Profile - Pome Fruit Industry

PPECB Inspection Regions:

• Grabouw
• Ceres
• Paarl
• Port Elizabeth (Production area: Langkloof)
• Worcester
• Gauteng (Production area: Freestate)
• Citrusdal (Production area: Piketberg)

PPECB services for pome fruit are rendered at ±230 inspection points by 58 employees (22 relief duty), who are deployed in decentralized production regions. The season stretches over a 10-month period.

Pome production map

Export percentages: (% of total production)

• Apples (42%)
• Pears (51%)

(Source: OABS/DFPT)

Export Harbours:

• Cape Town
• Port Elizabeth

Main Export Destinations: (% of total exports)

• Apples UK - (42%)     EU - (15%)     F/East/Asia - (23%)
• Pears EU - (55%)       UK - (18%)     F/East/Asia - (15%)
  

(Please note that the figures are for the 2008/2009 season)