Planning For South African Summer Citrus To The US Underway
Representatives committed to the success of South Africa’s Summer Citrus export program to the United States gathered in the heart of one of South Africa’s citrus growing regions in late March. The annual planning session includes growers, exporters, U.S. based importers, shipping partners, receivers/service providers, and government representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.) and South Africa’s Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF) as well as South Africa Minister of Agriculture to the U.S., Ms. Vangile Titi-Msumza and the U.S. Consul General to Cape Town, Ms. Erica Barks- Ruggles. …