
ANALYSIS OF THE POSSIBLE EXCLUSION OF SOUTH AFRICA FROM AGOA PREFERENTIAL ACCESS: ECONOMY-WIDE APPROACH | APRIL 2025

AGRICULTURAL STATUTORY LEVIES IN SOUTH AFRICA: A CASE STUDY OF THE CITRUS INDUSTRY
According to the NAMC 2024 survey that is available on (NAMC website) a “statutory measure” is defined in the MAP Act as (i) a levy contemplated in Section 15; (ii) records and returns in terms of Section 18; and (iii) registration in terms of Section 19. Statutory measures namely a statutory levy, records and returns, and registration have been approved by the Minister responsible for Agriculture (hereafter referred to as the Minister) since 1997. Statutory measures are promulgated in the Government Gazette for specific agricultural products and for specific periods of time.

MAIZE AND SOYBEAN CROP OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S 2024/2025 SEASON: RECOVERY SIGNS AMIDST WEATHER AND MARKET CHALLENGES
Following a challenging 2023/2024 summer crop season in which South Africa's grains and oilseeds production fell by 24% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 15.4 million tons, a rebound period may be on the horizon. According to statistics issued by the Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) on January 29, farmers intended to plant 4.47 million hectares of summer grains and oilseeds in 2024/2025 season and the preliminary area planted is estimated to be 4.45 million hectares.