Minister Steenhuisen says South Africa’s agricultural sector continues to show resilience [SOUND]

# The minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, says despite decline in the value of goods exports in the first and second quarters of this year, South Africa’s agricultural sector continues to show resilience. The department’s spokesperson, Joylene van Wyk, says according to the South African Reserve Bank’s balance of payments report, released this week, the country’s trade surplus narrowed from 211-billion-rand to 177.1-billion-rand between the first and second quarters: