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Marked 'Berry size …'. 'Regular' must be marked if berries are Regular size; XXXL/XXL/XL/L are optional; if no size is shown, the fruit must meet Large.", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Table Grapes export tables 2024", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/grapes/table-grapes%5Ftab2024.doc" }, { "title": "DALRRD Table Grapes export regulations 2024", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/grapes/table-grapes%5Freg2024.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, "min_berry_diameter_mm": { "value": { "label_order": "XXXL / Jumbo / XXL / X Large / Large / Regular", "Crimson Seedless": { "Jumbo": null, "XXL": 20, "X Large": 18, "Large": 16, "Regular": 15 }, "Sweet Globe": { "Jumbo": 22, "XXL": 22, "X Large": 20, "Large": 18, "Regular": 16 }, "Sweet Celebration": { "Jumbo": 22, "XXL": 22, "X Large": 20, "Large": 18, "Regular": 16 }, "Prime": { "Jumbo": 22, "XXL": 22, "X Large": 20, "Large": 18, "Regular": 16 }, "Redglobe": { "Jumbo": 28, "XXL": 28, "X Large": 26, "Large": 24, "Regular": 22 }, "Thompson Seedless": { "Jumbo": 21, "XXL": 20, "X Large": 18, "Large": 16, "Regular": 14 }, "Superior Seedless (Sugraone)": { "XXXL": 24, "Jumbo": 22, "XXL": 22, "X Large": 20, "Large": 18, "Regular": 16 }, "Autumncrisp": { "XXXL": 24, "Jumbo": 22, "XXL": 22, "X Large": 20, "Large": 18, "Regular": 16 }, "Sable Seedless": { "XXXL": 22, "Jumbo": 20, "XXL": 20, "X Large": 18, "Large": 16, "Regular": 15 } }, "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Table Grapes export tables 2024", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/grapes/table-grapes%5Ftab2024.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Fact; mapping of values to size labels/classes read from a tab-separated table = Inference (Supply Desk). Examples only; other cultivars are in DALRRD Table 1. null = no value for that label." }, "net_mass_marking": { "value": "Cartons must be marked with the nett mass of contents", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Table Grapes export regulations 2024", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/grapes/table-grapes%5Freg2024.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } } }, { "id": "citrus", "name": "Citrus (oranges, easy peelers, lemons, grapefruit)", "hs_heading": "0805", "group": "citrus", "origin_country_code": "ZA", "season": [ { "value": "Export starts about ISO week 16 (April) with Navels and week 21 (May) with Valencias; ends about week 45 (November)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "USDA FAS GAIN – South Africa Citrus Annual 2025 (SF2025-0042)", "url": "https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Citrus+Annual_Pretoria_South+Africa+-+Republic+of_SF2025-0042.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, { "value": "Navels: harvest March–July; export from about week 16; Early/Midseason and Late Navel groups", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "USDA FAS GAIN – South Africa Citrus Annual 2025 (SF2025-0042)", "url": "https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Citrus+Annual_Pretoria_South+Africa+-+Republic+of_SF2025-0042.pdf" }, { "title": "CGA media statement, 2 Apr 2026", "url": "https://www.cga.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/MEDIA-STATEMENT-2-April-2026-Citrus-export-estimates-show-moderate-growth.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, { "value": "Valencias (incl. 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Marsh March–June, Star Ruby March–September", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "USDA FAS GAIN – South Africa Citrus Annual 2025 (SF2025-0042)", "url": "https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Citrus+Annual_Pretoria_South+Africa+-+Republic+of_SF2025-0042.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } ], "cultivars": [ { "value": [ "Navels", "Cara Cara", "Valencias & Midseasons", "Midknight", "Clementines", "Mandarin hybrids", "Satsumas", "Nova", "Marsh grapefruit", "Star Ruby grapefruit" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "USDA FAS GAIN – South Africa Citrus Annual 2025 (SF2025-0042)", "url": "https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Citrus+Annual_Pretoria_South+Africa+-+Republic+of_SF2025-0042.pdf" }, { "title": "CGA 2026 Industry Statistics Book", "url": "https://www.cga.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2026-Industry-Statistics-Book.pdf" }, { "title": "CGA CMF combined presentation", "url": "https://www.cga.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CMF-Combined-Presentation_1.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, { "value": "Nadorcott: among the most popular soft citrus cultivars and the largest planted soft citrus cultivar (others named: Arccit 9, Tango, Nules, Nova, Orri, Leanri, Royal Honey Murcott)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "USDA FAS GAIN – South Africa Citrus Annual 2025 (SF2025-0042)", "url": "https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Citrus+Annual_Pretoria_South+Africa+-+Republic+of_SF2025-0042.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, { "value": "Nadorcott: harvest June–August; 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17 kg carton (grapefruit) – industry reporting units", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "CGA media statement, 2 Apr 2026", "url": "https://www.cga.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/MEDIA-STATEMENT-2-April-2026-Citrus-export-estimates-show-moderate-growth.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, "size_count_tables": "size references filled; traded count ranges pending (A15C count tables for oranges, soft citrus and lemons)", "trade_pack_formats": { "A15C": { "value": "Telescopic carton 400×300×270 mm, the most common export citrus carton; usually about 16 kg just after packing (packed about 10% over nominal)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "CRI Packhouse Toolkit 4.8 Packing Practices", "url": "https://www.citrusresourcewarehouse.org.za/home/document-home/best-practice-handbook/citrus-packhouse-best-practice-handbook/workflow-4-packhouse-management/toolkit-4-8-packing-practices/8173-toolkit-4-8-packing-practices/file" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, "other_specified_telescopic_cartons": { "value": { "A07C": "400×300×150 mm", "D15C": "600×400×160 mm", "E15C": "600×400×170 mm", "G15C": "600×400×215 mm" }, "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "CRI Packhouse Toolkit 4.8 Packing Practices", "url": "https://www.citrusresourcewarehouse.org.za/home/document-home/best-practice-handbook/citrus-packhouse-best-practice-handbook/workflow-4-packhouse-management/toolkit-4-8-packing-practices/8173-toolkit-4-8-packing-practices/file" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } }, "size_count_marking": { "value": "Count = fruit per container; containers are marked with a size code / size reference and count; count-packed fruit has a maximum diameter spread per size reference. Size-code tables pending Supply v2.", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DAFF export standards – citrus Part 1 general (2018)", "url": "https://citrusresourcewarehouse.org.za/home/document-home/consumer-assurance/quality-standards/daff-export-standards-04-05-18/5339-daff-export-standards-citrus-pt1-general-2018/file" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, "size_references_mm": { "oranges": { "value": { "0": "92–110", "1": "87–100", "2": "84–96", "3": "81–92", "4": "77–88", "5": "73–84", "6": "70–80", "7": "67–76", "8": "64–73", "9": "62–70", "10": "60–68", "11": "58–66", "12": "56–63", "13": "53–60" }, "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Citrus export standards 2024", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/citrus-and-subtropical-fruit/citrus-fruit/citrus-export-standards-2024.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, "soft_citrus": { "value": { "1": "63–72", "2": "58–69", "3": "54–64", "4": "50–60", "5": "46–56", "6": "43–52", "7": "41–48", "8": "39–46", "9": "37–44", "10": "35–42", "1XXX": "≥78", "1XX": "67–78", "1X": "63–74" }, "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Citrus export standards 2024", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/citrus-and-subtropical-fruit/citrus-fruit/citrus-export-standards-2024.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Sizes below 43 mm only for clementines." }, "lemons": { "value": { "0": "79–90", "1": "72–83", "2": "68–78", "3": "63–72", "4": "58–67", "5": "53–62", "6": "48–57", "7": "45–52" }, "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Citrus export standards 2024", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/citrus-and-subtropical-fruit/citrus-fruit/citrus-export-standards-2024.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, "grapefruit": { "value": { "1": "109–139", "2": "100–119", "3": "93–110", "4": "88–102", "5": "84–97", "6": "81–93", "7": "77–89", "8": "75–85", "9": "75–80" }, "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Citrus export standards 2024", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/citrus-and-subtropical-fruit/citrus-fruit/citrus-export-standards-2024.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } }, "count_pack_max_diameter_spread_mm": { "value": { "set_1 (oranges/grapefruit – Inference)": { "0–2": 11, "3–6": 9, "7–13": 7 }, "set_2 (soft citrus – Inference)": { "1XXX–4": 9, "5–6": 8, "7–10": 7 } }, "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Citrus export standards 2024", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/citrus-and-subtropical-fruit/citrus-fruit/citrus-export-standards-2024.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Band values are Fact; mapping first set to oranges/grapefruit and second to soft citrus is Inference." }, "jackson_grapefruit_a15c_counts": { "value": { "0": 32, "1": 36, "2": 40, "3": 48, "4": 56, "5": 64, "6": 72, "7": 88 }, "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Citrus export standards 2024", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/citrus-and-subtropical-fruit/citrus-fruit/citrus-export-standards-2024.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Size reference → fruit per A15C, Jackson grapefruit (FE1/JR13) only." }, "count_definition": { "value": "Count = number of fruit of a given size that fit an A15C, the reference carton for counts (e.g. Valencia count 64)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "CRI Packhouse Learner Guide M06 Sorting and Grading", "url": "https://citrusresourcewarehouse.org.za/home/document-home/learning-aids-and-resources/ca-citrus-av-series-learning-material/citrus-packing/citrus-packhouses-learner-guide/7804-citrus-packhouses-learner-guide-m06-sorting-and-grading/file" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, "pack_rule": { "value": "Only Class 1, Class 2 and processing fruit may be packed in bulk, to a specific count, or jumble packed", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Citrus export standards 2024", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/citrus-and-subtropical-fruit/citrus-fruit/citrus-export-standards-2024.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } }, "notes": "Citrus week windows come from a USDA FAS GAIN report (government source), not from CGA. Harvest months are not export months." }, { "id": "apples", "name": "Apples", "hs_heading": "0808", "group": "pome", "origin_country_code": "ZA", "season": [ { "value": "PPECB weekly export chart spans ISO weeks 1–52 (calendar 2025)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, { "value": "Year-round shipping from controlled-atmosphere storage", "label": "Inference", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Read from the full-year chart span." }, { "value": "pending Supply v2", "label": "pending", "field": "peak_weeks" } ], "cultivars": [ { "value": [ "Royal Gala/Gala", "Golden Delicious", "Cripps Pink/Pink Lady", "Granny Smith", "Fuji", "Cripps Red/Joya", "Topred/Starking", "Bigbucks", "Braeburn" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Main cultivars by area." } ], "origin_regions": [ { "value": [ "Ceres", "Groenland", "Villiersdorp/Vyeboom", "Langkloof East", "Langkloof West", "Free State" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Pome Fruit 2024", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2025/07/Pome-Fruit-2024-1.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Largest districts." } ], "specs": { "grade_classes": [ { "value": [ "Extra Class", "Class 1", "Class 2" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Apples Part 1+2 export regulations 2024", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/apples/apples-part-12%5Freg2024.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } ], "reporting_unit": { "value": "12.5 kg equivalent carton (industry reporting unit)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, "size_count_tables": "minimum size filled; traded count ranges pending", "trade_pack_formats": { "18 kg carton": "pending" }, "sizing": { "value": "Sized by diameter or weight; containers marked with min–max diameter or weight, or 'Count' for layer packs", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Apples Part 1+2 export regulations 2024", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/apples/apples-part-12%5Freg2024.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, "minimum_size": { "value": "50 mm diameter or 70 g, all varieties (with Brix ≥10.5°); smaller diameters allowed for named target markets, which must then be marked on the pallet", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Apples Part 2 export tables 2024", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/apples/apples-part-2%5Ftab2024.doc" }, { "title": "DALRRD Apples Part 1+2 export regulations 2024", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/apples/apples-part-12%5Freg2024.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, "uniformity": { "value": "Diameter-sized: max 5 mm spread per container; weight-sized layer pack: within 20% of average fruit mass (25% in a lower class)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Apples Part 2 export tables 2024", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/apples/apples-part-2%5Ftab2024.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, "pack_rule": { "value": "Only Class 1 and Class 2 may go in bulk containers; Extra Class is packed in layers", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Apples Part 1+2 export regulations 2024", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/apples/apples-part-12%5Freg2024.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } } }, { "id": "pears", "name": "Pears", "hs_heading": "0808", "group": "pome", "origin_country_code": "ZA", "season": [ { "value": "PPECB weekly export chart spans ISO weeks 1–52 (2025)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, { "value": "pending Supply v2", "label": "pending", "field": "peak_weeks" } ], "cultivars": [ { "value": [ "Packham's Triumph", "Forelle", "Williams Bon Chretien", "Abate Fetel", "Rosemarie", "Cheeky", "Celina", "Rosemarie Select", "Flamingo", "Beurre Bosc" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } ], "origin_regions": [ { "value": [ "Ceres", "Langkloof East", "Groenland", "Villiersdorp/Vyeboom", "Wolseley/Tulbagh", "Klein Karoo" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } ], "specs": { "grade_classes": [ { "value": [ "Extra Class", "Class 1", "Class 2" ], "label": "Inference", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Pears Part 1+2 export tables 2020", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/pear/pears-part-12%5Ftab2020.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Same pome framework as apples (Supply Desk inference)." } ], "reporting_unit": { "value": "12.5 kg equivalent carton (industry reporting unit)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, "size_count_tables": "minimum size filled; traded count ranges pending", "trade_pack_formats": "pending Supply v2", "minimum_size": { "value": { "all cultivars except Coscia": { "Extra Class": "63 mm or 110 g", "Class 1/2 (EU)": "55 mm or 100 g", "Class 1/2 (all other countries)": "50 mm or 80 g" }, "Coscia": "50 mm or 70 g" }, "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Pears Part 1+2 export tables 2020", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/pear/pears-part-12%5Ftab2020.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Assigning columns to classes = Inference." } } }, { "id": "avocados", "name": "Avocados", "hs_heading": "0804", "group": "subtropical", "origin_country_code": "ZA", "season": [ { "value": "Hass exports mid-March to early October", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Fruitrop – The avocado in South Africa (trade press)", "url": "https://www.fruitrop.com/en/content/download/45781/761090/version/6/file/F262+south+african+avocado+ANG.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Trade press source." }, { "value": "Harvest by region – Hass: Feb–May Limpopo, Feb–Oct KZN; Fuerte: Mar–May Limpopo & Mpumalanga, Jul–Aug KZN; Pinkerton: Jun Limpopo, Jul KZN; Ryan: Aug–Sep Limpopo, Oct KZN; Reed/Edranol: Jun Limpopo/Mpumalanga, to late Sep KZN", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "USDA FAS GAIN – New Markets Critical for the Growing South African Avocado Industry (2019)", "url": "https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/report/downloadreportbyfilename?filename=New+Markets+Critical+for+the+Growing+South+African+Avocado+Industry_Pretoria_South+Africa+-+Republic+of_7-24-2019.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, { "value": "Harvest begins in February in northern regions and runs to December in southern areas (Eastern Cape, George); Magoebaskloof/Haenertsburg harvest later", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Letaba Herald, 6 Mar 2026 (press quoting the Subtrop CEO)", "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/letaba-herald/news-headlines/local-news/2026/03/06/sa-targets-strong-avocado-export-season-with-22m-cartons/" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Press quoting the Subtrop CEO." }, { "value": "About ISO week 11 to week 40", "label": "Inference", "sources": [ { "title": "Fruitrop – The avocado in South Africa (trade press)", "url": "https://www.fruitrop.com/en/content/download/45781/761090/version/6/file/F262+south+african+avocado+ANG.pdf" }, { "title": "USDA FAS GAIN – New Markets Critical for the Growing South African Avocado Industry (2019)", "url": "https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/report/downloadreportbyfilename?filename=New+Markets+Critical+for+the+Growing+South+African+Avocado+Industry_Pretoria_South+Africa+-+Republic+of_7-24-2019.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Converted from months." } ], "cultivars": [ { "value": [ "Hass (incl. early Maluma, Carmen; late Gem, Lamb)", "Fuerte", "Pinkerton", "Ryan", "Reed" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Fruitrop – The avocado in South Africa (trade press)", "url": "https://www.fruitrop.com/en/content/download/45781/761090/version/6/file/F262+south+african+avocado+ANG.pdf" }, { "title": "USDA FAS GAIN – New Markets Critical for the Growing South African Avocado Industry (2019)", "url": "https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/report/downloadreportbyfilename?filename=New+Markets+Critical+for+the+Growing+South+African+Avocado+Industry_Pretoria_South+Africa+-+Republic+of_7-24-2019.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } ], "origin_regions": [ { "value": [ "Limpopo", "Mpumalanga", "KwaZulu-Natal" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "USDA FAS GAIN – New Markets Critical for the Growing South African Avocado Industry (2019)", "url": "https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/report/downloadreportbyfilename?filename=New+Markets+Critical+for+the+Growing+South+African+Avocado+Industry_Pretoria_South+Africa+-+Republic+of_7-24-2019.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } ], "specs": { "grade_classes": [ { "value": [ "Extra Class", "Class 1", "Class 2", "For Processing Purposes Only" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Avocado export regulations 2026 (English)", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/citrus-and-subtropical-fruit/avocados/avocado-eng%5Freg2026.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } ], "reporting_unit": { "value": "4 kg carton (industry reporting unit)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Letaba Herald, 6 Mar 2026 (press quoting the Subtrop CEO)", "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/letaba-herald/news-headlines/local-news/2026/03/06/sa-targets-strong-avocado-export-season-with-22m-cartons/" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Press quoting the Subtrop CEO." }, "size_count_tables": "size codes filled; traded count ranges pending", "trade_pack_formats": "pending Supply v2", "inspection": { "value": "PPECB mandatory export inspection before loading", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Fruitrop – The avocado in South Africa (trade press)", "url": "https://www.fruitrop.com/en/content/download/45781/761090/version/6/file/F262+south+african+avocado+ANG.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, "size_codes_mass_g": { "value": { "4": "781–1220", "6": "576–780", "8": "456–576", "10": "364–462", "12": "300–371", "14": "258–313", "16": "227–274", "18": "203–243", "20": "184–217", "22": "165–196", "24": "151–175", "26": "144–157", "28": "134–147", "30": "123–137", "S1": "<123 (Hass only)" }, "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Avocado export annexure 2026", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/citrus-and-subtropical-fruit/avocados/avocado-annex%5Freg2026.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Overlapping ranges are as printed in the annexure." }, "marking_and_uniformity": { "value": "Containers marked with mass range, 'Code' size code and/or 'Count' if count differs from code; max 25 g spread between smallest and largest fruit in a pack (tolerance 5% Extra, 10% Class 1/2)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Avocado export regulations 2026 (English)", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/citrus-and-subtropical-fruit/avocados/avocado-eng%5Freg2026.doc" }, { "title": "DALRRD Avocado export annexure 2026", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/citrus-and-subtropical-fruit/avocados/avocado-annex%5Freg2026.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, "pack_pattern": { "value": "Hass, Mendez #1, Gem, Maluma Hass, Lamb Hass: any size code may be pattern-packed in one or more layers, or jumble packed; other cultivars single layer (exceptions for codes 20–30 and S)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Avocado export regulations 2026 (English)", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/citrus-and-subtropical-fruit/avocados/avocado-eng%5Freg2026.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, "cocktail_avocados": { "value": "Non-pollinated fruit of 120 g or less", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Avocado export regulations 2026 (English)", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/citrus-and-subtropical-fruit/avocados/avocado-eng%5Freg2026.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } }, "notes": "Avocado export windows come from trade press (Fruitrop) and press quoting Subtrop; harvest-by-region months from a 2019 USDA FAS report." }, { "id": "apricots", "name": "Apricots", "hs_heading": "0809", "group": "stone fruit", "origin_country_code": "ZA", "season": [ { "value": "PPECB weekly export chart x-axis spans ISO wk 44 – wk 13 (season 2024/25)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Axis span, not exact first/last shipment." }, { "value": "Nov–Mar", "label": "Inference", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Months converted from the week span." }, { "value": "pending Supply v2", "label": "pending", "field": "peak_weeks" } ], "cultivars": [ { "value": [ "Bulida", "Bebeco", "Soldonne", "Imperial/Palsteyn", "Charisma" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } ], "origin_regions": [ { "value": [ "Klein Karoo (dominant)", "Ceres", "Worcester", "Berg River" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } ], "specs": { "grade_classes": [ { "value": [ "Extra Class", "Class 1", "Class 2" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Apricots export tables 2022", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/apricots/apricots-tab%5Freg2022.doc" }, { "title": "DALRRD Apricots export regulations 2022", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/apricots/apricots%5Freg2022.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } ], "reporting_unit": { "value": "4.75 kg equivalent carton (industry reporting unit)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, "size_count_tables": "minimum sizes/codes filled; traded count ranges pending", "trade_pack_formats": { "cartons beyond the reporting unit": "pending" }, "minimum_diameter_mm": { "value": { "Extra Class": 42, "Class 1": 38, "Class 2": 35 }, "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Apricots export tables 2022", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/apricots/apricots-tab%5Freg2022.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Row reads 42 / 38 / 35 mm; assigning to Extra / 1 / 2 = Inference." }, "uniformity": { "value": "Max 5 mm spread (Extra) / 10 mm (lower class); must be sized (optional for Class 2); Extra packed in trays", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Apricots export tables 2022", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/apricots/apricots-tab%5Freg2022.doc" }, { "title": "DALRRD Apricots export regulations 2022", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/apricots/apricots%5Freg2022.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } } }, { "id": "peaches", "name": "Peaches", "hs_heading": "0809", "group": "stone fruit", "origin_country_code": "ZA", "season": [ { "value": "PPECB weekly export chart x-axis spans ISO wk 40 – wk 13 (season 2024/25)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Axis span, not exact first/last shipment." }, { "value": "Oct–Mar", "label": "Inference", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Months converted from the week span." }, { "value": "pending Supply v2", "label": "pending", "field": "peak_weeks" } ], "cultivars": [ { "value": [ "Summer Sun", "Cederberg", "Transvalia", "Ambercrest", "Witzenberg", "Temptation" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } ], "origin_regions": [ { "value": [ "Ceres", "Citrusdal", "Limpopo", "Klein Karoo", "Wolseley/Tulbagh", "Berg River" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } ], "specs": { "grade_classes": "pending", "reporting_unit": { "value": "2.5 kg equivalent carton (industry reporting unit)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, "size_count_tables": "minimum sizes/codes filled; traded count ranges pending", "trade_pack_formats": { "cartons beyond the reporting unit": "pending" }, "diameter_codes_mm": { "value": { "AAAA": "≥90", "AAA": "80–90", "AA": "73–80", "A": "67–73", "B": "61–67", "C": "56–61", "D": "51–56" }, "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Peaches and nectarines export tables 2022", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/peaches-and-nectarines/peaches%5Ftab2022.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Minimum diameter 56 mm. All nectarines and some peach cultivars (Fairtime, Clocolan, Elberta, Jubilee, Nova Donna, Safari, San Pedro, Transvalia) may be 1 mm under in codes AA, A, B." }, "minimum_diameter_mm": { "value": "56 mm", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Peaches and nectarines export tables 2022", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/peaches-and-nectarines/peaches%5Ftab2022.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } } }, { "id": "nectarines", "name": "Nectarines", "hs_heading": "0809", "group": "stone fruit", "origin_country_code": "ZA", "season": [ { "value": "PPECB weekly export chart x-axis spans ISO wk 40 – wk 12 (season 2024/25)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Axis span, not exact first/last shipment." }, { "value": "Oct–Mar", "label": "Inference", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Months converted from the week span." }, { "value": "pending Supply v2", "label": "pending", "field": "peak_weeks" } ], "cultivars": [ { "value": [ "Alpine", "August Red", "Super Star", "Boreal", "Tifany", "Luciana" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } ], "origin_regions": [ { "value": [ "Ceres", "Klein Karoo", "Wolseley/Tulbagh", "Berg River", "Citrusdal" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } ], "specs": { "grade_classes": "pending", "reporting_unit": { "value": "2.5 kg equivalent carton (industry reporting unit)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, "size_count_tables": "minimum sizes/codes filled; traded count ranges pending", "trade_pack_formats": { "cartons beyond the reporting unit": "pending" }, "diameter_codes_mm": { "value": { "AAAA": "≥90", "AAA": "80–90", "AA": "73–80", "A": "67–73", "B": "61–67", "C": "56–61", "D": "51–56" }, "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Peaches and nectarines export tables 2022", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/peaches-and-nectarines/peaches%5Ftab2022.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Minimum diameter 56 mm. All nectarines and some peach cultivars (Fairtime, Clocolan, Elberta, Jubilee, Nova Donna, Safari, San Pedro, Transvalia) may be 1 mm under in codes AA, A, B." }, "minimum_diameter_mm": { "value": "56 mm", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Peaches and nectarines export tables 2022", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/peaches-and-nectarines/peaches%5Ftab2022.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } } }, { "id": "plums", "name": "Plums", "hs_heading": "0809", "group": "stone fruit", "origin_country_code": "ZA", "season": [ { "value": "PPECB weekly export chart x-axis spans ISO wk 45 – wk 18 (season 2024/25)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Axis span, not exact first/last shipment." }, { "value": "Nov–Apr/May", "label": "Inference", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Months converted from the week span." }, { "value": "pending Supply v2", "label": "pending", "field": "peak_weeks" } ], "cultivars": [ { "value": [ "Angeleno/Suplumsix", "Ruby Sun", "African Delight", "Laetitia", "Fortune", "Ruby Star", "Songold" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } ], "origin_regions": [ { "value": [ "Klein Karoo", "Wolseley/Tulbagh", "Franschhoek", "Wellington", "Paarl", "Stellenbosch" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } ], "specs": { "grade_classes": [ { "value": [ "Extra Class", "Class 1", "Class 2" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Plums export tables 2022", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/plums-and-prunes/plums-tab-2022.doc" }, { "title": "DALRRD Plums export regulations 2022", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/plums-and-prunes/plums%5Freg2022%5F.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } ], "reporting_unit": { "value": "5.25 kg equivalent carton (industry reporting unit)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" }, "size_count_tables": "minimum sizes/codes filled; traded count ranges pending", "trade_pack_formats": { "cartons beyond the reporting unit": "pending" }, "minimum_diameter_mm": { "value": "Must be sized; cultivar-specific minimum diameter, typically 43–45 mm (e.g. Ruby Sun 43, Laetitia 45, Songold 45); containers marked min–max diameter", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Plums export tables 2022", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/plums-and-prunes/plums-tab-2022.doc" }, { "title": "DALRRD Plums export regulations 2022", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/plums-and-prunes/plums%5Freg2022%5F.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } } }, { "id": "cherries", "name": "Cherries", "hs_heading": "0809", "group": "stone fruit", "origin_country_code": "ZA", "season": [ { "value": "PPECB weekly export chart x-axis spans ISO wk 40 – wk 3 (season 2024/25)", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Axis span, not exact first/last shipment." }, { "value": "Oct–Jan", "label": "Inference", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17", "note": "Months converted from the week span." }, { "value": "pending Supply v2", "label": "pending", "field": "peak_weeks" } ], "cultivars": [ { "value": [ "Royal Hazel", "Royal Tioga", "Lapins", "Royal Lynn", "Royal Helen" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } ], "origin_regions": [ { "value": [ "Ceres", "North West", "Gauteng", "Worcester", "Free State" ], "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "Hortgro Key Deciduous Fruit Statistics 2025 (weekly charts sourced PPECB 2025)", "url": "https://www.hortgro.co.za/wp-content/uploads/docs/dlm_uploads/2026/08/Key-Deciduous-Fruit-Statistics-2025.pdf" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } ], "specs": { "grade_classes": "pending", "reporting_unit": "pending", "size_count_tables": "minimum sizes/codes filled; traded count ranges pending", "trade_pack_formats": { "cherry punnets and cartons": "pending" }, "minimum_diameter_mm": { "value": "Minimum 18 mm; max 3 mm spread per container; 10% tolerance but none under 16 mm", "label": "Fact", "sources": [ { "title": "DALRRD Cherries export tables 2022", "url": "https://www.nda.gov.za/images/Branches/AgricProducHealthFoodSafety/food-safety-and-quality-assurance/export-regulations-and-standards/deciduous-fruit-/cherries/cherries%5Ftab-2022.doc" } ], "accessed": "2026-10-17" } } } ], "lanes": { "status": "pending Supply", "note": "Port pairs only, never rates or space. 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FlowFresh publishes no prices, quotes or availability and makes no offers.", "pricing": { "mode": "not_applicable" }, "availability": "not_offered", "status": "information_only", "vocabulary": "FlowFresh field; UCP pricing.mode not used" } } }