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Phikwe citrus project eyes European market

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Coming up: The Phikwe citrus project is one of the country’s biggest private sector investments targeting the export market PIC: FACEBOOK

The country could next year enjoy its first ever citrus exports to the European Union, as high-level talks between government and authorities in the world’s richest economic bloc, continue, BusinessWeek has learnt.

The P500 million Selebi-Phikwe citrus project is expected to produce its first harvest of lemon, oranges, grapefruit and naartjies in January next year.

On Wednesday, Ministry of Trade and Industry permanent secretary, Malebogo Morakaladi, told Business Week that talks are being advanced with the EU, while steady progress is also being made with other potential markets.

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Phikwe citrus project eyes European market

The country could next year enjoy its first ever citrus exports to the European Union, as high-level talks between government and authorities in the world’s richest economic bloc, continue, BusinessWeek has learnt.