South Africa's agricultural exports up 10% year-on-year in Q3 2022

According to South Africa's independent media website on December 13, Wandir Silobo, chief economist of the South African Agricultural Chamber of Commerce (Agbiz), said that South Africa's agricultural exports in the third quarter of 2022 increased by 10% year-on-year to US$3.
7 billion
, thanks to considerable agricultural production and higher commodity prices in the 2021/22 production season.
Citrus, corn, nuts, wine, apples and pears, sugar, fruit juices, berries, soybeans and wool are South Africa's main exports
.
Africa remains South Africa's largest agricultural export market, accounting for 32% of total exports; Asia and the Middle East are the second largest export markets, accounting for 31% of total exports; The EU is the third largest export market, accounting for 19%
of total exports.
In addition, South Africa's agricultural imports in the third quarter of 2022 increased by 5% year-on-year to US$1.
9 billion
.
Wheat, rice, palm oil, sunflower oil, poultry and whiskey are South Africa's main imports
.