The Citrus Growers Association of South Africa (CGA) has written to Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel requesting that he urgently calls for the establishment of a World Trade Organisation (WTO) Panel to adjudicate on the new False Coddling Moth (FCM) regime governing the importation of South African oranges to the EU region. If the issue is not resolved before the 2023 export season kicks off, growers could face hundreds of millions in losses putting the future sustainability of the entire industry at risk.
The CGA’s call to Minister Patel follows a stalemate having been reached between the South African government and the European Union (EU) after the DTIC lodged a dispute at the WTO in July last year, with consultations that have taken place since then not making any progress.
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