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Tanzanian organic sector faces supply constraints as demand grows
4+ day, 56+ min ago (155+ words) TOAM Senior Projects Officer Brigitha Massawe said avocados, fruits, and vegetables are among the products with market potential. However, limited production and aggregation capacity among farmers remains a constraint. "Sometimes market demand is greater than the capacity of our farmers…...
South African cherries gain access to Chinese market
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (415+ words) South African cherry producers have gained access to the Chinese market following the signing of a new protocol by South Africa's Minister of Agriculture, Wille Aucamp, and Sun Meijun of the General Administration of Chinese Customs (GACC) in Beijing on…...
South African deciduous fruit area reaches 53,832 hectares in 2025
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (345+ words) South Africa had 53,832 hectares under deciduous fruit cultivation in 2025, according to Hortgro's Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025. Apples remained the largest category at 25,385 hectares, followed by pears at 12,902 hectares, plums at 5,041 hectares, peaches at 4,524 hectares, nectarines at 2,844 hectares, apricots at 2,141 hectares,…...
The Valencian citrus industry started the season with slow sales and prices slightly lower than in 2025
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (363+ words) FreshPlaza The citrus sector has quickly responded to the initial bulletin for the 2026/2027 season issued by Valencia's Fruit Market Consulate's Citrus Pricing Committee The Valencian Growers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) notes that the citrus marketâkey in setting prices at the source…...
AVA-ASAJA urges the EU to enforce cold treatment standards on South Africa
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (302+ words) FreshPlaza The EU's TRACES platform has reported another detection of the false moth (Thaumatotibia leucotreta) in oranges from South Africa The Valencian Growers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) is calling on the EU to "enforce compliance with EU rules from this third country…...
China’s zero-tariff policy cuts costs for South African apple exports
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (236+ words) China's removal of tariffs on qualifying African goods is reducing costs for South African apple exports, according to Standard Bank. South African apples previously faced a 10 per cent tariff when entering China. Under the new zero-tariff arrangement, the first apple…...
Global macadamia supply growth puts pressure on South African prices
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (323+ words) Global macadamia volumes are increasing faster than demand, putting downward pressure on prices as additional orchards enter bearing age. "The world crop is up 20% from last year, but demand has not kept up," said Alex Whyte, director of Green Farms…...
China's zero-tariff policy drives surge in African fruit imports
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (275+ words) freshplaza.com China's extension of zero-tariff treatment to all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic ties, effective May 1, 2026, is driving a sharp rise in African agricultural imports and reshaping trade flows between the two regions At midnight on May…...
Imported apple prices rise while South African citrus market shows mixed performance
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (80+ words) Left: South African Midknight oranges; Right: Gift boxes of South African Cambria oranges South African Fuji apples (left) and New Zealand Gala apples (right) Left: American Emerald Beaut plums; Right: Peruvian blueberries Regarding durians, Vietnamese durians continue to dominate the…...