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Subtropical crop

A crop suited to warm, frost-free climates, such as avocado, mango or macadamia

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Plain meaning
A crop suited to warm, frost-free climates, such as avocado, mango or macadamia
How to use it
Check the land's frost record before planting subtropical crops.
South African benchmark
Limpopo holds about 61% of South African avocado output (Article 39).
Country notes
Applies the same way in all five markets.
Go and read
M6-U4, M6-U6
Calculate it
T-M6-02 Orchard Establishment Cost
Library sources
LIB-A042, LIB-P-Avocado, LIB-P-Banana
See also
Grafted tree
Subtropical Fruit and Nuts: the product, the five stages of the business, the unit it is sold by and where it is producedSubtropical Fruit and Nuts: how the business runsSold bytonnes per hectare1Plant grafted trees2Grow to bearing3Harvest4Ripen or crack5Export or local marketZAZWZMBWNAProduces commerciallyImports most needsZA South Africa, ZW Zimbabwe, ZM Zambia, BW Botswana, NA Namibia
From the Subtropical Fruit and Nuts Major, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in M6 Subtropical Fruit and Nuts.