AGRICULTURE NEWS - Raisin production contributes R2 billion annually and about 30 000 jobs to South Africa’s economy, making it a relatively small industry in the country. Nonetheless, it is a growing one.
South Africa is the world’s fifth-largest producer after Turkey and currently produces 6% of the world’s raisins, but production has almost doubled since the 2006/07 season, with particularly strong growth over the past five years. Are raisins another success story for South African agriculture?
There are approximately 1 100 raisin producers and seven major raisin processors
and packers in the country.
Read the full article here on the Caxton Publication, Farmers Weekly
