Although the Southern African citrus industry is celebrating another record breaking export season – the third year in a row – global and domestic challenges meant it did not translate into higher returns for local growers this year.
In March this year, the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) estimated that all previous export records will be broken with 158.7 million cartons exported this year. Even more – 161.6 million cartons of fruit – ended up being exported in the 2021 season – despite tough circumstances. In 2019, 130 million cartons were exported followed by 146 million cartons in 2020.
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