Being there for each other helped SAFE staff to overcome pandemic challenges
SAFE logistics manager, Chantelle Thompson, is breathing a sigh of relief as 2020 draws to a close. In spite of all the disasters that could have occurred as a result …
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Surge in European demand for fresh fruit
An acceleration in the global trend towards more healthy eating - particularly fresh fruit - will have a positive long-term impact on fruit producers such as SAFE, according to SAFE‘s …
SAFE citrus on high seas heading to international markets
While most of the world was clamped in restrictive lockdown, SAFE’s South African fruit farmers were hard at work harvesting citrus to provide international markets with a natural dose of …
Good news for SAFE citrus exports as virus restrictions in Europe begin to lift.
There was good news for SAFE from Europe this week as the coronavirus lockdown restrictions began to lift, allowing more supermarkets to open and sell fresh fruit. “We are obviously …
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 …
SAFE Citrus feeds increasing global demand for Vitamin C
In spite of a distinct increase in the number of extremely hot days in November, December and January, and with little rainfall in November and December, SAFE Skilderkrans Farm …
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 …
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 …