Three weeks ago the first South African satsumas arrived, followed by the clementines and lemons. Last week the first Navels arrived. The drought has meant that the volume of the navels is slightly less than last year. All in all the South African citrus growers and Savasun South Africa look towards the 2016 season with optimism, Staay Food Group reports on it's website. The expectation is that around 111 million boxes of 15kg will be harvested. This number is slightly lower than in recent years due to the weather conditions.
Staay Food Group has had a location in South Africa's Capetown since 2011: Savasun South Africa. This location focuses on sourcing citrus, grapes, apples, pears and exotic fruit for Staay Food Group. Besides the sourcing Savasun South Africa organises visits from European supermarket organisations to our regular suppliers. At the moment the focus is mainly on the current citrus season.
All suppliers meet the highest quality standard and have all certificates for this. "Sustainable and Social business is highly valued both in Staay Food Group and our suppliers. Besides conventional oranges Staay Food Group will also market a large portion of FAIR TRADE. All suppliers are regularly visited to ensure an intensive and transparent collaboration. Various cultivation locations in South Africa ensure risk spreading to supply enough volume of good quality citrus throughout the season."
Source: Staay Food Group
Source: Staay Food Group