Namibia: Orange River Levels Risk Grape Exports

The biggest and earliest grape producing region in the southern hemisphere, Aussenker, that supplies grapes to the European market is at risk due to low water levels in the valley.

Up until this year a guaranteed water supply from the Orange River which has always had a plentiful supply is at risk. The river level is at an all-time low and growers are waiting for water to be released in South Africa to reach the valley.

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