Nut farm for sale in Mbombela Rural (Nelspruit Rural)

Location:

The farm is situated approximately 11 km south-east of Nelspruit as the crow flies at an altitude of between 1 100 m and 1 400 m. Access to the farm is via the Uitkyk Road approximately 15 km from town with the last 7 km a gravel road.

Composition:

Seventy-seven hectares are planted to macadamia nut trees varying between five years and forty years old, with sixty-two hectares of orchards older than thirty years. Varieties include Nelmac 2, Nelmac D, Nelmac 26, 333, 334 and A4. The balance of land comprises farm buildings, staff accommodation, roads, natural waterways, roads, dams and natural bush.

Topography:

The terrain is mountainous.

Climate and rainfall:

Summers in the Mpumalanga Lowveld are warm to hot. Average day temperatures are above 26˚C from mid-December to March. Winters around Nelspruit (Mbombela) are mild during the day and cool at night. The average low temperature from the beginning of June to the end of July is below 10˚ C with occasional frost in the low-lying areas. The average day temperature during this period is 22˚C. The average rainfall measured on the farm over the past ten years was 905 mm.

Water supply and irrigation:

There are four earth catchment dams for irrigation purposes and two cement reservoirs. The registered water allocation is 393 954 m3 per annum (371 267 m3 from dams and 22 687 m3 from a registered borehole). Orchards are irrigated by micro jet, drip and low flow drip systems.

Two boreholes provide water for domestic use only.

Electricity supply:

Three three-phase Eskom supply points provides electricity to the farm.

Fences:

The farm perimeter is enclosed by a 2,4 m game fence, while the orchards have 2,4 m electrified fencing. A 1,8 m electrified security fence encloses the homestead.

Production history:

Yields over the past five years varied between 255 709 kg and 352 240 kg DIS. Detailed yield data will be made available to a qualified buyer.

De-husking unit:

A 2-ton tractor-drawn tipper trailer transports nuts from the orchards to the de-husking facility.

The nuts are tipped into an 8-ton hopper and carried by conveyor belt to a six-lane de-husker.

After de-husking, the nuts pass through a tumbler sizer that removes undersized nuts.

The nuts then travel along a conveyor belt through a sorting station, where staff remove any visibly defective nuts.

The nuts pass through a water bath, where immature nuts float and are removed.

The nuts are dried in an 8-ton bin. Once they reach the required moisture level, a conveyor transfers them to an 11-ton bin for storage until they are transported to a processor.

On offer as a going concern with farm equipment (inventory available) included.