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KLEIN KAROO adding value to Fruit

Our basket is filled with good fruit

 

KLEIN KAROO Fruit is fresh, tasty and delicious.

 

Irresistible stone and deciduous fruit are cultivated by KLEIN KAROO shareholders. The KLEIN KAROO fruit garden is found in the heart of the scenic Klein Karoo near Ladismith and Prince Albert as well as in the fertile Klein Karoo Valley around Oudtshoorn, South Africa.

 

Effective fruit marketing services and packaging materials are supplied  mainly by the KLEIN KAROO Ladismith LandMark and the Prince Albert Agri Supermarket.

 

The fruit division devotes its attention to:

 

   l    Product and market development

    l    Domestic market supplies

    l    Export  shipments

    l    The development and supply of cost-effective

         packaging  materials

 

The Klein Karoo region’s fruit season comprises of:

 

  l    The early delivery of juicy nectarines in October

  l    Followed by the world’s most tasty apricots from November

  l    From December until March it is time for delectable plums

  l    Some of the juiciest table grapes are available from December                       until April

 

Fruit growing areas in the KLEIN KAROO region include Ladismith, Prince Albert, Oudtshoorn and Calitzdorp.

 

State of the art collection and grading facilities at Ladismith allow for inspection services by the Perishable Products Export Control Board of South Africa (PPECB).

 

Infrastructure includes:

l     A packing and weighing zone

l     Three smaller cool rooms for the forcing of grapes

l     Inspection tables

l     A chiller area of almost 800 square metres

 

Required international cooling standards are achieved within set time frames. Maintenance of the cold chain is the key for top quality fruit

to be dispatched from the cooling facilities in Ladismith to the

appropriate delivery points at local fresh fruit markets and to

harbour cities for export shipment. Fruit from the Klein

Karoo region is mostly destined for health conscious

Europe, the Mid East and USA.

The basket of agricultural products now also includes good fruit

The cultivation and production of irresistible stone and deciduous fruit form the heart of the Klein Karoo Valley is the business of producer members of the KLEIN KAROO Group.  Supplying appropriate and effective fruit related services and materials to these growers is the business of  KLEIN KAROO Trade.

Since the takeover of the Ladismith agricultural co-operative early in 2002 the group has embarked on closer involvement with domestic fruit marketing, export fruit and the development and supply of  packaging materials.

In the scenic Klein Karoo the fruit season starts with the delivery of juicy Nectarines in October. These are followed by the world’s best apricots from November until mid December. From December until March every year it is time for delectable plums. Some of the very best table grapes are delivered from December until April every year.

Fruit production areas which are serviced by the KLEIN KAROO trade divisions include Ladismith, Prince Albert, Oudtshoorn and Calitzdorp.

State of the art accumulation facilities at the Ladismith trade branch allow for the execution of inspection services by the Perishable Products Export Control Board of South Africa.

Infrastructure includes a cooling area of  almost 800 square meters. Three of the smaller cool rooms are equipped for the forcing of grapes to ensure that cooling to the required international standards are done within the set time frames.

Without interruption of the cold chain top quality fruit is  dispatched from the cooling facilities in Ladismith to the appropriate delivery points in and around harbor cities.

Fruit produced in the Klein Karoo region is mostly destined for European, Mid East, UK and various other markets. Due its commitment to quality and strict implementation of export requirements fruit from the KLEIN KAROO region remain popular to serve the needs of health conscious consumers around the world.