{"id":19109,"date":"2023-08-25T08:19:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T08:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=19109"},"modified":"2023-08-25T08:19:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T08:19:01","slug":"saaga-it-may-take-a-few-weeks-even-months-to-ship-avocados-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2023\/08\/25\/saaga-it-may-take-a-few-weeks-even-months-to-ship-avocados-to-china\/","title":{"rendered":"SAAGA: \u201cIt may take a few weeks, even months…\u201d to ship avocados to China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Thursday, we featured a story on the climax of an\u00a0avocado export deal to China\u00a0<\/u><\/a>that South Africa had chased for years. In follow up, our team has picked up the first lead on this uptick development, from the South Africa Avocado Growers Association (SAAGA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to SAAGA\u2019s CEO Mr. Derek Donkin, South Africa will have to wait a few weeks or more to process the export stipulations of the new agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt this stage, it is not certain when the first shipments of South African avocados will reach China.\u201d He commented. \u201cIt may take a few weeks, even months.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On August 22,\u00a0The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza<\/u><\/a>\u00a0inked the deal on the occasion of China\u2019s President Xi Jinping\u2019s Pretoria visit.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following this news, the South African Parliament applauded the deal as a\u00a0BRICS<\/u><\/a>\u00a0breakthrough. BRICS is a grouping of five large economies including Brazil, India, Russia, South Africa and China. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

BRICS is currently after denominational trade that is preferential to the respective members’ national currencies over\u00a0the US dollar.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

China accounts for two-thirds of the $300-billion<\/a> market value of all BRICS countries\u2019 trade. Thus it holds sway over currency and trade decisions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps this is why, among other ratification procedures, it may take some time for South Africa’s avocados to reach China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt may take a few weeks, even months, to ensure all parties involved comply with the requirements of the protocol that was signed earlier this week,\u201d concludes Mr. Donkin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to SAAGA, \u00a0South Africa has been averaging\u00a0139,400 metric tons\u00a0<\/u><\/a>of avocado production in the past three years. The country exports 45% of this output to Europe and the Middle-East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The process towards the agreement with China gained momentum in April, 2023. Chinese officials toured and assessed avocado packing facilities in South Africa at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this concession, South Africa becomes the other major African country to get a nod into the growing Chinese market.\u00a0One of the first African countries to gain access into the Chinese avocado market was Kenya in\u00a02020<\/u><\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When South African exports to China begin, analysts will be keen on the export prices. Will South Africa retain the same prices as those for shipments to Europe?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 South Africa charged $2.09 per kg<\/u><\/a> of exported avocados in 2021, which dropped to $1.88<\/u><\/a> in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Thursday, we featured a story on the climax of an\u00a0avocado export deal to China\u00a0that South Africa had chased for years. In follow up, our team has picked up the first lead on this uptick development, from the South Africa Avocado Growers Association (SAAGA). 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