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As the curtain comes down on the 2021 season for South Africa\u2019s fastest growing citrus category, it is clear that growth in soft citrus is not over yet.<\/p>\n

Over the past ten years, soft citrus production has exploded, up this year by nearly 450 per cent compared with 2011.<\/p>\n

A record volume of 30.9m (15kg) cartons were packed, up around 7m cartons from last year\u2019s volume of 23.6m cartons \u2013 hitting the top-end of pre-season predictions.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

The biggest region, Boland in the Western Cape, contributed 6.3m cartons, which was 19 per cent more than its original estimate.<\/p>\n

The rest of the Western Cape delivered a crop 5 per cent higher than the estimate, while Burgersfort\/Ohrigstad in the Northeast of the country delivered 4.2m cartons \u2013 11 per cent over the forecast.<\/p>\n

Click here to read the full article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/p>\n

Fred Meintjies<\/strong>
\nwww.fruitnet.com<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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