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Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: USA Pavilion Dazzles at HOFEX 2023; Hong Kong Reports Q1 GDP Rebound; Golden Week Holiday in May surpasses Hong Kong and Macau Government Expectations

The production of apples, pears and table grapes is estimated to decrease slightly in the 2022/23 Marketing Year (MY), based largely on stagnated production area and a return to normal yields following record production for all three commodities.

South Africa’s food inflation rate surged to a 14-year high in March 2023, a departure from global easing of food prices.

The South African Agricultural Economic Fact Sheet has been updated to include calendar year 2022.

Bite size local news, Post reports and activity summaries wrapped by ATO Hong Kong. In this issue: ATO Welcomes First In-Person Agricultural Trade Mission Since 2019; Hong Kong Ranked Seventh Most Attractive Regions To Do Business

Post forecasts South Africa’s sugar cane crop will increase by 3 percent to 18.5 million metric tons (MT) in market year (MY) 2023/24 assuming a return to normal weather conditions, an improvement in yields, and industry efforts to increase production, especially for small-scale farmers.