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SACOTA members gained access to the Egyptian market for maize and soybeans exports after their Foreign Agricultural Relations and Plant Quarantine signed off on 12 March 2024. To learn more read SACOTA’s April 2024 Newsletter: Volume 07, 2024.
After working with DALLRD and industry for more than 2 years, SACOTA has opened the market to enable South African traders to export soybeans to Indonesia. For more information read SACOTA’s April 2024 Newsletter: Volume 07, 2024.
SACOTA, in collaboration with DALRRD, hosted two delegates from the NPPO of Egypt, Mr Islam Aboelela and Moustafa Tolba, from 25 – 29 February 2024. During their visit, the delegates participated in a series of strategic meetings with DALRRD and key industry stakeholders. Read more >
The proposed maize grading regulations were gazetted on Friday, 16 February 2024. Read more >
South Africa has shipped its first bulk soybean vessel to China. The shipment was arranged by Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a leading global merchant and processor of agricultural goods and SACOTA member. Read more >
A group representing small-scale farmers in Kenya has lost its court battle to stop genetically modified (GM) food being imported or grown in the country. Read more >
East London achieved another first earlier this month. Read more >
Although South Africa only contracted and loaded two export vessels to China when the opportunity arose at the beginning of April 2023, their arrival continues to receive positive feedback in China. This is evident when listening to this local news clip. Read more >
Due to three good agricultural grain and oilseed production years, exports of South African maize and soybeans continue unabated. However, this also requires that South Africa opens up new markets. One such market is China, where the first supermax vessel of 55,000 tons of yellow maize has arrived this week. Read more >
The Kenyan High Court has ruled that Government cannot (yet) Gazette the legal imports of GMO white maize. Read more >
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