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In the first quarter of 2025, there were 930 000 primary agriculture jobs in South Africa, an 11% yearly decrease and a 1% quarterly increase. Strong activity in the livestock industries and the recovery of grains and oilseeds from the drought served as the foundation for the quarterly improvements.
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Animal and plant health is the bedrock of a thriving agricultural industry and its export strategy. The success of South Africa's agricultural export strategy over the past few decades, which has seen the value of exports growing from US$2,4 billion in 2001 to US$13,7 billion in 2024, speaks to the strength of the controls over that period.
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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.
