Farm Description
A highly productive, predominantly macadamia farm situated in the De Kaap Valley is on offer as a turnkey commercial unit. The property consists of two portions, with one hundred and eighty-two hectares (60% of the total area) planted to macadamias and citrus. The remaining one hundred and twenty-one hectares comprise waterways and infrastructure such as roads, dams, and building improvements.
The macadamia orchards cover one hundred and fifty-one hectares, with tree ages ranging between seven and thirty-five years. Twelve hectares are planted to pecan nuts, which hold no significant commercial value. Eighteen hectares of citrus have recently been top-worked to Turkey Valencia oranges.
Terrain
The topography is undulating, sloping downwards towards the Noordkaap River
in a south-to-east direction.
Altitude
Orchards are planted between 822 m and 888 m above sea level, with occasional frost occurring in the lower-lying areas (where the oranges and pecan nuts are planted).
Rainfall
The mean annual rainfall in the area varies between 700 mm and 800 mm.
Macadamia Tree Age Composition
• 7 years old – 10.7 ha
• 10 years old – 24.0 ha
• 11 years old – 32.1 ha
• 21 years old – 31.2 ha
• 22 years old – 15.4 ha
• 24 years old – 6.0 ha
• 28 years old – 7.4 ha
• 35 years old – 14.2 ha
Cultivars include: A4, Beaumont, Nelmac, 333, 788, 791, 816, and 880.
Eighteen hectares were previously planted with lemons. The trees have since been cut down, and the new shoots were recently top-worked to Turkey Valencia oranges. An additional twelve hectares, planted with pecan nuts, are not currently farmed commercially.
Water Supply
The allocation from the Noordkaap River is 858,000 m³ per annum. All orchards are irrigated with a micro jet spray system.
De-husking Plant
The de-husking facility consists of:
• Nuts from orchards placed into a 1.5-ton Nut-in-Husk (NIH) holding bin
• A conveyor lifting nuts to the de-husker
• A four-lane Vos de-husker removing husks and discarding them via blower
• Nuts passing through a sizing tumbler to separate small from large
• Nuts falling onto a sorting conveyor where unsound nuts are removed
• Nuts entering an aluminium water bath to remove sinkers
• Nuts passing through an extraction fan into a secondary sizing tumbler
• Nuts conveyed to drying bins via lifting conveyor
• Eight 8-ton drying bins equipped with built-in fans to circulate ambient air
• Dried nuts transferred to a second-stage sorting table for inspection
• Nuts conveyed onto trucks for delivery to the processing plant
Equipment
A full range of tractors, implements, and tools is included in the sale.
Offer
The farm is on offer as a going concern.
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