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Growing Fruit IQ - Knowledge group for South Africa's deciduous fruit industry.

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📸 Reminder: Enter the #Hortgro Photo Competition!
Capture the beauty of SA's pome & stone fruit industry—from orchards and harvests to the people behind the fruit. 🍎🍑

📷 Enter here: https://t.co/AfzKee2dLg

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Did you know? Most apple trees are actually made from two different trees!

The top grows the apples you love, while the bottom provides strong roots for a healthy, thriving tree. Nature's perfect partnership! 🍏

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🌍 Is your business ready for the EU's new #PPWR?

Join the FREE #HortgroFootprint webinar for practical guidance on preparing for the new packaging requirements.

📅 15 Jul 2026 | 🕛 12:00–12:45

Register: https://t.co/5G65C5WQKi

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Nothing says comfort quite like warm, flaky pastry filled with sweet, spiced pears. 🍐✨ Try this irresistible Spiced Pear Strudel recipe and turn fresh pears into a dessert everyone will love

See recipe here: https://t.co/7SDRJ7HsGy

#hortgro #GrowingFruitIQ #PomeFruit #Recipes

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What do you think of the terms "emerging farmer", "new-era farmer" or "new-generation farmer"? Do they sit well with you? Do you resonate with these terms?

Email [email protected] and share your insights.

Read here: https://t.co/yw1Il8Hk4l

#GrowingFruitIQ #Transformation

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Winter chill in most South African production regions no longer satisfies the requirements of many stone-fruit types and cultivars.

Read here for more: https://t.co/psLMFBmKH9

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Hortgro welcomes the appointment of Minister of Agriculture, Mr Willie Aucamp, and looks forward to working together to grow a competitive and sustainable deciduous fruit industry. We also thank former Minister John Steenhuisen for his support and engagement with the sector.

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🍎 DID YOU KNOW?

Eating 1½–2 cups of fruit a day may support gut health and help reduce inflammation. The secret isn't one superfruit, it's enjoying a variety, including apples and stone fruit.

Read more: https://t.co/dxntbZF7Sw

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New EU Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulations take effect from 12 Aug 2026 and will roll out through to 2040. Are you ready?

Join Hortgro's FREE Footprint Webinar on 15 July (12:00–12:45) to unpack what the changes mean for exporters.

🔗 Register: https://t.co/5G65C5WQKi

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Why would an industry invest in a tailored diet to keep millions of insects happy and healthy? Read on page 60 about why these little creatures are worth every cent: https://t.co/PJ3pW3mJSo
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#fruitindustry #pestmanegement

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Turn ripe pears into something unforgettable! This Spiced Pear Chutney is sweet, tangy & packed with warming spices—the perfect match for cheese boards, roasted meats, sandwiches & curries.

🍽️ Recipe: https://t.co/U16Z3oF2bt

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The latest Hortgro Newsletter is out!

Stay up to date with the latest industry news, research, market insights, and developments shaping South Africa's deciduous fruit sector.

Read it here: https://t.co/dLiwCdzi5C

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Rest-breaking is also routine on all pome fruit in the Langkloof. “We are a medium-chill area,” says Johan Kotze, Head: Dutoit Agri Eastern Cape.

Read here for more: https://t.co/0ExzlZztDy

#Hortgro #GrowingFruitIQ #PomeFruit #PomeSeason #FreshQuarterly

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ACC (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid) was first discovered in pear juice in 1957. Today, it helps apple growers thin fruit later in the season—providing an effective option when the ideal thinning window has passed. 🌱🍎

📖 Read more: https://t.co/ohj2VY27my

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Are you leading the way in sustainable fruit production? 🌱 Enter the Hortgro Footprint Award 2026 and showcase your impact. Open to producers, exporters, packhouses & industry partners. Entries close 30 June.

More: https://t.co/Vz5iOu5QAu

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Sticky, sweet & seriously addictive 🍗🍎

Chicken sausages glazed to perfection, served with a crisp apple slaw for that fresh crunch. Weeknight dinner just got an upgrade.

See recipe here: https://t.co/c6teJmuqJh

#Hortgro #PomeFruit #PomeRecipes

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Missed our recent Technical Symposium or want to revisit the discussions?

Catch up on the Business & Strategy Day presentations on our YouTube channel:

https://t.co/yjOlgJMKW9

Like, subscribe, and share.

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In 2025, the Women on Farms Project called for a ban on hydrogen cyanamide in South Africa. Philagro SA MD Schalk Reynolds discusses the campaign and the industry's response.

Read more: https://t.co/HWMEAnn2wf

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Port of Cape Town sinks: In the 2025/26 deciduous fruit export season, logistics-related inefficiencies cost table grape producers about R3.2 billion, and stone fruit growers R1.05 billion in lost revenue and additional costs. https://t.co/n7IqakMmSg

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DID YOU KNOW? Apple and pear trees naturally drop some young fruit each season. This helps the tree direct its energy to the strongest fruit, leading to better size, quality, and harvest potential. 🌱✨

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