Fantastic rain has fallen in the Eastern Cape’s Sundays River Valley, the best they’ve had since 2011, says Hannes de Waal, managing director of the Sundays River Valley Citrus Company.

If there's one word that currently applies to the strawberry market, it is "recovery." There was an early start of the season which was not in line with the demand for strawberries, so the situation was dramatic.

Die Oos-Vrystaat produksiegebied produseer sowat 21% (gebaseer op 2016-groeiseisoen) van die totale aartappelproduksie in Suid-Afrika. Hierdie streek plant aartappels vir die moer-, tafel- en verwerkingsmark.

The Western Cape is the leading producer of South Africa’s winter crops, which are wheat, barley and canola. It is also in this province where plantings typically begin at the end of April, while in other provinces it’s around midyear.

A changing political landscape, as well as atypical season lengths and volumes, has had a marked impact on the European table grape industry over the last few months, says Robert van Melle, the head of grapes at Origin Fruit Direct.

Maize: Due to the severe rainfall conditions in the US; corn plantings are being delayed due to wet fields.