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A coalition of more than 60 agriculture groups led by the American Farm Bureau Federation is asking that agricultural workers be exempted from travel restrictions from South Africa. In a letter to the Biden administration, the coalition says, “While protecting our nation from new variants of COVID-19 is critically important, it is in our national interest to ensure production of food, fuel and fi

It was a rough Thanksgiving week for oil investors as oil prices slipped 13% last week due largely to growing concerns about the new COVID-19 variant, omicron, reported in South Africa. While oil prices dropped, sharply Friday, as did stocks and bonds on Wall Street, the downward trend was relatively short-lived ...

The most recent USDA trade mission may not only lead to new market opportunities with Southern African nations, but perhaps future bi-lateral trade agreements as well.  South Africa is the central location for the Ag Department's current trade mission, but as the USDA's Ted McKinney, said from Cape Town this week South Africa is not necessarily the central focus.  ...

It’s been two years since the U.S. beef industry regained access to the South African markets.  And the U.S. Meat Export Federation says it’s been two years of solid growth.  USMEF’s Cheyenne McEndaffer says South Africans love meat, they love meat on the bone, and they love quality.  She notes while South Afr...

The U.S. Meat Export Federation continues to look for new an emerging markets for Americans producers to sell cuts and other products.  One of the markets where many experts see the greatest potential is Africa.  Monty Brown, USMEF representative in Africa, says Ghana is a  good fit for American exports, thanks to the grocery store chain Palace.   "Pala...

U.S. beef arrived in South Africa for the first time since 2003 thanks to agreements on sanitation and health certification.   U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said, “That means American farmers will now have access to an important market that they’ve been shut out for far too long.”   Meat export...