South African blueberry outlook for 2024

In this installment of the 'Agronometrics Interviews' series, a review of the state of the blueberry season in South Africa with an exclusive interview with Dane Castle, technical director of blueberry sales for South Africa at Planasa. The series is based on interviews with esteemed industry professionals, focused on a specific origin or topic that visualizes the market factors driving change. In the next two weeks, Zimbabwe will experience a significant increase in export volume. As a result, we expect some pressure on air freight out of Harare. Zimbabwe exports some of its goods from Harare airport and others from Johannesburg airport to handle the high volume of air cargo. South Africa is known for its high quality products and we hope this season will be no different. The Western Cape appears to be a little early this year, possibly four to six weeks. But since winter has only just begun, it is still too early to tell. In the north, the volume could arrive a little later, ...