Nut farm for sale in Barberton Rural

Farm Overview:

Located in the scenic Barberton Valley, this farm is a fully operational commercial unit. It has 123,5 hectares of orchards, with trees ranging from 8 to 23 years old. Two comma six hectare have recently been top worked and another two comma five hectares burnt in 2024 but survived. The farm was developed with high standards and no shortcuts.

Terrain & Climate:

The land gently slopes toward the Suidkaap River, running southwest to northeast. Orchards are planted at 807 m to 867 m above sea level, with no frost damage reported in the past 13 years. The area receives 700 mm to 800 mm of rainfall annually.

Cultivar Breakdown:

• 695 – 37.3%

• 788 – 6.6%

• 814 – 17.1%

• 816 – 22.6%

• Daddow – 1.1%

• A4 – 13.8%

• A16 – 1.5%

Production History:

The farm produced 2,5 to 5,5 tons per hectare from 2022 to 2024, with 6,1 tons per hectare recorded in 2019.

Water Supply:

The farm has rights to 594,000 m³ of water per year from the Suidkaap River. A licence has been granted for the construction of a second dam with a capacity of 175 000 cubic meters.

Processing Facility:

The farm includes a well-equipped de-husking plant with sorting, cleaning, drying, and storage systems. Features include:

• 6-ton Nut in Husk receiving hopper on load cells

• Dust and leaf extractor

• Rock sorting table

• A second 6-ton NIH holding hopper

• 4-lane WMC de-husker

• Elevated husk conveyor and PAC (husk blower system)

• Slotted 18 mm tumbler

• A 5 m sorting conveyor

• A stainless steel floatation and sanitation bath

• Elevator with fan to remove excess water

• 25 Kg Kongskilde weighing bin and counter

• Conveyor to drying bins

• Eighteen 5 ton bins and two 4 ton bins

• Conveyors from bins to final sorting table pre-delivery

• A 10 ton despatch hopper on load cells

• Elevated despatch conveyor to fill truck

• CCTV monitoring for security

Equipment:

The sale includes tractors, tools, and farm implements for ongoing operations.

This farm is available as a turnkey business.