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Post forecasts that the South African sugar cane crop will expand by 9 percent to 18.8 million metric tons (MT) in the 2022/23 market year (MY), based on a return to normal weather conditions, an improvement in yields, and marginal increases in planted area.

South Africa is a middle-income emerging market with a well-developed agribusiness sector that plays a significant role in job creation and economic growth. Although largely self-sufficient in agricultural production, South Africa offers some opportunities for U.S. exports, especially in the food ingredients sector.

South Africa experienced an upward trend in oilseed production (soybeans and sunflower seeds) driven largely by rising oilseed prices, higher yielding cultivars, and a local demand-pull from investments in new oilseed processing plants.

The impact of the temporary and voluntary suspension of South African citrus exports to the European Union due to Citrus Black Spot (CBS) issues not as extensive as previously anticipated....

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For the 2015/16 MY, post forecasts a moderate increase of ten percent to 210,000 hectares in seed cotton area planted in Zimbabwe...