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Orange Alert? U.S. Tariffs Threaten South Africa’s Citrus-Reliant Economies  | SA News

“In a rural village such as Citrusdal, agriculture is the backbone of employment, whether through farm work, packing facilities, or the local retailers that service the local community,” she says. “A reduction in the income of the Citrusdal valley would force farmers to operate with skeleton staff and cut back on social support services to communities.” 

“We are at risk of losing a market share developed with great care over the past 25 years in the U.S. The U.S. market was small, but high value. Moving the volumes to other markets in the short term will have a knock-down effect of price levels of approximately one euro per carton, impacting the wider South African Citrus…

Parliament: South Africa has a bicameral parliament, consisting of the National
Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.

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