Gary Britz News Today

“Slower citrus season is like starting a second-hand car that has not kicked into gear yet”

“First find a container before placing and filling an order of grapes, pears or citrus”

Interesting times for South African citrus When considering the current citrus season, a number of uncertainties appear: why is the Middle Eastern lemon market so quiet? How is South East Asia, and China specifically, going to react to the increased volume of Star Ruby grapefruit sent there? And on the topic of China: will hostility between that country and Australia translate into greater opportunity for South African oranges and soft citrus? “There are a lot of external factors playing a hu...