Despite the impact of Covid-19, South Africa’s apple and pear growers have had a good year with one of the biggest harvests in history. The greater Ceres region includes the Warm-Bokkeveld, the Witzenberg Valley, the Koue Bokkeveld and Bo-Swaarmoed regions and Ceres Fruit Growers (CFG), wholly ...

In October 2017, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears and a wholly grower-owned business, marked its 20 millionth carton of apples and pears to Freshmark, the fresh produce procurement arm for Shoprite and Checkers stores.Today Freshmark purchases well ...

No Christmas trifle is complete without it and for Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears, the cherry on the top is an expected 2020 bumper cherry crop. After 2019’s disappointing season in cherry volume albeit a very high value ...

Recent research from Western Australia’s (WA) Edith Cowan University has found that polyphenols, a compound found in apples and especially in the apple’s skin, are associated with a decreased risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer. While the study said that Ozzie-bred Pink Lady® apples had ...

An April 2020 study, the results of which have been widely published globally, and locally by The Times, stresses the value of eating more foods rich in flavonoids to protect against dementia in general and Alzheimer's disease in particular. Researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition ...

In their new book, The Newcomers and their Friends, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing apple and pear experts Buks Nel and Henk Griessel explore the more recent history of apples in South Africa. This, a companion to Apples in the Early Days at the Cape, where they explored apple varieties older than 100 ...

While experts scramble to create and test a vaccine against Covid-19, there is plenty we can all do to keep ourselves safe and healthy. According to Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears following President Ramaphosa’s lockdown is first and foremost and ...

New year’s resolutions often include drastic intentions which, as often, come to nothing as they demand too big a change. An easy and effective way is to commit to eating more fresh fruit and vegetables and, especially those that help reduce free-radicals which cause oxidisation - nature’s own ...

Group shot fruit industry awards The South African deciduous fruit industry presented its awards for outstanding performance in agriculture at the 44th annual gala evening held in Somerset West at the Lord Charles Hotel on September 13 2019. Deciduous fruit includes apples, pears, apricots, ...

Globally, the annual production of apples is around 80 million tons (source: WAPA). The pear instead exceeds 23 million tons (source: FAO). Together, these two fruits represent one of the most produced and consumed fruit categories in the world, alongside bananas, watermelons and citrus fruits. ...