South Africa’s agricultural exports amounted to$3.4bn in the second quarter of this year, up by 0.1% year on year. Despite challenges in key export markets - such as the EU in the case of citrus - the products that dominated the export list this quarter were citrus, maize, apples and pears, avocados, pineapples, fruit juices, nuts and grapes
Still, the prices of some agricultural products have declined notably from 2022 levels. The improvement in agricultural exports also partly demonstrates the results of continued collaboration between the industry and Transnet to improve the logistics at the ports. However, more work is needed to improve the efficiencies.
From a regional perspective, the African continent remained the largest market for South Africa’s agricultural exports, accounting for 36% of the exports in the second quarter of 2023. Asia and the Middle East were the second-largest region with a 30% share.
Source: dailymaverick.co.za
