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Red-fleshed plums are coming into their own

Oppy has reintroduced South African plums to the U.S. market, a move driven by tightened regulations on another key supplier nation. 

New opportunity in South African plums

Strategically bolstering its international presence in recent years, Oppy is among the first to offer South African plums to the North American marketplace following an eight-year hiatus. As U.S. authorities tightened import regulations for Chilean plums following pest detection in early 2021, Sila Louw, who joined the leading grower, marketer and distributor in the interim to head its South African operations, proposed complementing Oppy’s plum offerings with fruit grown on his home soil — ...

Jupiter’s Greek plum project trials six new varieties Global fresh produce grower Jupiter Group are thrilled to announce that they will be trialling six new varieties of South African plums in the northern hemisphere for the first time. In co-operation with their kiwi partner in Greece, AS Nestos, Jupiter have secured the African Delight, Ruby Star, African Rose, Ruby Sun, Ruby Crisp and Sun Kiss plum varieties. Specially selected The plum varieties have been curated as part of a Culdevco bre...

Jupiter to trial new plums in Greece Six varieties will be grown in partnership with kiwi and stonefruit specialist AS Nestos near Kavala in north of country This is the first year of the trial Related Articles Global fresh produce grower Jupiter Group has announced it will trial six new varieties of South African plums in the northern hemisphere for the first time. In co-operation with its kiwi partner in Greece, AS Nestos, Jupiter has secured the African Delight, Ruby Star, African Rose, Ru...

Ricky Burkett Ricky Alan Burkett, age 63, of River Falls WI, died on December 25, 2020 of pancreatic cancer at the River Falls Area Hospital, while also under the care of Allina Hospice. Born September 20, 1957 to Gene and Roberta aka ‘Bert’ (Crisp) Burkett. United in marriage to Denise Ann Paul on July 15, 1978 by a justice of the peace in the backyard of Denise’s cousin in Ceres, California. Ricky will be remembered by many for his stories of his California upbringing, spending week...

Saturday, December 19, 2020 9:46 pm William “Ray” Crisp, 80, of Cleveland, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at his residence. He was of the Methodist faith, and was a member of Big Spring United Methodist Church He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Ruby Crisp; siblings: Roy Crisp, Dale Crisp and Roberta Gayle Seagraves; and brother-in-law, Donald Seagraves. He is survived by his siblings: Kelli Seagraves of Cleveland, Donnie Seagraves of Cleveland, and Paul Mi...