South Africa: Fruitways topfruit season gets underway
The South African top fruit season is upon us again. Top fruit exporter Fruitways have the early pear variety Bon Chretien in the markets, while the first Royal Gala apples are packed and on the water.Last yearÂ’s volumes were slightly down but Chris Moodie, Group Marketing Director at Fruitways, says this season's volumes are back to normal. They are currently busy picking the last of the Royal Galas and will start with big volumes of Golden Delicious next week, then move to Breaburn, Fuji, Granny Smith and Pink Lady.
Chris says it is too early in the season to estimate total volumes but quality looks good, with good sugars and cosmetic appearance. The growers were very fortunate that the season is running a week late as it allowed the Galas to colour up in the slightly cooler weather, "We are also looking
