The SATI-FPEF JGMF season wrap-up session was held on Wednesday 09 April 2025 at Kronenburg Estate in Paarl. Presenters shared insights on the past season’s experiences, including the local table grape season, an overview of global market dynamics, and information on logistics performance with a focus on ports.
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The 2024/2025 season posed fewer challenges than the previous year with no major disruptions on farms or at ports.
Throughout the season the crop estimate was maintained at the initial estimate of 76.4 million cartons inspected for export, with a lower limit estimate of 74.1 million cartons and an upper estimate of 78.7 million cartons. On a regional basis, only the Northern Provinces Region did not meet the estimate, achieving about 82% of the anticipated volume. All other regions met or exceeded their crop estimates. As a result, the national inspection volumes of 78.9 million cartons slightly exceeded the upper limit of the crop estimate.
As the exporter association body, FPEF continues to provide support for, and monitor long-term improvements in logistics services that would benefit its members.
The development of a prescriptive logistics model was commissioned in April 2024. The model creates a digital twin of the table grape supply chain, enabling industry to apply scenarios, see results and make informed decisions. One of the primary objectives is to reduce stock levels during peak weeks of the table grape export season.
In the 2024/2025 season, the Phase 2 model represented a fundamental shift from Phase 1 into a proactive, tactical planning approach over smaller horizons.