South Africa’s total citrus crop for 2014 is predicted at almost 115 million cartons – breaking all records. CEO of the Citrus Growers’ Association South Africa (CGA), Justin Chadwick, said: “The industry certainly showed that it can overcome adversity. Unfortunately record volumes do not always mean record profit; the massive costs resulting from adherence to European Union (EU) citrus black spot (CBS) measures and their disruption to trade will have an effect on grower returns.”
Bumper citrus crop expected
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