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South Africa farm exports surge 10% as US shipments climb

2nd June 2025

By: Bloomberg

  

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South African agricultural exports rose 10% in the first quarter to $3.36-billion from a year earlier as port performance improved and shipments to the US climbed, an industry body said.

The 14% increase in trade to the US, which totalled $202-million, comes as South Africa braces for the imposition of a 30% tariff on exports to the country by the Trump administration when a 90-day grace period expires in July.

“From now on a great deal hinges on whether South Africa succeeds in securing favourable terms with the US,” Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa, said in a note to clients on Monday.

South African farming exports rose for a sixth consecutive year in 2024 to a record $13.7-billion, as the industry expanded output of crops such as citrus, avocados and nuts, and sought new markets. While it account for only 2% of total gross domestic product, the sector is a important source of employment for unskilled workers. The statistics office will release first-quarter GDP data on Tuesday.

In the three months through March, other African countries accounted for 45% of farm exports, the European Union 23% and Asia and the Middle East 16%. The US received 4% of shipments, mainly citrus, wine, fruit juice and grapes.

Farming imports rose 19% to $1.94-billion, resulting in a $1.42-billion agricultural trade surplus.

Edited by Bloomberg

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