Washington Raises South Africa’s Sugar Quota as Local Sales Keep Falling
South Africa's sugar producers are finding more room to sell abroad just as the domestic market tightens around them. The United States has increased...
Automated fruit sorting and defect detection target packing efficiency
Sorma Group is attending Fruit Attraction, demonstrating two new technologies designed to make fruit handling faster, more precise, and more automated. The company is...
US Importers Brace for Leaner South African Lychee Season Amid Supply and Cost Pressures
MIAMI — United States fruit importers are preparing for a tighter supply of South African lychees this winter, following last year's bumper harvest that...
Ngqura Becomes the Biggest Winner of China’s Zero Tariff Trade Window
A trade policy signed in Beijing is now being felt most directly on a quay in South Africa's Eastern Cape. China's zero tariff scheme...
A Chinese Partnership Could Turn Mozambique’s Cassava Into a Global Commodity
Mozambique is seeking to turn cassava from a crop long associated with subsistence farming into an export commodity, with China emerging as a potential...
African Exporters Face New EU Pesticide Compliance Risk
Tighter pesticide residue rules being considered by the European Union (EU) could raise the cost of doing business for exporters, with some agricultural products...
