Agricultural Trade Brief 2025 Q3
Agricultural Trade Brief 2025 Q3 This publication provides a quarterly synopsis of trade-related matters in the South African agricultural sector Download here to read the report.
Strategic Foresight
Trajectories of South Africa’s Red Meat Industry
This BFAP report assesses the sector’s performance, highlighting key challenges such as high production costs, limited domestic demand and biosecurity risks like Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). These issues impact profitability throughout the value chain. The report presents the baseline and improved disease control scenarios, quantifying potential exports and Gross Production Value, and recommends interventions
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Agricultural Trade Brief 2025 Q2
This publication provides a quarterly synopsis of trade-related matters in the South African agricultural sector Download here to read the report.
What is Agri Plus
Introducing Agri Plus: Shaping the Future of Agriculture in South Africa Facilitated by the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP), Agri Plus aims to consolidate and communicate multiple perspectives on South Africa’s agricultural sector. By bringing together collaborators across the agricultural landscape. Agriculture in South Africa goes far beyond farming. Contributing more than 14%
BFAP Baseline 2023
Access the Baseline 2022 publication through the BFAP Baseline Site. Click here to download
Food Inflation Brief – December 2022
Month-on-month inflation on Food and Non-alcoholic beverages has been losing momentum from October 2022 (+0.9%) to December 2022 (+0.4%). Food inflation was mainly driven by price increases in grain-based foods and vegetable oil products, followed by animal-source foods. Download here to read the full brief.
BFAP Baseline 2022
Access the Baseline 2022 publication through the BFAP Baseline Site. Click Here to download
Food Inflation Brief – September 2022
Year-on-year inflation on Food and Non-alcoholic beverages gained significant further momentum in September 2022, with a 0.5% increase from August 2022. As in previous months, food inflation was mainly driven by price increases in grain-based foods followed by meat. Download here to read the full brief.
Food Inflation Brief – March 2022
Year-on-year inflation on Food and Non-alcoholic beverages eased slightly, with a 6.2% increase in March compared to 6.4% in February 2022. This was underpinned by an uptick in the price of bread and cereals, meat, fish, dairy and eggs as well as oils and fats. Download here to read the full brief.
Food Inflation Brief – February 2022
Year-on-year inflation on Food and Non-alcoholic beverages accelerated even further, with a 6.4% increase in February compared to 5.7% in January 2022. This was underpinned by an uptick in the price of oils and fats, meat, vegetables and fish. Download here to read the full brief.