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Through years of targeted investment, shared learning, and precision orchard management, Tru-Cape growers have unlocked the full potential of Pink Lady® apples—achieving record packouts across their packhouses. At Ceres Fruit Growers, Pink Lady® packouts reached nearly 75%—the highest in its history—while Two-a-Day recorded an 8 percentage point increase compared to last year. This success reflects a coordinated long-term strategy to enhance colour development, fruit quality, and yield consistency. A pivotal realisation was that increasing the proportion of Pink Lady® (versus Cripps Pink) could significantly boost profitability. “We made it our goal to get closer to 80% Pink Lady® per hectare, and these results show the strategy is working,” says Calla du Toit,...