date:Nov 11, 2016
The weather during the pomegranate growing season this year is expected to prolong the harvest period, with flowering coming in patches. At this moment, there is around 50% bloom, caused by the very hot weather in the spring, mixed with cold days in between. Despite the harvest delays, Elrita Venter from Freshness First, said that volumes are not expected to decrease.
Pomegranate production in South Africa is grown on around 1,000 hectares. The most commonly grown varieties for export are the W