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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 — first arriving on the East Coast in late January.

South African pomegranate season starts later

Cherry plums look even better than last year

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 breeding programme, a deciduous fruit licensor that curates and licenses innovative new varieties of pl...

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, Ruby Sun, Ruby Crisp and Sun Kiss plum varieties. The cultivars are part of a Culdevco breeding progra...