Agri SA’s annual Snapshot of South African Agriculture reveals fascinating insights into where the country’s fruit and vegetable exports are going.

It can be difficult to cut through the noise and understand what Brexit really means for South Africa. The implications, depending on the outcome, will be far-reaching, but it is clear, the export of goods will be one of the areas most tangibly affected.

If we do not write about South Africa’s first quarter of 2019 agricultural trade figures, one would assume that there have been limited positive developments in this sector as the past few months have been clouded by unwelcoming news.

South African agriculture, with certain exceptions, faces slow growth in coming years

The world is currently facing a crisis of unpredictable magnitude, and South Africa is no exception.

From Angola to Zimbabwe, Southern Africa’s fragile economies are rattled by the coronavirus pandemic.

The combination of a large harvest, joint efforts between the government and the private sector to keep agriculture operational since the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown, and long-term export market development efforts continue to pay off for SA’s agricultural sector.

These products will continue to support SA’s agricultural exports in the final quarter of 2020.

South African companies are missing out on R350-billion a year in export opportunities to the European Union (EU), new research shows.