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Article: The South African market is booming.
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- AgExporter
- Article date:
- April 1, 2004
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South Africa has a market-oriented agricultural economy and is a net exporter of agricultural products. Although South African agricultural production has almost doubled in the past 30 years, erratic weather can cat, se significant production variations from year to year. The country is self-sufficient in primary foods with the exceptions of wheat, oilseeds and rice. From the United States, South Africa imports primarily rice, planting seeds, hardwood, wheat and animal tats.
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