Citrus industry eyes more markets to avoid risk of oversupply and price cuts
Additional R6.8bn in foreign exchange earnings and 2,250 jobs is predicted in next three years
28 September 2020 - 09:52
I was recently asked what 2-million tonnes of citrus (we expect to export just more than this amount in 2020) would look like if all the fruit was stacked together in one place.
An expert’s calculations reveal that it equals 9.6-billion pieces of fruit, which if strung in a single line would cover 720,000km, circling the earth almost 18 times or nearly reaching to the moon and back. If these pieces of fruit were placed on the ground it would cover an area of 7,500 football fields...
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