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Food prices jumped by 50% from September 2020 to September 2024 (Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
BAN

Global food prices increased slightly in July, but the outlook remains promising

The non-renewal of the Black Sea Grain Deal and India’s rice ban continue to weigh heavily on production

  • Wandile Sihlobo
5 min read
South Africa is not an insignificant player in global agriculture. The country ranked 32nd among the world’s top agricultural exporters in 2023 and the only African country in the top 40.
AFRICA

South Africa could help to fill agricultural-commodity gap arising from the Russia-Ukraine war

Africa imported $4-billion worth of agricultural products from Russia in 2020. Of the total, 90% was wheat and 6% sunflower oil

  • Eunice Masson
5 min read