Coronavirus in South Africa: fruit exports continuing as usual
In South Africa fruit and vegetable exports are for the moment continuing as planned, with the expectation that demand for fresh produce in export markets will be supported by the…
WHY WE MUST RETHINK THE POTATO FOR A SUSTAINABLE USE OF RESOURCES
Leuven, Belgium, 3 March 2020 – We must change how we handle our resources. A rapidly growing population, increased demand for produce and the threat of climate change bring with…
Kenya tea farms turn over new leaf as prices stumble
In a humming factory in Kenya’s highlands, tea is hand-plucked from the fields, cured and shredded into the fine leaves that have sated drinkers from London to Lahore for generations.…
Local citrus industry bears fruits of its labour with record exports
The Citrus Growers Association estimated on Wednesday that Southern African region would export a record 137 million boxes to more than a hundred countries in 2019. The association’s final figures…
Wandile Sihlobo: A record year for SA’s agricultural exports
Recently released data on SA’s agricultural trade for December 2018 paint a clear picture that is worth highlighting of the full year’s agricultural trade performance. In 2018, South Africa’s agricultural…
South Africa’s agricultural exports grew by 7% y/y in 2018
Although we wrote about South Africa’s agricultural trade last month, the recently released data for December 2018 paint a clear picture of the full year’s agricultural trade performance that is…
Good performance in SA agricultural exports despite the drought
Value of (South African) wine exports up despite drought in Western Cape – this is a headline of an article in Business Day. It essentially refers to the fact that South Africa’s wine…
South Africa’s Agricultural Exports in One Chart
BY WANDILE SIHLOBO | In 2017, South African agricultural exports grew past US$10.0 billion for the first time, boosted by growth in exports of edible fruits, beverages, spirits, vegetables, grains and…