Markets and trade
 

Detail

Area
South Africa
Commodity Group
Grains
Commodity
Wheat
Date
08/09/2017
Policy Category
Trade
Policy Instrument
Import tariff
Description
Lowered its wheat import tariff to ZAR 379.34 (USD 28.74) per tonne, down 60 percent from the previous tariff. The new tariff is at the lowest level since February 2015, and it comes after a decline in South Africa’s wheat crop production in 2017/18.