Slowdowns at Cape Town port hampers South Africa fruit campaign, poses ‘threat’ to future of industry
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The backlog at Cape Town Port has improved, but not in time to save the South African fruit industry from reputational damage, according to a statement by Hortgro. “While things are better, machines still break down and need repair. The export schedule is still lagging,” the industry body said Thursday. “Reputational damage to the fruit […]