The FreshMarkets journal

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News, market deep-dives and producer stories from South Africa's fresh produce trade. Long-form analysis of what's moving at Joburg, Tshwane, Durban and Cape Town markets.

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Why Pretoria tomatoes are often cheaper than Cape Town ones

A box of round tomatoes in Pretoria West last week cleared at about R210. The same grade in Cape Town's Epping market was R245–R260. For the same product, on the same day, in…

18 Aug 2026

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