By Reuters
Tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump will hurt South African citrus farms and could potentially affect 35,000 jobs, a farmers’ association said on Tuesday.
Trump imposed a 31% tariff on U.S. imports from South Africa on April 2, when he announced a 10% baseline tariff on all imports and higher targeted duties on dozens of countries.
South Africa, the world’s second largest citrus exporter after Spain, ships between 5%-6% of its produce to the U.S., earning more than $100 million annually. South Africa, the world’s second largest citrus exporter after Spain, ships between 5%-6% of its produce to the U.S., earning more than $100 million annually.
The new tariff would place an additional $4.50 cost on each carton, making South Africa’s fruit less competitive in the U.S. market, the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) said in a statement.
Towns such as Citrusdal in the Western
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