AGRICULTURE NEWS - The 2022 wine grape harvest is expected to amount 1,42 million tons, which is 80 000t above the industry’s five-year average of 1,34 million tons, and 2,2% smaller than the 2020 harvest, which came in at 1,45 million tons.
This is according to the first crop estimate.
Conrad Schutte, manager of Vinpro’s team of viticulturists, which issue the crop estimates with the industry body South African Wine Industry information & Systems (SAWIS), said producers, generally, experienced an excellent winter, due to sufficient cold, as reflected by regular snowfall on mountain peaks, along with consistent rain, which supplemented soil water levels and contributed to a substantial rise in Western Cape dam levels.
Read the full article here on the Caxton publication, Farmer's Weekly
