With food producer Premier Group having announced plans to close its R1-billion Fruit Products Western Cape canning facility, in Tulbagh, and retrench the facility's employees, industry bodies Agri SA, Agri Western Cape and Canning Fruit Producers Association (CFPA) have called for urgent engagement with the company. The organisations are calling on Premier to honour existing commitments to producers ahead of the 2026/27 harvest and refrain from taking irreversible steps that could undermine the future of the facility and the broader fruit industry.

Workers and community members rally against Premier Foods' proposed Tulbagh plant closure, fearing devastating impacts on local jobs and the economy.

Workers and community members rally against Premier Foods' proposed Tulbagh plant closure, fearing devastating impacts on local jobs and the economy.