Pear production in South Africa: With special focus on Abate Fetel

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Pear production in South Africa:
With special focus on
Abate Fetel
Presented by : Christo Strydom
Wolseley Fruit Packers (Pty) Ltd
Wolseley, Western Cape, South Africa
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Main Pear
producing regions in SA
Ceres 4 665 ha (37%)
Klein Karoo 1 103 ha (8%)
Langkloof 1 914 ha (15%)
EGVV 2 608 ha (21%)
SA Pear Hectare Trend
14.000
13.433
+12% last 5 years
12 697
12.000
10.000
a 8.000
H
6.000
4.000
2.000
SA Pear Cultivar Trend Brown Pears
900
+36%
4.500 +25% Green Pears
800
4.000
700
3.500 -13%
600
3.000
500
2.500 A
A H
H 400
2.000 -42%
300 -33%
1.500
-29%
200
1.000
100
500
0
0
ABATE FETEL BEURRE BOSC DOYENNE DU GOLDEN RUSSET
PACKHAM'S TRIUMPH WILLIAMS BON CHRETIEN
COMICE BOSC
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
3.500
+9%
3.000
Blush Pears
2.500
2.000
A
H
1.500
1.000
+18%
500 +294%
0
FORELLE ROSEMARIE CHEEKY FLAMINGO
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
SA Pear Industry perspective
Planted 12 697 ha
Local = 15%
Exports = 48%
Produce 410 840 tons
Processed = 35%
±
R2.4 Bn p.a
Dried = 3% Value
(Fresh = 87%)
2017 SA Pear Exports
WILLIAM'S BON
CHRETIEN, 14%
ABATE FETEL, 8%
FORELLE, 23%
3
VERMONT BEAUTY, 8%
2
SEMPRE, 3%
ROSEMARIE, 3%
BEURRE BOSC, 2%
DOYENNE DU COMICE,
1
1%
GOLDEN RUSSET BOSC,
1%
CHEEKY, 1%
PACKHAM'S TRIUMPH,
FLAMINGO, 1%
34%
OTHER, 1%
Main South African Pear
Export Regions
Russia
(Direct)
Canada
5%
UK Far
USA
5% EU East
3% 43%
18%
China
Middle East
20%
Africa
6%
IOI
1%
Factors affecting production and
fruit size:
1. CLIMATE
2. ORCHARD PLANNING
3. PRODUCTION FACTORS