AGRICULTURE NEWS - Although prospects for South Africa’s 2020 guava crop have been, for the most part, favourable so far this season, there is concern that there will not be enough workers available for harvesting due to the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
This was especially true because the peak of the pandemic was expected to occur during the winter months, which would coincide with the guava harvest season that ran from June to August, according to the Guava Producers’ Association.
It was expected that 23 840t of guavas would be produced this season, according to Jacques Jordaan, CEO of the Canning Fruit Producers’ Association, which would be similar in size to the 2019 harvest at 23 942t.
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