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Brief reflections on the South African agricultural performance in the second quarter of 2025 | SA News

I have long stated that 2025 will likely be a period of uneven recovery in the South African agriculture. From the high-frequency data, we are starting to see mixed fortunes. There is a robust recovery in field crops, vegetables and fruits, thanks to good rains, but the livestock industry continues to struggle with animal diseases.

A few weeks ago, Statistics South Africa released South Africa’s GDP for the second quarter, and the agricultural figures, to an extent, mirrored this challenge. The country’s agricultural gross value added expanded by 2.5% quarter-on-quarter (seasonally adjusted) in the second quarter. This follows the 18.6% quarter-on-quarter in the first quarter of the…

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