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January 20, 2025

The South African table grape industry is setting a benchmark in agricultural logistics by leveraging a state-of-the-art prescriptive shipping model. Developed in collaboration with Transnova Africa, the model optimizes logistics and decision-making, enabling stakeholders to project and plan up to eight weeks in advance. This innovative approach not only enhances operational efficiency but also reinforces […]

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October 30, 2024

The fruit industry is on the brink of an exciting phase packed with opportunities, believes Anton Rabe, the executive director at Hortgro. “I am incredibly bullish about the next five to ten years,” he shared with Tru-Cape’s management during a recent strategy meeting in Paarl, adding that the local industry might not have enough fruit […]

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October 24, 2024

“While we recognise that the Port of Cape Town (PoCT) management is implementing a terminal turn-around strategy and welcome the acquisition of new infrastructure, the worryingly slow pace at which it is happening remains a deep concern and has direct cost implications for the agricultural sector in the Western Cape,” said Western Cape Minister of […]

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August 19, 2024

On Monday, 12 August 2024, Dr Ivan Meyer, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, met with Transnet’s Port of Cape Town management. At the meeting, Minister Meyer emphasised the Port of Cape Town’s (PoCT) importance as the Western Cape’s paramount export hub, underscoring its pivotal role in the province’s ambitious plans […]

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March 6, 2024

Despite challenges at the ports and in various export markets, the SA agricultural sector has continued to realise excellent export activity. Total agricultural exports reached a new record of .2bn in 2023, up 3% from the previous year, according to data from Trade Map. The products that dominated the export list were citrus, maize, apples, […]