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Since last reported in GAIN, South Africa has not finalized issues related to its concerns over the trade measures that stop exports of U.S. poultry, beef, and pork.

Post forecasts that the 2015/16 MY raisin production will decrease by thirteen percent to 55,000 MT, following the record level raisin production of 63,000 MT in the 2014/15 MY.

The production area of Genetically Engineered (GE) crops in South Africa was unchanged in 2014, at 2.9 million hectares, making South Africa the ninth largest producer of GE crops in the world...

For the 2015/16 MY, post forecasts that South Africa will return to be a net exporter of about 1.5 million tons of corn, as commercial production is expected to exceed 12.0 million tons...

Minister of Agriculture Kátia Abreu discussed expanding beef, poultry, dairy, fruit, and wheat trade with Russia, Myanmar, Japan, South Africa, and Argentina.

In FY2014 FAS/Pretoria sent eight South Africans from the public and private sectors to participate in a Farm Management training course through the USDA Cochran Fellowship Program.

The Africa’s Big Seven (AB7) trade show took place from June 21-23, 2015 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in South Africa’s Midrand area of Greater Johannesburg.

On May, 20, 2015, the South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) published a government notice (No. 38808) inviting the public to comment on the National Liquor Policy.

June 4 and 5, 2015, in Paris, the South Africa and U.S. poultry industries came to an agreement that would permit the return of U.S. bone in chicken to South Africa.

Post expects that Zimbabwe’s corn imports will be significantly higher in the 2015/16 MY and may reach 900,000 tons...

USAID’s Southern Africa Trade Hub brought together regulators and standards organizations from across Southern Africa and the United States to discuss good regulatory practices.

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....