date:May 22, 2023
, with the balance sold fresh on the local market.
Looking at 2021/22 exports, 60% went to the UK and 27% to the Middle East. Cherry exports to the Middle East have seen strong growth. Only 6% of South Africas cherries went to Europe during 2020/2021 and the same volume to Russia.
South Africa has seen a 77% increase in the area under cherries over the past five years. Models predict that there will be more than a thousand hectares of cherries by 2026. Two-thirds of the cherry orchards are in