Bleak medium-term outlook for South African agriculture
South Africa’s agricultural economy is likely to face challenging conditions this year and into 2023.
The excessive rainfall at the start of the 2021/22 production season resulted in crop damage, and croplands in various areas of the country required replanting. Still, the overall summer crop area planting of 4,3 million hectares is well above that of the previous season, and the expected harvest of 17,5 million tons (down 9% year-on-year) means
