Citrus Growers Association
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Wishing all farmers success for the coming season! We are entering a new summer crop season for most parts of Southern Africa for 22/23. According to a recent news release from Agbiz, the Northern Hemisphere has experienced extreme heat and drought these past few months, prompting us to wonder[...]
Twelve years in the making: Citrus industry sends off the first shipment of South African citrus to the Philippines
Article provided Today, 8 June 2021, a delegation from the Citrus Growers’ Association of South Africa (CGA) visited the Durban Port to see off the first South African shipment of citrus to the Philippines. This historic occasion follows twelve years of negotiations between the two countries with a landmark[...]
Citrus industry expects record export season
"Southern Africa is expected to export a record 143,3 million cartons of citrus fruit to over 100 countries in 2020. This is a 13% increase when compared to 2019, which saw 126,7 million cartons being exported, generating R20 billion in export revenue and creating 120 000 jobs. This increase[...]
Citrus Growers’ Association elected co-chairperson of newly launched World Citrus Organisation
Yesterday, the World Citrus Organisation (WCO) was officially founded at the international fresh produce trade show Fruit Logistica in Berlin. The WCO is the first global platform aimed at increasing coordination, dialogue and action between citrus producing countries across the world. All founding members of the organisation – representing[...]