Citrus

Final export figures slightly down after very unusual citrus year

In the 2024 export season Southern African citrus growers packed 164,5 million 15 kg cartons for delivery to global markets. While this is 600 000 cartons less than last year, the slight...

News & Events

15 Nov 2024 · 4 min read

Stop sunburn damage on citrus with Dux Agri Eckosil

With all the hard work that a citrus farmer face daily, the last thing he wants to worry about is losing a year's harvest to sunburn. Sunburn can damage up to 70% of a fruit crop so badl...

Crops

10 Oct 2024 · 4 min read

Research secures sustainable future of Southern Africa’s citrus

Internationally recognised research done by Citrus Research International (CRI), and its network of collaborative research associations, is helping secure southern Africa's citrus indust...

News & Events

22 Aug 2024 · 4 min read

Citrus: More focus needed on windbreaks

Southeasterly (SE) winds in the Western Cape in the latter part of the year can be especially damaging to young mandarin fruit, because it coincides with the first 12 weeks after petal d...

Crops

12 Dec 2022 · 5 min read

SA citrus industry voluntarily closes export of Valencias to EU to mitigate CBS risk

With a month left of the current export season, the Citrus Growers’ Association of South Africa (CGA) and the Fresh Produce Exporters’ Forum Boards have taken the decision to volunta...

News & Events

8 Sep 2022 · 5 min read