Peat firm’s business mushrooms in Africa

A MONAGHAN firm has secured the first major contract as part of a Government trade mission to South Africa taking place this week.

Clones-based Harte Peat, which provides deeply dug wet peat for the mushroom industry, signed a distribution deal with a local partner company which will see its products distributed throughout South Africa.

The deal will see Harte Peat’s produce being used by 35% of the South African mushroom market within 18 months.