Citrus Growers Association (CGA) of South Africa warns that demand for containers will be sky-high during the citrus season as exporters compete for available containers.
Estimates of 120,000 reefer containers will be needed in order to export all citrus fruit types.
With very high demand for general freight movement out of China to the US, South America and EU together with very high freight rates, reefer containers aren’t being allocated sufficient space on vessels by shipping lines.
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