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South Africa mandarin export season

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

Ships
April–August
March, September at the shoulders
Lands
week 16–38
on the South Africa → Rotterdam run, 16–22 days
South Africa mandarins: the export window by month, and the weeks each lane lands it.
Stage Month
Ships out of South Africa Ships april–august peak · march, september shoulder
South Africa → Rotterdam 16–22 days · week 16–38 Lands week 16–38 on the South Africa → Rotterdam run
South Africa → United Kingdom 16–22 days · week 16–38 Lands week 16–38 on the South Africa → United Kingdom run
Peak Shoulder Landing Port to port, across services rather than one schedule. Add the road leg at either end.

Varieties Nadorcott, Clemenules, Or Load ports Cape Town, Durban, and Gqeberha

Roughly March to September. South African easy-peelers have grown faster than any other part of its citrus basket, driven by European retail moving away from loose oranges.

They ship at the front of the citrus season, ahead of the Valencia volume, which means they are on the water in the weeks before the worst of the port congestion rather than during it.

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

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