SA’s potato industry hit by a price crisis.

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GUEST - Thabile Nkunjana - Senior agricultural economist in the trade research unit of the National Agricultural Marketing Council.

South Africa’s potato industry is facing a major crisis as prices plummet well below production costs, leaving many farmers operating at a loss. The sharp downturn follows a bumper harvest, expanded plantings, and favourable weather conditions that created a supply glut across the country.
7 Oct 4PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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