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South Africa grapefruit export season

South Africa ships grapefruits April–July, with March and August at the shoulders. Lands April–August on the South Africa → Rotterdam run.

Ships
April–July
March, August at the shoulders
Lands
week 16–34
on the South Africa → Rotterdam run, 16–22 days
South Africa grapefruits: the export window by month, and the weeks each lane lands it.
Stage Month
Ships out of South Africa Ships april–july peak · march, august shoulder
South Africa → Rotterdam 16–22 days · week 16–34 Lands week 16–34 on the South Africa → Rotterdam run
Peak Shoulder Landing Port to port, across services rather than one schedule. Add the road leg at either end.

Varieties Star Ruby, Marsh Load ports Cape Town, Durban, and Gqeberha

Roughly March to August, out of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. South Africa is the Southern Hemisphere origin serving a shrinking but stubborn Northern Hemisphere grapefruit demand.

Grapefruit is the most chilling-tolerant citrus on this page and travels comfortably, which is why the trade survived as the growing regions contracted. It is also subject to cold sterilisation requirements into the EU — a mandated in-transit temperature regime, not a recommendation, and a container that breaches it is rejected at arrival.

Last reviewed August 2026. Editorial ranges for a normal year, not a published schedule. Weather moves them, sometimes by weeks.

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