SAFE anticipates good year as global demand for citrus grows
After growing, harvesting, packing and shipping more than 300 000 cartons of lemons by the end of April, SAFE farmers in the Eastern and Western Cape began harvesting what they …
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SAFE exports help to feed the global demand for citrus
Apart from overcoming the challenges of congestion at some ports where fruit is landed, SAFE has not suffered any negative factors that impact on citrus exports as a result …
SAFE moves to contain threat of Coronavirus contamination to staff and maintain fruit production.
SAFE head office, farm and packhouse managers have moved quickly to reduce the risk of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection among employees and keep harvested fruit for local consumption and …
Coronavirus havoc for SAFE fruit deliveries to China
No financial loss but delivery logistics extremely stressful China’s slowdown in the wake of the deadly coronavirus has had a major effect on the global shipping industry – with an …
SAFE celebrates start of 2020 with first ever shipment of table grapes to Israel.
By the end of January SAFE had packed and exported almost 700 000 cartons of table grapes to international markets – following what farm managers have described as a …
2020 a year of plenty
In spite of a slew of ever-increasing demands from European markets for compliance in everything from farming practices to strict Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) testing and standards of packaging, SAFE …
SAFE grapes locked and loaded for early sales in Europe and the Middle east.
SAFE was quick off the mark in November loading containers of farm-fresh table grapes for the Middle East and Europe. The containers were loaded at Nuweland, in Augrabies in the …
SAFE finds enthusiastic buyers at top European trade expo
Successful sales contracts negotiated at Spain’s Fruit Attraction 2019, one of the most important trade expos in the fruit world, will serve SAFE well as the grape season gets into …
Preference for South African citrus welcomed by SAFE.
News that more consumers are opting for South African citrus rather than fruit from Spain has been welcomed by SAFE. The exporter enjoyed a production run of just under 1,6 …
Exciting times as SAFE staff learn to “drive” Openbravo
Intensive staff training on all aspects of the innovative Openbravo ERP platform is in full swing at SAFE as the exporter wraps up the citrus harvest and approaches year-end. …