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IOL reports that agricultural and commodity prices are expected to stay high during 2012, due to increased food prices volatility. Grain and meat prices increased considerably last year and, according to Grain SA, food inflation was at 32.7 percent year on year. 
South Africa's bulk exports rose by 6,6% in 2011 to a record 141,5-million tons according to the Transnet National Ports Authority. Business Live says the figures were still slightly lower than the 9,0% increase recorded in 2010. 
Marketwatch.com reports that US based EcoPlanet Bamboo Group has launched EcoPlanet Bamboo Southern Africa in order to expand their global operations. This follows the purchase of local bamboo plantation developer SA Bamboo Corp and the appointment of the company's founder Jan Adriaan van Zyl as EcoPlanet Bamboo South Africa's new president. 
