The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries received a request from Hortgro, on behalf of the SA Apple and Pear Producers Association (SAAPPA) and the SA Stone Fruit Producers Association (SASPA), for the continuation of statutory measures (registration, records & returns and levies) on pome fruit (apples and pears) and stone fruit (plums, peaches / nectarines and apricots) in terms of the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act (MAP Act) 1996.