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Post estimates that the South African raw sugar production will increase by 8 percent to 2.2 Million Metric Tons (MMT) in the 2018/19 Marketing Year (MY), due to an increase in sugar cane....

Post estimates that the decreasing trend in sorghum production in South Africa will continue in the 2018/19 MY.

Post forecasts that South Africa’s chicken meat imports will increase marginally by 2 percent in 2019 to 525,000 tons.

While Southern African countries generally adopt Codex standards, there are concerns that many are missing the opportunity to shape or influence these standards due to their poor attendance....

Post forecasts MY 2018/19 (August to July) area for Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Senegal at 1.71 million hectares (HA), a 0.9 percent increase from the previous year....

The South African Government through the Deputy President confirmed collaboration with organized agriculture on land reform at a land summit on August 23 and 24, 2018.

South Africa produced a historical-high summer oilseed crop of 2.5 million tons in the 2017/18 MY with a further increase in oilseed production projected for the 2018/19 MY to 2.6 million tons.

Post forecasts that raisin production will increase by 6 percent to 70,000 Metric Tons (MT) in the 2018/19 MY, from 66,100 MT in the 2017/18 MY.

On June 8, 2017, the South African National Assembly passed the Border Management Authority Bill.

All the sections of the Report have been updated based on recent regulation amendments, updated website links and to comply with the updated reporting instructions.

In July 2018, South Africa officially opened its market to imports of U.S. shell eggs.

South Africa’s corn exports are projected to drop to 1 million tons in the 2018/19 MY, as post expects a decrease in commercial production, due to a cut in area planted.