Fredo’s Fresh Produce Bulletin – June 2020
This month the focus remains on Covid-19 and the effect it has on the South African fresh produce sector. Whilst the three sectors that are now in the midst of their export programmes are valiantly flying the South African flag, there are undoubtedly going to be...
More Etosha moments – the stampede of the Zebras
After a good raining season, the animals of Etosha thrive. In 2018 we had a remarkable experience at a pan near Okendeka on the west side of the Etosha Pan. In full flight through the mud The rains filled the pan – normally you do not find water there. When we were...
Giraffes and more than 50 days into lockdown
If it was not for Covid-19 and the lockdown in South Africa, Fredo and Janey would have been in Namutoni in Etosha in Namibia. Etosha is one of our favourite places on this earth and the special times we have spent there is something we will never forget. We have been...
Fredo’s Fresh Produce Bulletin May 2020
In this edition of Fredo’s Fresh Produce bulletin we report on the latest export projections for citrus, apples and pears from South Africa. We also wrap on the table grape season. We also look at the effect on Covid-19 on two international fresh produce events....
The lock-down is hitting us in more ways than one
Six weeks into South Africa’s lockdown to combat the Covid-19 virus, it is clear that all of the country’s citizens are taking a toll. Fredo and Janey have great sympathy with thousands of people who have lost their jobs and those who will still do so. With the...
Some thoughts on six weeks of lockdown
We are now some six weeks into our national lockdown. It is all no becoming a bit difficult and we do not know when – if ever – we will live a normal life again. From a safety point of view we are probably in the best possible place. We are sitting on the bank of the...
Sharon Fruit provides light moments in Etosha
This time of the year it is Sharon Fruit time in South Africa. During the season and the marketing of the fruit Fredo always handle the Sharon Fruit Facebook site and this has taken us to some great places. Two years ago - in order to see what Namibians think of...
We need to be patient with our lockdown!
Will we sit inside for a bit longer? This is the decision the South African government will have to make fairly soon about the present lockdown to combat the spread of Covid-19. Tomorrow we will be on day 14 of 21 days. The nerves are sometime frail - and the quiet...
Let’s do things differently in future
For some years now Fredo has been arguing that one solution to overcrowded school rooms throughout our country is to allow more schooling from home. With modern technology it is certainly possible to do so. It will then be possible to use the limited school facilities...
Fredo’s fresh produce take – 4 April 2020
Fredo’s international fresh produce take this week takes us to Europe, England and Australia, and end in India. Spain On Thursday, 2nd April 2020, Muara Maxwell wrote on fruitnet.com that Spanish stonefruit faced major labour shortages. She writes that tens of...
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