date:Oct 23, 2012
l volumes of the Suapri cultivars.
Peaches are the biggest grower in volume, although growing from a smaller base than nectarines and plums, with an estimated increase of 12% from the previous season. This brings the estimate to 1.3mil eqv. cartons (2.5kg). Cultivars that make a large contribution to this growth are Rich Lady and Jim Dandy, with large estimated increases in volumes from a relatively high base.
Nectarines experienced a jump of 1million eqv. cartons (2.5kg) from the 2010/2011