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The South African retail food sector is strong, despite the development of the COVID-19 crisis and the March 2020 national lockdown.

Rice export prices remain high due to the strengthening of the Thai baht and an upward pressure on domestic rice prices.

Rice export prices declined 3-5 percent due to a lack of new inquiries.

Although there are only a few large-scale food manufacturers in Senegal, some of these businesses export locally processed foods within the Economic Community of West African States region...

The growth of South African tree nut production is expected to continue in the 2019/20 MY, based on the increase in area planted as the industry responds to increasing demand from export markets...

Zimbabwe’s corn crop for the 2020/21 MY is estimated at 907,628 tons, 17 percent higher thanthe 2019/20 MY’s corn crop of 776,635 tons.

Rice export prices further increased 1-2 percent as exporters had to cover their exchange rate risk from the strengthening of the Thai baht.

Rice export prices further increased 2 percent as exporters continued to fulfill large contracted shipments. The Thai government participated in the Philippines’ tender on June 8.

Over the past decade, sorghum production in South Africa decreased dramatically as producers preferred to plant more profitable crops, like corn and oilseeds.

The South Africa Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development announced an outbreak of African Swine Fever in a small scale setting in the Eastern Cape Province.

Rice export prices further increased 1 percent as exporters continue to fulfill large contracted shipments.

FAS/ Nairobi forecasts a stagnation in Kenya’s coffee production in marketing year (MY) 2020/2021, due to weather patterns that have curtailed flowering in the key coffee growing regions.