The construction of a new fresh-produce export terminal at Mozambique's Maputo port will start at the end July. The facility, valued at $5 million, is expected to be operational in time for next years' season.
According to the Maputo Corridor Logistics Initiative, the facility, which will have the capacity to handle 70,000 tons of citrus and 10,000 tons of frozen juice over a six-month period, could save South African farmers about $2.14 million a year in inland logistics costs.
However, the increase still represents only 20% of the potential export needs of Lowveld, Limpopo (South Africa) and Swaziland farmers. If all produce could flow through Maputo, annual savings to the agricultural sector could be as high as $11.4 million.
allafrica.com
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June 14, 2007
Mozambique to get new export terminal
Categories capacity building, exports, fruit, Mozambique
