High food prices to persist as SA farmers left reeling by locusts, floods and hail
Agricultural experts say the situation is serious, though the full impact is still being assessed. Consumers, meanwhile, should expect high food prices to persist
16 January 2022 - 00:00
Recent floods, locust swarms and hail have left SA farmers reeling, but the full impact is still being assessed, say agriculture experts.
“It’s quite serious but not yet at the alarm stage,” said Andrea Campher, manager of the risk and disaster unit at Agri SA, a federation of agricultural organisations...
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