South Africa remains vulnerable to global staple food pricing

According to a report by the independent media website of South Africa on April 20, according to data from the South African Agricultural Chamber of Commerce (Agbiz), despite the semi-arid state of most regions, South Africa ’s agricultural exports in 2021 will reach a record of about 12.
4 billion US dollars, or about its annual output value.
half
of .
Agbiz Chief Economist Wandil Silobo said that South Africa's agricultural exports are diverse, including wine, corn, citrus, nuts, berries, grapes, wool, juice, beef, apples and pears; export markets are diverse , throughout Africa, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the Americas
.
However, the South African agricultural sector cannot produce all the products the country needs
.
South African agricultural imports will reach $6.
9 billion in 2021, with palm oil, rice, wheat, poultry, and whisky and other spirits in the top five, accounting for about 30% of all imports
.
South Africa does not have the climatic conditions to increase the production of palm oil, rice and wheat.
All palm oil and rice consumed each year are imported, and about half of wheat is imported
.