Keep South Africa relations with Africa tight-knit

South African producers should closely monitor the African market and increase supplies where market conditions allow. This is according to Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz). In his weekly agricultural market viewpoint, Sihlobo advised agricultural role players to tread carefully when it comes to exploring new market opportunities. “Although we continue to argue that South Africa should expand its agricultural export markets to new frontiers such as India, China, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea, among others, the export drive should not be at the expense of the existing markets,” Sihlobo said. ALSO READ: Agriculture exports hit record high in 2022 This is especially important when the demand for South African agricultural products will likely increase in the 2023/24 marketing year within the African continent. “For Zimbabwe, production forecasts are yet to be made available. Still, Zimbabwe would require ...