Devastating storms and heavy rain have caused major disruption to exports from Cape Town in the Western Province of South Africa. After the extreme weather... Continue reading

Distributor to seek South African partner to trial Southern Hemisphere production for Japanese-bred apple kimito. Hirosaki University-bred apple variety HFF63 marketed as Kimito, is set... Continue reading

As South African raisin production increases, leading local supplier PepsiCo is eyeing huge sales potential in the global healthy snacking segment. It would come as... Continue reading

Sweet C brand has received a strong reception in China and South-East Asia. Sweet C mandarins from South Africa have been arriving in China accompanied... Continue reading

Lack of experience in international matters could be problematic for the country’s fresh produce export business. South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has finally announced his... Continue reading

USATD aims to facilitate US$300m in export sales between Africa and the US through 2025 with an initial focus on specialty foods. 700 containers of... Continue reading

Petersen, who has been at the South African grape industry body since March 2022, fills the role vacated by AJ Griesel in May South African... Continue reading

Move follows failure of initial talks to find a mutually agreed solution. South Africa has asked the World Trade Organization to establish two dispute panels... Continue reading

Early indications are that the country will offer more table grapes and stonefruit in the US market in the near future. After some years of... Continue reading