Com-Watch - Issue 37 - June 2014

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COMMODITY NEWS FOODSTUFFS Senegal Onion Sector Booming In Senegal According to the Minister of Trade, Alioune Sarr, in 10 years Senegalese onion production has sprung from 40,000 tons to 260,000. Production reaches 15,000 to 18,000 tons/month.. This places Senegal amongst the world’s main onion producing countries. The onion sector is present in over 14% of rural households. The Minister was present at the inauguration of a stocking and drying space in Darou Khoudoss. [Fresh Plaza 01/05/14] 23
South Africa EU Citrus Ban Under Debate EU’s threat to ban imports of South African citrus infected by the black spot fungus is under debate. According to the South African government the fungus does not affect consumers, and scientists from both sides are still investigating whether it could infect European orchards. There is no evidence so far that it could. But last year, the EU intercepted more than 5-shipments of citrus with the black spot and had stopped all citrus imports from South Africa. Because that had happened near the end of the season, it had had little commercial impact. But it could have a major impact in the coming season, as South Africa is the largest exporter of citrus to the EU. [Business Report 05/05/14] Debate on Imported Frozen Chickens / Frozen Potato Chips Imports of frozen chickens and frozen potato chips from the EU are to be debated. South Africa has launched an anti-dumping inquiry into these imports. In 2008, South Africa exported €22 billion [R320bn] of goods to the EU and imported €20bn, earning a €2bn surplus. But in 2012, South Africa exported only €20bn to the EU, while imports from the EU increased to €25bn, creating a €5bn deficit for South Africa. European companies invested in South Africa had been making frozen chips with South African potatoes. But now South Africa was importing those chips. Meanwhile, frozen chicken imports had rocketed about a hundredfold, from about R3 million to R300m a year. [Business Report 05/05/14] Export Tax On Raw Materials Another difficult dossier was export taxes that South Africa was proposing to impose on raw materials. The EU has complained that these taxes are an unwarranted protective measure for local buyers of raw materials. The issue is being thrashed out as part of the protracted negotiations for a SADC-EU EPA. The EU’s interest was not in helping other countries develop resources, but about ensuring the EU was not deprived of access to raw materials. The proposed taxes were designed as an incentive to companies to invest in the beneficiation of raw materials in South Africa so they could export processed materials. The SADC EPA negotiations are the most difficult dossier of all between the EU and South Africa – as well as the other SADC members in the proposed EPA – Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, Lesotho, Mozambique and Angola. [Business Report 05/05/14] Kerry Foods Opens R&D Centre In Durban The opening of a regional development and application centre in Durban, South Africa, signals a clear intent by Irish diary group Kerry Foods to ramp up its focus on the fast growing sub-Saharan African region. The creation of the centre follows 2-acquisitions by Kerry in South Africa; in February 2012 Kerry bought FlavourCraft, a Durban-based company that specialises in flavours for meats, soups, sauces, dressings and savoury snacks in South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana and other key markets in West Africa. Then last March, Cape Town-based Orley Foods, a manufacturer of sweet ingredients such as chocolate products, syrups and ice cream coatings, became part of the Kerry Group. [Food Navigator 27/05/14] 24
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