George Fresh Produce Market: physical wholesale market in George
George Fresh Produce Market is the George entry in South Africa's national fresh-produce market statistics, in Western Cape. George, South Africa.
AGR-193 · Physical wholesale market · George, South Africa · ZAR
George Fresh Produce Market is the George entry in South Africa's national fresh-produce market statistics, in Western Cape. The Q4 2024 report records 1,320 tonnes of vegetables at an average ZAR8,612 per tonne. These are historical group-level observations. They do not establish today's assortment, an individual commodity price or annual turnover. A local grower can use them as a starting point for understanding the scale of the distribution channel, while retaining the quarter and product boundary.
RSA Group identifies its RSA George agency at Garden Route Fresh Produce Market, 1 Nelson Mandela Boulevard, George Industria. This is a trading participant's contact, not evidence that RSA operates the entire facility. The municipality also describes a separate development project for a new regional market. Its planned area and investment have not been assigned to the operating trade channel's statistics. Confirm the exact receiving location before travelling, especially if a document uses a similar regional name for a proposed facility.
Buyers should begin by asking the agent about available fruit and vegetables, pack sizes and customer-account requirements. Restaurants may need smaller assembled orders, while retailers may emphasise consistency of quality. State minimum remaining shelf life, acceptable substitutions and the collection date. The public report covers broad groups and does not prove that a particular commodity is available in the desired quantity. A confirmed offer from the actual seller is needed before a vehicle or onward customer order is committed.
Sellers should establish whether the proposed relationship is an outright purchase or sale through an agent. Before dispatch, agree on commission, weighing records, packaging settlement, payment timing and treatment of unsold goods. Calculate the transport cost to George for the realistic consignment size, allowing for potential rejection. Sending photographs of the grade and packaging can help, together with confirmation that the recipient expects the stated load. A historical market statistic is useful background but cannot substitute for these commercial arrangements.
It supplies historical average prices for vegetables and fruit, rather than a current item-by-item catalogue. The product tab retains those two groups without adding unverified species. Analysis should preserve the quarter and ZAR-per-tonne unit. Converting to kilograms does not eliminate differences in quality or the composition of goods sold. Current prices, trading hours and payment terms need confirmation from a business operating at the market. Any later update should also identify the reporting facility clearly before joining its figures to this historical series.
What is priced: Fruit, Vegetables and potatoes
Where to find the prices
Sources
- nda.gov.za — Crops and Markets Q4 2024 report
- rsa.co.za — RSA George agent contact
- invest.gardenroute.gov.za — Separate new-market project
All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources
