27 Jun 2023
Orange Tree

Summer Citrus from South Africa kicks off 25th year

Summer Citrus from South Africa (SCSA) has entered its 25th shipping season with the first fruit arriving in the US towards the end of May.

Despite recent heavy rainfall in the Western Cape and in Citrusdal, where SCSA’s growers are primarily located, the group said it was reorganising after days without electricity, and a lack of access to citrus groves and some roads.

Despite the challenges and a minor setback with timing, SCSA promised that high-quality fruit was on the way weekly for the rest of the summer.

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25 Nov 2018
Lemons and Limes

South Africa sold 33% more lemons in Europe this year – and we can thank Argentina

Bombi Mavundza
Business Insider SA

Severe weather conditions have had a big impact on Argentina’s lemon and lime production, while ongoing political and economic woes cut into its ability to export.

And that has been great news for South African exporters.

Argentina’s output shortfall created unmet demand in Europe – and that in turn saw a 33% increase in lemon exports to Europe for this production year, according to figures from Exsa Europe, the Dutch-based importer with growers around the world.

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