{"id":283070,"date":"2026-02-10T02:07:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T02:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/283070\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T02:07:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T02:07:14","slug":"south-africas-farm-exports-hit-15-1bn-record-as-us-shipments-slump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/283070\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa\u2019s farm exports hit $15.1bn record as US shipments slump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n        The figure represents a 10 percent year-on-year increase and marks the seventh consecutive annual rise in agricultural exports, underscoring the sector\u2019s growing resilience amid shifting global trade dynamics.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        The strong overall performance came despite mounting trade pressures from the United States, where new tariffs on selected agricultural goods significantly dented South African shipments.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        \u201cThe tariffs imposed on some products weighed heavily on shipments to the US in the latter part of the year,\u201d Sihlobo said, highlighting the growing uncertainty surrounding South Africa\u2019s access to the American market.\n    <\/p>\n<p>                    <img width=\"790\" height=\"417\" alt=\"South Africa records a historic $15.1 billion in farm exports despite a sharp decline in shipments to the United States. [Stock Photo\/Getty Images]\" title=\"South Africa records a historic $15.1 billion in farm exports despite a sharp decline in shipments to the United States. [Stock Photo\/Getty Images]\" class=\"image lazyloaded imgWithMetaData\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'790'%20height%3D'417'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-original=\"https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/gCnktkpTURBXy8yODZlOWFlMDNmMWJlM2JlOWM4MTA4ZWFiY2YwMDM4My5qcGeRlQLNAxbNAaHCww\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>\n        While exports to the US weakened, South Africa increasingly leaned on other regions to sustain growth. The rest of Africa emerged as the country\u2019s largest agricultural export destination, accounting for 53 percent of shipments in the fourth quarter. Asia and the Middle East accounted for 17 percent combined, while the European Union accounted for 16 percent.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        By contrast, the Americas, including the United States, accounted for just 4 percent of South Africa\u2019s agricultural exports during the period, underscoring a notable shift in trade patterns.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        Analysts say the trend could deepen if tariff barriers persist, further positioning Africa, Asia, and the Middle East as key growth engines for South African farm exports in the years ahead.\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The figure represents a 10 percent year-on-year increase and marks the seventh consecutive annual rise in agricultural exports,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":283071,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[114,184,85,46],"class_list":["post-283070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-economy","tag-il","tag-israel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283070\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}