AGRICULTURE NEWS - The current rolling blackouts by power utility Eskom have struck the Western Cape in the midst of a critical time for the fruit industry.
According to Jannie Strydom, CEO of Agri Western Cape, load-shedding was causing major damage across the agriculture sector with warehouses, canning factories, animal feed preparation, processing plants, cellars, dairies and farm safety under pressure.
“The energy crisis is a disaster for the financial well-being of the agriculture sector,” he said.
Strydom added that load-shedding was an enormous cost for producers as price takers.
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