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TRADE PROBE ISSUE 105 | JULY 2026

National Agricultural Marketing CouncilRef: https://www.namc.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/TradeProbe_Issue-105.pdf

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What this means

This document is “Trade Probe Issue 105 | July 2026”, an advisory report produced by South Africa’s National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) Trade Research Unit and co-produced with the Agricultural Research Council (ARC), Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB), and the Department of Agriculture (DoA). It analyses how South Africa can grow agricultural exports to the Middle East despite geopolitical risks (including the Strait of Hormuz blockade) and higher energy, fertiliser and logistics costs. The excerpt includes trade analysis sections on South Africa’s apple exports to Saudi Arabia and the importance of the Middle East for early-season citrus exports, with specific import/export value figures and tariff information.

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Reference

https://www.namc.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/TradeProbe_Issue-105.pdf

Key Takeaways

  • Document title: Trade Probe Issue 105 | July 2026 (Advisory Report)
  • Coordinated by NAMC Trade Research Unit within the Markets and Economic Research Centre (MERC)
  • Co-produced by NAMC, ARC, PPECB, and Department of Agriculture (DoA)
  • Focus: translating “butterfly market-access strategy” into sustainable agricultural export growth to the Middle East
  • Geopolitical risk highlighted: conflict in the Middle East and blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
  • World trade forecast for 2026: merchandise trade volume growth falls from 4.6% (2025) to 1.9% (2026)
  • Saudi Arabia apple imports: $217m in 2024 vs $189.7m in 2023
  • South Africa apple exports to Saudi Arabia: $7.2m (2023) to $12m (2024); $12m total vs $6.8m in 2021
  • Saudi Arabia apple tariff mentioned: 0% ad valorem tariff applied to South Africa
  • Middle East early-season citrus: PPECB inspection data (Jan–Mar 2025) shows ~5.3 million cartons passed; 43% destined for the Middle East
  • National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC)
  • Markets and Economic Research Centre (MERC)
  • Trade Research Unit
  • Agricultural Research Council (ARC)
  • Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB)
  • Department of Agriculture (DoA)
  • World Trade Organisation (WTO)
  • TradeMap (2026)
  • AMIS (mentioned in trade news section heading)