The rules, which came into effect in January, require South African farmers to apply ultra-cold treatment to all Europe-bound oranges and keep the fruits at temperatures of two degrees Celsius or lower for up to 25 days.
"We estimate that of the normal amount we would send to the EU, that we would probably send maybe 15 or 20 percent less oranges to the EU this year, simply because we can't treat and cool the volume of fruit that's needed," Citrus Growers' Association CEO Justin Chadwick told AFP. "Basically, South Africa just doesn't have the infrastructure available to cool the volumes of oranges that we send to the EU," explained Chadwick.
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