Fred Meintjies
www.fruitnet.com
Despite the ongoing focus on citrus black spot, South Africa’s citrus volumes to Europe actually increased significantly in 2015.
The South African citrus industry has been at great pains all season to point out how difficult and expensive it has become for them to trade in Western Europe, due to the measures relating to citrus black spot (CBS) disease they have to contend with.
The end of the season, however, left them in a slightly embarrassing situation, because they had to admit that despite these difficult conditions, they managed to increase sales volumes in Europe significantly. They also did very well in most other markets, with the result being that the past season will be viewed as one of the best in recent years.
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