South Africa agriculture records a decent trade surplus in Q1, 2023

Published 2023년 7월 3일

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South Africa's agricultural sector faced challenges in the first quarter of 2023, including production delays due to excessive rains and slowing commodity prices affecting profitability. Despite these difficulties, the country recorded a 2% decline in agricultural exports compared to the previous year, but a 5% increase compared to the previous quarter. The agricultural trade surplus expanded by 9% from the same period last year, mainly due to a decline in the import value. Plans to improve logistics efficiency and promote South African agricultural products in export markets will be crucial for future growth.

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South Africa's agricultural sector had a rough start to the year regarding production and exports. The excessive rains brought production challenges that delayed the summer crop planting activity by roughly a month but later improved. Regarding exports, the slowing agricultural commodity prices reduced profitability from the levels farmers enjoyed a year ago, specifically grains and oilseeds. Moreover, some logistical challenges persisted in Cape Town port and thus negatively affecting the table grapes and various horticultural products exports. Still, this was not as harsh as in the previous years. The cooperation between organized agriculture groups and Transnet has helped improve agricultural export efficiencies somewhat. With that said, there is still room for improvement, which is essential for all the ports as South Africa has an export-oriented agricultural sector. Against this backdrop, South Africa's agricultural exports fell by 2% y/y in the first quarter of 2023 to ...

Source: Farmingportal