# AgriSA says South Africa’s agricultural sector recorded a trade surplus of about 36-billion-rand between April and June this year. This is an increase of 11.6-percent compared to the same period last year. Agricultural exports were worth around 69-billion-rand, while imports totalled 33-billion-rand. Fruit and other horticultural products made up more than half of exports. However, the sector continues to face challenges, including the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, limited access to some export markets and poor port and rail performance.
Agricultural trade surplus increases by 11.6-percent to R36-billion