa ...

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Date published: 11 February 2025

As the South African Parliament engages in discussions around President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address (Sona) ...

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Date published: 11 February 2025

Wandile Sihlobo: Exporters will be at risk if trade fragmentation and economic nationalism intensifies ... 

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Date published: 5 February 2025

Cobus du Plessis explores the fundamentals of budgeting for farm management, explaining its importance, the different types of budgets, and key ...

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Date published: 4 February 2025

The 2024 citrus export campaign from the southern hemisphere did not align with previous growth trends, largely due to South Africa's performance ...

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Date published: 3 February 2025