NAMC Trade Probe

NAMC/DAFF TradeProbe: January 2010 - Sunday, February 14, 2010

This issue of TradeProbe covers the following topics:

Ø How is the globalisation index looking in 2010?

Ø South Africa and Chile – agricultural trade relationships

Please take note that this publication is a joint initiative by the NAMC and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) (more specifically the Directorate: International Trade in the DAFF). When citing this document reference must be made to both the NAMC and the DAFF.

NAMC/DAFF Trade Probe - December 2009 - Thursday, December 10, 2009

This issue of TradeProbe covers the following topics:

Ø Trade profile of black tea (HS-090204)

Ø Agricultural support (subsidies): EU and USA – lessons for South Africa

Ø A review of South Africa’s agricultural trade with the COMESA

NAMC/DAFF Trade Probe, November 2009 - Friday, December 04, 2009

The TradeProbe is a joint initiative by the NAMC and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Directorate International Trade.
This issue of TradeProbe covers the following topics:

Ø Trade profile of Avocados (HS-080440)

Ø The agricultural trade reforms in the EFTA states

Ø United Kingdom (UK) vegetables – market overview and trade potential

International Trade Probe, October 2009 - Tuesday, November 17, 2009

The TradeProbe is a joint initiative by the NAMC and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Directorate International Trade. This issue of tradeprobe covers the following topics:

· The International Administration Commission of South Africa

· Profile: Vegetables in South Africa

· The New USA Average Crop Revenue Election(ACRE) Programme vs. Traditional Producer Subsidies

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Agric trade snapshot - JULY 2009 - Wednesday, September 02, 2009

The Directorate International Trade from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries published an Agric Trade Snapshot for July 2009. This publication briefs interested parties on the following:
1. New world wine producing countries create new alliance
2. Switzerland to reduce producer support to agriculture
3. Iceland althing voted EU accession
4. Protectionism in trade remains with signs of relaxing policies
5. South African agricultural exports maintain a positive trading balance in the first quarter of 2009
6. Prticipate in the South African national pavilion at Annapoorne World of Food 2009
7. Notice on the availability of Trade Agreements

August 09 NAMC-DAFF Trade Probe - Thursday, August 20, 2009

This issue of TradeProbe covers the following topics:

Ø Trade profile of peaches and nectarines (HS-080930)

Ø Trade policy commitments and contingency measures

Ø The European Union: the origin and evolution of trade relations with South Africa

Ø South Africa’s red meat trade in the SADC region

Ø Fruits, fresh and dried (excluding nuts) – market overview trade potential: United States

July 2009 - Wednesday, July 15, 2009

The Trade Probe is a joint initiative by the NAMC and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ Directorate: International Trade. This issue covers topics, such as (1) market overview for the Citrus fruit industry and trade potential of France, (2) Market overview of the preserved and dried fruit industry in Germany, (3) trade relationship between South Africa and Saudi Arabia, (4) a review of South Africa’s agricultural trade with the East Africa Community and (5) information on the SACU-EFTA export promotion seminars in Pretoria and Cape Town in July 2009.

JUNE 2009 - Wednesday, June 24, 2009

The Trade Probe is a joint initiative by the NAMC and the Department of Agriculture’s Directorate: International Trade. This issue covers topics, such as (1) Special duties as in the WTO agricultural negotiations, (2) Consumer lifestyle in South Africa, (3) information on the agricultural trade relationships between South Africa, Brazil and Argentina and (4) some information on the agricultural trade between South Africa and Iran.

JANUARY 2009 - Monday, January 26, 2009

In the January 2009 International TradeProbe issue view statistics and read more about imports and export trends of cut flowers and bouquets. Other articles reported in this edition include forecasts, statistics and trade potential between South Africa and Japanese for fruit and vegetable juices; South Africa’s trade relations with Chile and South Africa’s export gap analysis in the United States of America. Lastly, find the update on the World Trade Organisaiton’s Doha Development Agenda.

FEBRUARY 2009 - Monday, February 23, 2009

View the trade profile of fresh and dried bananas and plantains in the February 2009 International TradeProbe issue. Contributed articles cover main agricultural imports by South Africa and a list of possible factors contributing factors to the increase of imports are also mentioned. South Africa’s agricultural trade with the rest of Africa (excluding SADC) is furthermore reported.

MARCH 2009 - Monday, March 23, 2009

Trends in fresh or chilled swine (port) meat are presented and analysed in the March 2009 edition of International TradeProbe, indicating that South Africa is a net importer of pork. A review of AA-EU TDCA tariff preferences in relation to the re-introduction of export re funds on milk and milk products by the European Union are further featured in this issue. Read more about trade potential in the Netherlands soft drink market for South Africa as well as reports on COMESA, EAC and SADC moving towards a bigger Free Trade Area (FTA). The edition is concluded with a detailed article on South Africa’s provisional agricultural trade performance.

APRIL 2009 - Monday, April 27, 2009

The April 2009 International TradeProbe edition presents an overview of the WTO trade policy review body report and trade related development aspects on agriculture. This is followed b discussions on South Africa’s agricultural trade relations with India. Lastly, reports indicate that the steadily increasing role of China in agricultural global trade is generally accepted as being one of the many factors that contributed to the recent global food price increases and hence South African food inflation.

MAY 2009 - Monday, May 25, 2009

Fertilisers contribute substantially to the cost of production in the grain and horticultural sub-sectors in South Africa. Therefore, the May 2009 International TradeProbe edition focuses on the trade profile of fertilisers, presenting import and export data. The following article covered in this issue seeks to analyse the likely effects of the new US Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) rule on SA fruit and nut exports to the US. Seeing that fruit and nuts are SA’s second most important agricultural export products to the US, following wines and alcoholic beverages, it is for this reason that the potential impact that the COOL rule could have on SA’s agricultural exports and their share in the US market should be analysed.