After solid export activity in the first quarter of the year, South Africa’s agricultural exports totalled $3.71bn in Q2, up 10% from the same period a year ago, according to data from Trade Map.
This is again a function of both higher volumes of various product exports and better commodity prices. The products that dominated the export list in Q2 were citrus, apples and pears, maize, wine, nuts, fruit juices, dates, pineapples, avocados, grapes and wool. Better efficiency at the ports is still needed, though there has been a material improvement; agricultural export activity in the second quarter experienced less friction than in the recent past.
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