As forecast, the marked growth trend in export volumes saw a hiatus in 2016, because of difficult weather conditions, in particular in the north of the country with an intense drought and hail in the Hoedspruit zone. With just under 109 million boxes packed, the total registered a downturn of 7 to 8 % from the previous two years. New volume records were beaten for the Navel orange and for the three easy peeler families (Satsuma, clementine, hybrids). Despite the small sizing in the Sundays River region, lemon exports nonetheless managed to equal the excellent level from 2015. Grapefruit shipments were down, though less than predicted since the March rains helped the fruits to fill out. It was Valencia which registered the most noteworthy downturn, with the season halted nearly five weeks earlier than normal for lack of production. The EU-28 and Middle Eastern markets proved very open, with Russia and Japan bearing the bulk of the fall in production.
Source: CGA
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