Despite this drop, trade figures remain encouraging, but various departments need to address policy and other issues to boost exports
The ban on South Africa produce is contrary to international rules of trade, economists said
The European Union has set out new regulations for citrus exports that will hurt South African citrus growers
People in the Fetakgomo Tubatse local municipality, who have to collect water from Motse River, are backing independent candidates because they’re tired of parties’ election promises
The stringent lockdown measures resulted in many sectors crumpling, but the citrus industry boomed
Our readers write in about President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address, citrus farming and job creation, and the state of Eskom
‘The people of the province must put their shoulders to the wheel’
The citrus industry will adhere to Europe’s stricter measures to prevent black spot disease from spreading, but they are not viable in the long term.
The department of agriculture has brushed off claims that the EU proposed dropping a ban on importing SA citrus fruit – saying that there isn’t a ban.
The international relations department and the European Union have begun talks after plans were put in place to halt SA citrus from entering Europe.