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President Ramaphosa let loose about the Afrikaans ‘refugees’ to the US during unscripted remarks while visiting South Africa’s premier showcase for commercial farmers.

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Amid escalating trade tensions worldwide, the appropriate posture for South Africa's agriculture on trade is not to prefer one country over another, but to seek ways to multiply friendships and trade relations.

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The Southern Africa region is a key market for South Africa's agricultural growth prospects. Of the US$13,7 billion of South Africa's agricultural exports in 2024, about 44% was to the African continent. About 90 cents of every dollar from exports to the rest of the continent was earned from the Southern Africa region. This is partly why South Africa must always seek to resolve diplomatically any challenges and promote stability in this region.

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April is an important month for South Africa's agriculture. On April 30 we are due to receive the Crop Estimate Committee's (CEC) third production forecast for the summer grains and oilseeds, which is typically a stronger indication of how the season's harvest will look as the crop has largely passed the pollination stages.

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In political economy, there is something called "flooding the zone". Roughly explained, this is when a deluge of information takes people's attention away from what should be a priority.

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Since the U.S. authorities announced import tariffs on an unprecedented scale against several countries, the confusion about how practically they will apply lingers.