Thursday, 26 March 2015

Western Cape fruit and wine exports blossoming

Western Cape fruit and wine exports are on the rise, with the provincial government pushing for increased market access for the region’s high-quality produce.

The agri-processing sector is a key focus area for the provincial government for the next three to five years. And a key part of the Western Cape sector’s plans for growth is the promotion its brand as high-quality.

According to figures released by the provincial government on Thursday, the value of wine exports increased 78% between 2009 and last year.

In the past five years, domestic sales for natural wine reached 1.9-billion litres. According to wine producers’ body VinPro, at the end of 2014, the volume of local wine sales was at the highest level in 20 years. The 353-million litres of natural wine sales represented a 7.3% increase from 2013. More

Source: www.bdlive.co.za

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