Exporting higher-priced agricultural products would be better than sending cheap goods to Brics members
09 May 2024 - 17:25
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I’m not sure Wandile Sihlobo is right (“Brics+ is a chance to lift SA’s agricultural exports”, May 8). For cost effective (ie cheap) products sure, the Brics nations may buy, but premium price product sales are far from certain.
I reckon the niche is “organic” produce into high-value markets. We theoretically have the labour (if needed) and the expertise. A random example: Nguni cattle have a small foothold in tick-troubled areas of Australia and produce good meat when fed decently. The situation may be the same in the US?
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LETTER: Our niche could be organic produce
Exporting higher-priced agricultural products would be better than sending cheap goods to Brics members
I’m not sure Wandile Sihlobo is right (“Brics+ is a chance to lift SA’s agricultural exports”, May 8). For cost effective (ie cheap) products sure, the Brics nations may buy, but premium price product sales are far from certain.
I reckon the niche is “organic” produce into high-value markets. We theoretically have the labour (if needed) and the expertise. A random example: Nguni cattle have a small foothold in tick-troubled areas of Australia and produce good meat when fed decently. The situation may be the same in the US?
Paul Kearney
Via BusinessLIVE
JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Send us an email with your comments to letters@businesslive.co.za. Letters of more than 300 words will be edited for length. Anonymous correspondence will not be published. Writers should include a daytime telephone number.
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