BANANAS
Bananas are the main crop produced all-year round in Komatipoort.  The total production is marketed domestically under the well-known Lebombo brand. Organic and conventional bananas are produced and sold country wide.

CITRUS AND MANGOES
Grapefruit (Star Ruby, Rosι and Marsh), Turkey Valencia Oranges and Limes are grown and marketed internationally as well as domestically. Mangoes are packed for export as well as local markets. Mangoes are also delivered to a nearby juicing plant in Malelane.

SUGARCANE
Sugarcane is harvested and processed at the TSB Sugar mill near Komatipoort.

POMEGRANATES, FIGS AND DRAGON FRUIT
Pomegranates and dragon fruit are grown in Komatipoort where the subtropical climate favors the cultivation of such crops. Figs are grown in Vrede in the Free State. The company also holds a 50% share in a large-scale fig development near Napier in the Western Cape.

VEGETABLES
The company has recently ventured into the cultivation of selected vegetable crops such as green peppers, tomatoes, melons and green beans.

LITCHIS
Litchis are sold on domestic markets where very favorable prices are attained.

CATTLE BREEDING
Since 2003 the company has been farming cattle in the Eastern Free State areas of Vrede and Memel. The focus is on breeding high quality adapted Bonsmara cattle. A bull sale is held in July and a commercial female sale is scheduled for February annually.

HAYMAKING AND PLANTED PASTURE
Eragrostis Curvula (Oulandsgras) grass is fertilized, mown and baled to supplement grazing scarcities in the harsh winter months. Arable farming was ceased in 2009 and the unplanted lands are planted to Smutsvinger grass and Lucerne.

BACKGROUNDING OF WEANED CALVES
Calves are backgrounded and conditioned, in other words prepared for the feedlot on irrigated perennial ryegrass pastures. It serves as a way to increase revenue from the beef cattle enterprise as well as adding value to produced products.
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