Emerging market investors and exporters are now in a position to take advantage of the position of the Rand, which has depreciated by 6% against the USD since the beginning of the year and is now the weakest of EFFS tracked currencies. 5 Feb 2013
While farm workers in the Western Cape winelands intensify their strike, SA's wine industry on Monday, 14 January 2013, reported that exports for last year had reached 417-million litres - a new record for the sector. 15 Jan 2013
BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thailand lost its status as the world's top rice exporter in 2012 as a controversial scheme to boost farmer incomes saw it overtaken by India and Vietnam, an industry group said Friday, 4 January 2013. 9 Jan 2013
BRASILIA, BRAZIL: China and South Africa have joined Japan in suspending imports of Brazilian beef meat over an atypical case of mad cow disease, an official source said on Thursday, 13 December 2012. 14 Dec 2012
As strikes on farms in Western Cape continued to spread Tuesday, the provincial government and business said the impact of the labour unrest could affect South Africa's agricultural exports. 14 Nov 2012
Enterprise Ireland, a government agency responsible for the development and internationalisation of Irish enterprises, has a trade mission that arrived in South Africa over the weekend, led by Joe Costello, Ireland's Minister for Trade and Development. 12 Nov 2012
The managed currency band that the Manufacturing Circle called for in its submission to parliament this week might not be the silver bullet to make SA's trade more competitive. 5 Nov 2012
Sentiment towards the rand has been negatively affected by the deterioration of the current account and wildcat strikes‚ the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) said. 26 Oct 2012
Cheap Chinese knock-offs are threatening the survival of Ninian & Lester, makers of the global Jockey underwear brand for the African market for more than 60 years. 17 Oct 2012
South Africa's current account deficit widened to 6.4% of gross domestic product, its biggest since 2008, said the Reserve Bank. 11 Sep 2012
South Africa's olive industry has applied for a countervailing duty on imported olive oil, claiming cheap, low-quality product coming into the country costs 30000 jobs. 3 Sep 2012
Entries for the ABSA/Cape Chamber of Commerce Industry Exporter of the Year competition close on Friday 7 September 2012. This year's competition sees the introduction of an award for the design of export products, linking in to Cape Town's status as the 2014 design capital of the world, and a prize for innovation. 31 Aug 2012
Charles Hughes SA has been locked out or is in danger of being locked out of several international export markets for apples, grapes and pears thanks partly to bureaucratic ineptitude. 10 Aug 2012
Mexico has leapt to the top of the rankings as SA's fastest-growing market for agricultural goods after buying most of SA's 4Mt maize surplus last year. 27 Jul 2012
The basic premise behind exporting and importing is that somebody, somewhere out there, does something better (or worse), than we can do it here. If they do it better; we should import it. If we do it better; we should export ours. 27 Jul 2012
Cement manufacturer Lafarge is considering approaching the International Trade Administration Commission of SA to protect the local market from what it says is low-quality, cheap cement imported from Pakistan. 26 Jul 2012
SA's bulk export volumes rose by 9.5% year on year (y/y) in the first half of 2012‚ data from the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) showed on Wednesday, 11 July 2012. 12 Jul 2012
Entering the realm of import and export is an exciting and promising step for any business. The possibilities are virtually endless and could allow your business to grow exponentially. In such an exciting situation it is often easy to throw caution to the wind in the rush towards growth. 2 Jul 2012
Poor rains have lowered the crop forecast for this year‚ with Grain SA predicting that a significantly reduced maize surplus of just 1-million tons - a quarter of what farmers produced last year - could affect food prices‚ Business Day reported Friday, 29 June 2012. 29 Jun 2012
In a recent annual comparative blind tasting, held in New York, Indaba Sauvignon Blanc 2011 outscored higher priced, well-respected Sauvignon Blancs including Mount Nelson from New Zealand and Montes from Chile. The Indaba Merlot topped category-leading Merlots from California's Bogle Vineyards and Washington's Columbia Crest. 27 Jun 2012
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