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Cocoa (ICE NY)5,452 USD/t-6.7% 1WArabica coffee (ICE)286.2 USc/lb-9.5% 1WRaw sugar (ICE)19.36 USc/lb-5.3% 1WCotton (ICE)78.34 USc/lb-4.3% 1WWheat (CBOT)602 USc/bu-4.2% 1WMaize (CBOT)451.75 USc/bu-2.5% 1WGold (COMEX)4,052.6 USD/oz-2.3% 1WCopper (COMEX)6.67 USD/lb+1.9% 1WBrent crude112.09 USD/bbl+3.0% 1WGBP/USD1.3309-0.5% 1WUSD/NGN1,341.82+0.9% 1WUSD/KES129.85+0.8% 1WUSD/GHS11.64+0.3% 1WUSD/ZAR16.66+1.7% 1WUSD/EGP56.07+2.9% 1WCocoa (ICE NY)5,452 USD/t-6.7% 1WArabica coffee (ICE)286.2 USc/lb-9.5% 1WRaw sugar (ICE)19.36 USc/lb-5.3% 1WCotton (ICE)78.34 USc/lb-4.3% 1WWheat (CBOT)602 USc/bu-4.2% 1WMaize (CBOT)451.75 USc/bu-2.5% 1WGold (COMEX)4,052.6 USD/oz-2.3% 1WCopper (COMEX)6.67 USD/lb+1.9% 1WBrent crude112.09 USD/bbl+3.0% 1WGBP/USD1.3309-0.5% 1WUSD/NGN1,341.82+0.9% 1WUSD/KES129.85+0.8% 1WUSD/GHS11.64+0.3% 1WUSD/ZAR16.66+1.7% 1WUSD/EGP56.07+2.9% 1W
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China's zero tariffs spark 25% jump in SA exports while Hormuz crisis hammers fertiliser
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China's zero tariffs spark 25% jump in SA exports while Hormuz crisis hammers fertiliser

South Africa's exports to China surged 25% under new duty-free access, but the US-Israel war on Iran is driving fertiliser costs skyward across the continent, threatening 2027 harvests.

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