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South Africa’s Farming Sector in Flux | Namibia News
South Africa’s farming sector is facing a bittersweet year—abundant harvests for fruits and veggies are boosting consumer savings with food inflation at its lowest since 2010, but farmers are struggling with high input costs and plummeting commodity prices. Severe weather from floods to destructive storms has hit hard, especially in the Eastern and Western Cape. While field crops and horticulture shine, cattle remain under pressure from foot-and-mouth disease and African swine fever affecting pork. Poultry is thriving thanks to cheaper feed, while citrus grapples with global trade chaos…
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