SA grape farmers face more challenges amid rolling blackouts
Table grape farmers in the Lower Orange River region are facing another challenge amid higher stages of rolling blackouts. Blackouts at stages 4 to 6 mean areas are without power for nearly half of the day. Growers say the blackouts are making it difficult for them to maintain the cold chain, which is a requirement for EU markets.
Table grape farmer Gabriel Viljoen: “In the
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