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South African retail food sales totaled US$ 39.8billion in 2020, a 6 percent decrease from 2019 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On June 10, 2021, Tanzania notified a draft East African Standard on Canned vegetables — Specification (DEAS 1060:2021) to the WTO SPS Committee as G/SPS/N/TZA/138.

On June 10, 2021, Kenya notified a draft standard on canned vegetables to the WTO TBT Committee as G/TBT/N/KEN/1102.

There are no known plantations for sugar maple trees and maple syrup production in South Africa. While the market is relatively small compared to the United States, it may present niche prospects for U.S. maple exports.

South Africa’s well-developed food processing sector has been under pressure since the March 2020 national lockdown due to COVID-19, which imposed many restrictions on the food industry.

The South African retail food sector is strong, despite the development of the COVID-19 crisis and the March 2020 national lockdown.

Although there are only a few large-scale food manufacturers in Senegal, some of these businesses export locally processed foods within the Economic Community of West African States region...

South Africa with its well-developed business market, serves at a gate way to Sub-Saharan African markets.

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Though down by four places on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business ranking, the Ghanaian food market remains a great prospect for U.S. agricultural exports due to robust growth in demand....

All the sections of the Report have been updated based on updated website links and contacts, as well as to comply with the updated reporting instructions.

South Africa has a well-developed business market, and is a gateway to Sub-Saharan African markets.