South Africa: Popularity of kumquats increasing
The main destinations are Europe and the UK. Stephen Beghin from Premier Fruit explains that the South African kumquat export season fits in perfectly with the Spanish and Israeli seasons.
"Our fruit is available from May to October on the European markets, which fills the gap from the other countries, this is a niche product which does face a bit of competition from European summer fruits such as berries and stonefruit, but it is growing in popularity in the supermarkets and is also popular for processing into jams and preserves."
Bighin said the growing season this year has been good with plenty of rain and the quality of the fruit was looking good.
The Kumquats are marketed under the supplier's brands as well as the Premier one and are also supplied for customer's own labels.
When the season for Kumquats is over Premier Fruit will start with the export of Lychees.
For more information:
Stephen Beghin
Premier Fruit
Tel: 0027 31 76 73 875
Email: stephen@pfe.co.za
www.pfe.co.za