Carolize Jansen

Justin Mudge's pioneering years in the nascent South African blueberry industry go back thirty years and culminated in him chairing the industry body BerriesZA for 5 years.

Justin Mudge's pioneering years in the nascent South African blueberry industry go back thirty years and culminated in him chairing the industry body BerriesZA for 5 years. He rose to…

"It's very competitive to win fruit from the growers. You have to be on your game all the time," says Wayne Mudge, right , CEO of Cape Five Exports, a

In the Hex River Valley growers have had one mission: to shorten the back-end of their crops, so as to be done with packing by week 10 before the grapes can get rained on.They never used to…

In the Hex River Valley growers have had one mission: to shorten the back-end of their crops, so as to be done with packing by week 10 before the grapes can get rained on.

De Keur is a 90-year-old Ceres-based grower-exporter who, going back two generations, shares DNA with Dutoit Agri.

Core Fruit is one of fourteen global licensees of Sekoya blueberries. In addition to Sekoya, Core Fruit also exports other open varieties to mostly retail clients in the UK, Europe, the Far East, and the Middle East.

Volume-wise it has been an "average-plus" year for peaches and nectarines, says Pierre de Wet estate manager of Romansrivier in the Breede River Valley, but the Packham pear harvest is very light.

South African fruit cultivars bred by the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) demonstrate exceptional adaptability, says Mishkaat Anderson, CEO of

Over December rain barely stopped falling over South Africa's central areas, leading to a shortage in the fresh produce market, starting with leafy