Southern Africas citrus growers have ended the 2025 lemon season on a high, packing a final 41.5 million 15 kg equivalent cartons, far exceeding the initial forecast for the period.
Citrus Growers Association CGA CEO Boitshoko Ntshabele said exporters had experienced a good season, with forecasts for an even better 2026 crop.
The 2025 lemon season concluded with a final packed volume of 41.5m cartons, marking a year of notably high volumes in which markets held up well, Ntshabele wrote in his weekly newsletter on Friday.
