Blueberry Intensive Irrigation Farms near Worcester & Rawsonville

LOT 1: PTNS 7, 8 & 15 OF FARM DE BREEDE RIVIER 298, WORCESTER

TOTAL EXTENT: 55,2166 ha

LOCATION: 7km north west of Worcester, access off the R43 Ceres road.

IMPROVEMENTS: (± 1643 m²) Office, garage, berry shed: office & cold room, 2nd berry shed: working & storage, canopy: cold room cooler units, irrigation shed: fertilizer tanks, irrigation pumps, filters, filter-bank & computer system, lean-to, labourer buildings & accommodation, 4-bed dwelling & 5-bed dwelling

COOL ROOMS:

• Cool rooms: 4 x 4; 4 x 7 & 4 x 11; 2 blast coolers

UTILISATION (Property is situated on both sides of the tarred road.)

• 21 ha under blueberries & drip irrigation
• 15,1 ha land, grazing and water

PERMANENT CROPS:

• 21 ha Blueberry crops
• Planting years: from 2022, 2023 & 2024
• Cultivars: Atlas

WATER SOURCES & LISTINGS: Water from Olifantsberg Irrigation board and The Breede-Gouritz Catchment:

• 264,545m³ for extraction; 190,000m³ for storage;
• Plastic tanks: 1 x 5 000l Jojo tank;
• 4 Earth wall dams (2 plastic lined)

MOVABLE ASSETS INCLUDED (More details available)

LOT 2: PORTION 1 OF FARM NUUTBEGIN 595, WORCESTER

TOTAL EXTENT: 272,2469 ha

LOCATION: 21km north-west of Worcester, on both sides of the Breede river.

IMPROVEMENTS: (1013 m²) Steel shed: with office & storage space, ablution & irrigation pump, cold room (Iso panels) with ± 5 cold rooms, blast cooler cushions & cold room equipment, open shed: implement, equipment & storage, corrugated storage shed, 6 canopies & labourer quarters

COOL ROOMS:

• Cool rooms: 6 x 8 with scale; 8 x 13 with 13 fans & 13 x 19 holding area with scale

UTILISATION:

• 35 ha for blueberries under drip irrigation & nets
• 205 ha: vegetation & grazing
• 30,6 ha homestead, roads & dams

PERMANENT CROPS:

• 35 ha Blueberry crops under nets
• Budgeted yield: 550 tons per season;
• Planting years: from 2017, 2021, 2022 & 2023
• Cultivars: Legacy

WATER SOURCES & LISTINGS: The Breede-Gouritz Catchment

• 362,700m³ for extraction; 141,120m³ for storage
• Boreholes
• 3 Earth wall dams (2 plastic lined)

VARIOUS MOVABLE ASSETS INCLUDED: (More details available)

LOT 3: PORTIONS 1 (Re) & 2 (Re) OF FARM ONDERPLAAS 292

TOTAL EXTENT: 31,06 ha.

LOCATION: 8km north-west of Worcester, directly off the R43.

IMPROVEMENTS: (± 2993m²) 3 storerooms, carport, canopy, 5 sheds. 4 labourer houses, 3-bed dwelling & garage

WATER SOURCES & LISTINGS: The Breede-Gouritz Catchment/Olifantsberg irrigation board

• 10,715m³ for extraction (taking) & 67,439m³ for storage.
• 2 Earth wall dams.