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Namibian grapes exceed expectations

Namibian grapes exceed expectations

Pace of midseason grape harvest in Namibia picks up along with the temperature

Namibia expects N$1 billion of revenues from grape exports Due to a great grape season -that has far exceeded expectations- Namibian grapes are expected to fetch about N$1 billion (€55 mln) in export revenue. The 2020/21 Namibian table grape season started some ten days later than normal and it ended on a high note. According to vice chairman of the Namibian Grape Growers Association, Kobus Bothma, it ended about  12% above initial estimates. The season estimate for Namibia was 7,6 million x...

Terrific Namibian grape season has “far exceeded our expectations” The 2020/21 Namibian table grape season started about 10 days later than normal and it’s ending on a high note this week with Kobus Bothma, executive director of Capespan Namibia, calling it Namibia’s best ever grape season, ending around 12% above the initial estimate. The delay in starting, coupled with ideal weather conditions during the packing period, have in fact produced grapes of excellent quality, he...

Worker housing high priority of Namibian table grape industry, but government inaction holds back new town There are roughly 12,000 to 15,000 permanent and seasonal workers in the Aussenkehr Valley and Noordoewer to grow, harvest and pack Namibia’s 7.5 million 4.5kg cartons of table grapes. Every year thousands of Namibians come from as far north as the Kavango Region to the south of Namibia in the hope of seasonal opportunities in the vineyards during the two months of the table grape season...