The main products contributing to South Africa’s exports in 2025 included maize, table grapes, apples and pears, citrus, fruit juices, wine, berries, sugar, nuts, and wool. Stone fruits are a new addition with the latest trade agreement the country signed with China, wherein fruits and nuts accounted for approximately 26% of the total agricultural exports during this time.

In a statement, Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen said, “While agricultural exports to the United States declined sharply by 36% in the fourth quarter of 2025, as a direct result of high tariffs, our diversification strategy has clearly borne fruit. Strong growth to BRICS+ countries, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and SADC [South African Development Community] more than offset those losses.”

Darul Ihsan Media Desk