South Africa’s table grape export season has come under strain following severe weather-related disruptions at the Port of Cape Town, compounding logistical challenges during the early weeks of the campaign and intensifying competition in global markets. In November alone, Cape Town port operations were disrupted by 414 hours of wind-related delays, alongside an additional 22 ...

Following one of its best production seasons in 2021/22, during which nearly 250,000 cartons were exported, South Africa’s fig exports dropped to below 100,000 cartons in 2022/23. This is reflected in the latest edition of Fresh Food Trade South Africa, published by the fresh produce export industry, which records all of the country’s fruit and ...