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In 2018, South Africa produced 19.3 million tonnes of sugarcane (14th largest producer in the world), 12.5 million tonnes of maize (12th largest producer in the world) 1.9 million tons of grape (11th largest producer in the world), 1.7 million tons of orange (11th largest producer in the world) and 397 thousand tons of pear (7th largest producer in the world).
Zebediela is a group of villages in Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa. [2] It is south-east of Polokwane, next to Lebowakgomo. It is well known for the production of citrus fruits, mainly oranges. Zebediela is home to the Zebediela Citrus Estate (13,785 hectares (34,060 acres)), one of the largest citrus estates in ...
South Africa is a very large citrus exporter, accounting for 60% of the Southern Hemisphere's citrus. Nearly all of 'Midknight' Valencia oranges shipped to the United States from South Africa are provided through The Western Cape Citrus Producers Forum, WCCPF, an association of roughly 350 independent, expert-approved summer citrus growers in South Africa.
Removal from the trade act, which is up for renewal this year, would be a serious blow to South Africa’s agricultural industry, especially citrus farmers, and the automotive industry.
Under the Africa Growth and Opportunities Act, South Africa gets tariff-free quotas on agricultural exports including wine, citrus, soybeans, sugar cane and beef.
Citrus fruits are produced all over the world; according to the FAO, as of 2016, about 79% of the world's total citrus production was grown in the Northern Hemisphere, with countries of the Mediterranean Basin contributing the largest volumes, while Brazil was the largest citrus producer in the Southern Hemisphere and the world.
STORY: Here are five business stories making headlines in sub-Saharan Africa this week.West Africa-based solar energy provider PEG Africa has been bought by Bboxx, the UK-based power company said ...
Rank Country/Region Fruit production (tonnes) 1 People's Republic of China 242,793,824 2 India 105,971,127 3 Brazil 39,758,842 4 Turkey 24,153,128 5 Mexico 23,837,562