When it comes to trade, South Africans are desperately keen for any glimmer of good news. Such news arrived this week in the form of our agricultural export numbers, which suggest that, despite what the sceptics say, improvements are evident in our ports.
In the three months to June, agricultural exports reached $4.1bn, up 10% from a year ago. In fact, in the first half of the year these exports actually rose 11%, to $7.8bn.
