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South African production of oranges and lemons is projected to decrease in MY 2022/23 due to stagnated production area and a return to normal yield.

Zimbabwe’s corn crop for marketing year 2023/24 is estimated at 1.5 million metric tons. This represents an increase of five percent from the previous marketing year’s crop, mainly due to a normal rainfall season in the northern parts of the country.

Seafood is an important staple in Ghanaian cuisine as it accounts for 60 percent of animal protein intake with an estimated per capita consumption rate of 26 kg. U.S. seafood sales to Ghana recently experienced a boost in sales, however, sustained seafood exports from the U.S. are at risk due to the Government of Ghana’s (GOG) recent announcement to increase the tax 1,573 percent per metric ton on frozen seafood.

The Angolan Agricultural Economic Fact Sheet has been updated to include calendar year 2022. U.S. agricultural exports to Angola reached $237 million in 2022, rebounding by 80 percent from the previous year.

The impacts of climate change are beginning to manifest on the entire globe and particularly on developing countries like Ghana. The country is vulnerable to rising sea levels, droughts, increasing temperatures and erratic rainfall which adversely impacts infrastructure, hydropower production, food security and coastal and agricultural livelihoods.

In the 2020/21 MY, Zambia produced its second highest corn crop on record. This bumper corn crop of 3.4 million tons is 69 percent higher than the previous season’s crop of 2.0 million tons.

The production of timber is forecast to decrease by 20 percent to 12.4 million Metric Tons (MT) in the 2020/21 Marketing Year (MY), based on the decrease in area planted, fire damage...

On July 12, 2020, South Africa reintroduced the suspension on the sale, dispensing and distribution of liquor with immediate effect.

South Africa produced its second highest corn crop in history in the 2019/20 MY. This 16.1 million-ton bumper crop has suppressed local corn prices, and is expected to continue...

In March 2020, the Government of Senegal (GoS) enacted several measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 such as curfews, air and land border closures, and movement restrictions within the country...

Currently there are no USDA endorsed trade shows planned in South Africa in 2020.

While the blueberry industry is still small relative to other fruit sectors in South Africa, such as citrus, apples, pears and table grapes, it has grown exponentially in the past 5 years.