Grow Fresh Produce Agents – Newsletter 7 (2025)

Oct 2

3 min read

Out with the cold, in with the fresh energy of spring! 🌸

The past few weeks have brought everything from scorching warm days to the first rains of the northern season. And with the rain comes its usual mix of challenges, low prices, high volumes, shortages, and constant price shifts. Let’s just say the market has been all over the place! But through it all, our farmers, buyers, and agents continue to adapt and thrive.

Company Updates & Announcements

🥔 Grow Featured on FreshPlaza Again!

We’re proud to share that David Nel was recently interviewed by FreshPlaza on the topic of potato price volatility. His insights highlighted how increased plantings have driven prices down, and what we might expect in the coming months.

🔗 Read the full article here

Achievements & Milestones

A big congratulations to Hannes Beukes (Noordvaal Fruit) for achieving a record month in September 2025! Your hard work, consistency, and commitment to excellence continue to inspire the entire Grow team.

Events & Activities

🥔 Potato Day in Christiana

We partnered with Wesgrow to host a fantastic day with Christiana potato and onion producers. It was not only a chance to connect with farmers but also to share knowledge, discuss the season, and enjoy a delicious dinner prepared by Wesgrow’s chef.

Our potato and onion teams from Botha Roodt, Green Network, Port Natal & Noordvaal also visit Rascal Seed Research Laboratories 🌱. Rascal is the largest producer of certified generation 0 minitubers in Africa and one of the largest in the world with a current annual production in excess of 7 million minitubers.

A big thank you to everyone who made this day so special.

🫑🧅Producer Day in Brits – Coming Soon

We’re looking forward to welcoming farmers, agents, and partners at our upcoming Producer Day in Brits this October. With Plastic Ideas as our main sponsor, and support from Glencairns, LabelPro, A Square, and New Era Packaging, this promises to be an incredible day for our vegetable, fruit, and onion agents.

🐯 Joburg Year-End Feast

Don’t forget to RSVP for the Joburg Year-End Feast! This is our chance to come together, reflect, and celebrate the achievements of 2025. It’s going to be a night to remember, and we can’t wait to share it with you. Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/HkP4BwY2uB

📆 Upcoming Producer & Industry Days:

15 October: Grow Producer Day - Brits
28-29 October: Potatoes SA Transformation Symposium (Polokwane)
29-31 October: Langkloof Bloeiselfees
5 November: Subtrop Marketing Symposium
7 November: Brits Laerskool Sanddrift Sportmanete
15 November: Grow Year End for all Commission Earners and Management
20 November: Potatoes SA Petrusburg Meeting
22 November: Grow Year End for all Wage and Salary Earners

Birthdays & Celebrations

🎂 October Birthdays – Happy birthday to all our team members celebrating this month! Wishing you a fantastic year ahead!

20 October - Ricardo Kotze (BothaRoodt Fruit)
31 October - Jonathan Neto (Marco Veg)

Stay Connected & Social Media

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