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The release of the country’s GDP results for the final quarter of 2023 brought several surprises, which we unpack in this Brief. For the total economy, GDP increased by 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2023. For the full year 2023, GDP expanded by 0.6% in real terms. The big surprise, however, was that agriculture contracted by 12.2%. While BFAP has long since projected a decline, we believe this contraction was more in the region of 3-5%.
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Food inflation brief – February 2026 prices This brief provides an overview of food prices, food inflation (dynamics, associated causes & expectations), and the cost of basic healthy eating for
Agricultural Trade Brief 2025 Q4 This publication provides a quarterly synopsis of trade-related matters in the South African agricultural sector Download here to read the report.
Food inflation brief – January 2026 prices This brief provides an overview of food prices, food inflation dynamics, its associated causes, and the cost of basic healthy eating for January
