First table grape crop estimate for 2021/2022 season released
[{“type”:”text”,”content”:”Although new plantings of higher yielding cultivars are expected to continue coming into full production, the 2021 vine census, which forms the basis of the crop estimate, indicates a decrease of 536 hectares, from 21 100 to 20 564 hectares. When the latest census is compared with the 2019 census, there is a decrease of 1 234 hectares in plantings, providing further evidence of consolidation in the South African table grape industry. nnSouth African producers will focus on u201cgoing back to basicsu201d notes Anton Viljoen, chairman of SATI. u201cProducers will focus on the aspects in their management from growing to preparing bunches, packing and meeting customeru2019s needs.u201d”,”position”:0,”id”:”HXpg6VnFPh7vLs06″}]