Pieter Graaff is Western Cape Farmer of the Year.
Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears, is pleased to announce that its chairman, Mr Pieter Graaff has been chosen by the Agricultural Writers Association as the 2018 Western Cape Farmer of the Year and
Tru-Cape’s New Variety Expert, Buks Nel awarded by fruit industry
The South African deciduous fruit industry presented its awards for outstanding performance in agriculture at the 43rd annual gala evening on 14 September 2018. Deciduous fruit includes apples, pears, apricots, peaches, nectarines, plums and prunes, cherries, table grapes and dried
9th Tru-Cape Packhouse Challenge 2018 results
The 9th Tru-Cape Packhouse Challenge held on the 25th of August 2018 at the new venue, De Rust Futura Academy, was a great success and enjoyed by all. This was the largest Packhouse Challenge to date. Thank you all for
Branded interactive game hopeful of success during awards season.
South Africa’s largest exporter of South African apples and pears, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing has a fresh-fruit brand that is recognised in 104 countries around the globe. In its on-going attempt to punch above its weight class when it comes to
Crop down but solid earnings expected by SA’s biggest apple and pear exporter.
Although the total 2018 crop is down compared to last year, Tru-Cape still expects solid revenue for its grower shareholders. Roelf Pienaar, Managing Director of Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears, into more than 104
FLASH GALA ™ set to disrupt the fruit industry.
With over a quarter of a million trees already purchased, Bigbucks, the improved Corder Gala apple strain, is now the most successful new variety in terms of orders placed in the history of the South African Plant Improvement Organisation since
First look at the tree that launched SA’s apple industry on April 17, 1662.
There was a strong North Westerly wind on April 17, 1662 as the first apple was picked on South African soil at The Company's garden. Today, to mark the birth of the apple industry in South Africa, Tru-Cape is pleased
Hail and sunburn impact the exportable 2018 South African crop.
Hail damage, drought and high summer temperatures are expected to impact the 2018 Tru-Cape apple and pear crop by about 10% in volume with a greater number of small fruit which might lead to a drop in export income. This, according
Click here for Bigbucks
Did you know that Tru-Cape's new variety expert Buks Nel is the one who discovered this stunning Gala strain, Bigbucks? Click here to read all about it and also from where you can purchase trees.
Tru-Cape breaks 16 million carton sales in 2017 and hopes to consolidate this year.
According to Roelf Pienaar, managing director of Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears, the company last year saw a volume increase of about eight percent breaking the volume record of 16 million cartons for
