"At the moment we are harvesting Navelate, clementines, Star Ruby, Marsh and lemons," explains Gunning. "Volumes have been slightly higher than expected but not very noteworthy. Size and quality are very good, skin finish is looking very good too and even the local market is benefiting."
He said that prices seem to be stable in all major markets and demand has increased.
Lona source citrus from the Limpopo, Eastern Cape and Western Cape areas of South Africa, and explains that the issues associated with CBS is not a problem for them as they do not ship fruit from infected areas into Europe as there are other markets where it is not an issue.
For more information:Derek Sutton
Lona
Tel: +27 21 481 8200
Email: info@lona.co.za
www.lona.co.za