According to the latest news from CGA, South Africa's citrus industry performed well this year despite the severe situation of cowid-19. A large number of South African citrus fruits are exported to all parts of the world, with a total volume of 147 million boxes, and the income is considerable. Among them, navel orange and citrus increased most obviously. As far as China's market is concerned, South Africa's citrus exports have been increasing in the past five years, reaching a new high of 126000 tons in 2020. The main reason is that after the new crown epidemic, consumers' health awareness has improved and they are more keen to consume fruits rich in vitamin C.
Recently, the citrus planting Association of South Africa has used the model to predict the overall trend of citrus export in South Africa in the next 20 years. The results show that the total export volume of citrus fruits in South Africa is expected to exceed 200 million boxes in 2030. These figures are for reference only. In the end, they should be subject to the actual situation.
From the perspective of various varieties, in the past few years, the planting area of late season citrus varieties and lemons has been expanding, so the export will increase rapidly in the next three to five years, reaching the peak, and then it will decline. It is reported that by 2030, South Africa's lemon export volume is expected to reach more than 40 million cases. If new lemon trees continue to be planted in the next few seasons, lemon exports will continue to rise in the future.
Citrus fruit exports will increase by 21 million cases in 10 years.About 20 million cases of citrus are exported this year, and by 2030, the number is expected to grow to 37.1 million cases in the late season.Meanwhile, seedless satinions and Clementine clementines will also grow slightly.
On the whole, South Africa's citrus industry continues to maintain an upward trend, with an average annual export growth of 3% - 5%. CGA will actively promote the process of market access in various countries and strive to export more South African citrus fruits to more markets.