Tens of thousands of jobs on South Africa’s citrus farms at risk if US imposes tariffs

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Tens of thousands of jobs on South Africa's citrus farms at risk if US imposes tariffs

Donald Trump has offered asylum to Afrikaners, referring to them as racially disfavoured landowners, after South Africa moved towards potentially seizing land from white minority farmers.

But the potential for US tariffs appears to be a bigger concern.

South Africa is one of the biggest exporters in the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a trade agreement providing Sub-Saharan countries with preferential access to US markets through tariff-free imports.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-on-south-africas-citrus-farms-at-risk-if-us-imposes-tariffs-13334064

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Date: March 23, 2025