A glance at the inner workings of South African citrus: The Australian Citrus Growers post-conference tour to South Africa in April was an opportunity to gain an insight into a competitor's focus on fresh fruit production

摘要

The professionalism of the South African industry in all facets of production and marketing was immediately apparent to the tour group of growers, industry leaders and government advisers. From day one we could see that cooperation and coordination was a key component to their success and a driving factor in their growth on the export market. The South African industry is three times that of Australia's. Globally, South Africa is the twelfth largest international citrus producer, but ranks third in the world in terms of total cartons traded.